ISLAMABAD: Power Division has established two control rooms, one in Islamabad and another in Lahore to monitor, coordinate and take necessary step where required for ensuring uninterrupted electricity supply during polling and completion of counting across the country on July 25, 2018.
The control room in Islamabad shall be supervised by Additional Secretary II Waseem Mukhtar while Additional Secretary I Dr Aamir Ahmed will head control room at WAPDA House, Lahore.
Secretary Power Division, Mr. Rizwan Memon will remain in close contact and will monitor overall situation of the country. The monitoring teams will also keep updating Federal Minister for Energy Syed Ali Zafar.
Power Division has already issued necessary directions to National Power Control Center and all DISCOs (Distribution Companies) to ensure uninterrupted power supply across country on polling day till completion of counting.
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On directions of Power Division each Distribution Company has established special election control room at their headquarters. Operation Director of each DISCO will sit in respective Power Dispatch Center for overall monitoring.
Besides, at each sub-division level special ground staff and emergency gangs have been deputed to attend any fault at their areas in order to ensure uninterrupted power supply on polling day.
Additionally, all grid station staff and officers will remain on duty and vigilant for ensuring Grid Station Supply. The DISCOs will keep ready emergency generator already available in respective DISCOs to meet any emergency.
Industry will remain off on polling day in order to meet any demand and supply gap.
Similarly, a well worked out plan has been prepared by all the DISCOS in coordination with NPCC to reduce load on feeders to avoid forced load shedding.
The DISCOs have already provided additional material to the regional and field stores which will remain open on polling day for issuance of same.
DISCOs have also been directed to ensure well equipped vehicles ready at each sub-division level besides ensuring ample quantity of transformers Federal Compliant Cell at Power Division will also function to address complaints of the consumers across the country on telephone numbers 051-9103888, 051-9204430 and 051-9206834.
