No Chance of Electricity throughout election Day

Monday, 29 April 2013 00:00
Written by The Spokesman

SAEED MINHAS

ISLAMABAD: The energy crisis has become such a headache that after Raja Rental's failure even Caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso was made to look like a proverbial Mamoo on Monday by the federal bureaucracy as he was first made to promise to the Election Commission that there will be no loadshedding on election day and now the Ministry says that due to empty coffers it may not be possible.
Prime Minister Khoso had to eat humble pie on Monday as he was informed that Finance Ministry would not be able to comply with his earlier orders of furnishing Rs. 10 billion to pacify the fuel providers to various IPPs, hence to cover up this commotion he was advised to form a 3-member committee to play around with the power crisis even more.
Like Raja Rental, Khoso too failed to resolve the actual current shortfall of over 6000 MWs, as he was informed that the Finance Ministry could not furnish the required sum to bridge the existing gaps in circular debt to oil and gas providers. The government owes a whopping Rs. 450 billion to these fuel providers. The government has to collect over Rs. 122 billion from various IPPs, which they have been withholding on various pretexts mainly because of irregular fuel supplies.
Sources at Ministry of Water and Power said the PM was seen quite upset at this situation and hence has ordered a 3-member committee be formed to look into the matter. The PM was informed about the empty coffers of the state and was advised by his financial guru, Mr. Asadullah Mandokhel, to keep quiet about the matter till May 11.
The PM's meeting was attended by ministers for Water and Power Dr. Musadiq Malik, Petroleum and Natural Resources, Mr. Sohail Wajahat H. Siddiqui, Communication, Ports and Shipping, Mr. Adadullah Khan Mandokhel, Advisor on Finance, Dr. Shahid Amjad Chaudhry, Chairman WAPDA and senior officials of the Ministries of Finance, Water and Power, Petroleum and PM’s Secretariat.
The meeting was informed that the current generation was 9200 MW against a suppressed demand of 13000 MW. The PM was informed that only 55 mmcfd gas was being provided to the thermal power plants against the promised 150 mmcfd. The meeting also reviewed the position of recovery of dues and the quantum of funds required to produce optimum generation. It was also decided during the meeting to setup a mechanism to monitor the generation of and demand for electricity in the country.
Despite knowing the reality, the press statement reads that the PM had directed the Ministry of Water and Power to ensure uninterrupted electricity from the evening on May 10 for the next 36 hours to ensure polling and counting of votes is completed smoothly.

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