According to Radio Pakistan, Abid Sher Ali stated that 18,000 megawatt electricity would be added by the end of 2016 in the national grid.
He added that the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) has intitiated several projects which would help increase power production and eliminate the energy shortage in the country.
The State Minister claimed that power outages has been decreased to six hours in the urban areas and eight hours in rural areas.