Govt will provide cheap electricity to consumers: Omar Ayub.

ISLAMABAD -- Federal Minister for Energy Omar Ayub has said on Friday that the government was striving hard to provide cheap electricity to the consumers.

Speaking at the floor of the Senate, during question hour, Omar Ayub said that government is striving to bring electricity price to 4.35 rupees per unit by introducing renewable energy projects, reported Radio Pakistan.

The minister told the House that previous governments preferred costly RLNG projects instead of using renewable sources.

Fedaeral Minister for Housing and Works, Tariq Bashir Cheema also informed the Senate that allotment of houses to federal government employees is absolutely being done on merit and according to the rules.

Earlier on January 13, Omar Ayub had said that a Saudi company has expressed interest to...

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