CCOE forms body to streamline gas connections.

The Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCOE) has formed a committee to streamline the process for providing industrial gas connections in Balochistan.

The committee will formulate criteria for approving the new connections to eliminate possibility of any discretionary decision.

A meeting was held under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar in Islamabad on Thursday.

The Petroleum Division proposed the setting up of a committee for streamlining the process of industrial gas connections in Balochistan. The cabinet body on energy approved the proposed committee and directed that its recommendations be submitted to the CCOE within one month.

The committee will be chaired by the Petroleum Division secretary and will include Balochistan energy secretary, Balochistan industries secretary...