Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar has said the past governments
signed expensive power contracts t
o generate 26,000MW electricit
y in eight years. In response to the statement of former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, he said as a result of these expensive agreements, the government was compelled t
o purchase electricity. “Who is answerable for procurement of expensive electricity throughout the year excluding 2 months of peak season,” he questioned.
He said po
wer plants based on imported fuels were installed by ignoring indigenous resources and now they were making hue and cry over their own wrongdoings.
