ISLAMABAD: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) Convener Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui on Wednesday met Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif and apprised the latter of K-Electric’s (KE) ‘dire performance’, ARY News reported.
Sources told ARY News that the MQM-P convener tabled a letter before PM Shehbaz Sharif, apprising the latter of K-Electric’s (KE) ‘dire performance’.
Khalid Maqbool asked the prime minister to issued licences to new electricity companies, terming the renewal of K-Electric’s licence ‘an opportunity’.
“The people of Karachi should have access to affordable and quality electricity options”, he said on the occasion.
In this regard, sources claimed, PM Shehbaz has sought a report from the relevant authorities on the K-Electric issue.
During the meeting, the MQM-P convener also requested the prime minister to establish a new federal university in Karachi. He also requested ‘special measures’ to improve the infrastructure of city’s industrial zone.
It is pertinent to mention here that K-Electric (KE) – the city’s sole power distribution company sought renewal of its licence as it is about to expire after 20 years.
The twenty-year term of K-Electric’s power distribution license is about to expire on July 20, and the company has approached the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) for the renewal of its distribution licence.
K-Electric has requested NEPRA to renew the distribution licence for another 20 years until July 20, 2043.
K-Electric in its request to the NEPRA has stated that it is serving 3.4 million consumers and the licence renewal is in the interest of consumers and the power industry.
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