Govt working to enhance energy mix: Omar Ayub Khan.

ISLAMABAD -- Minister for Power Division Omar Ayub Khan says the government is working to enhance energy mix with the target to generate eighty percent of electricity through indigenous resources by 2030.

He was addressing a seminar titled "Maritime Economy and its Linkage to National Security, organized by National Institute of Maritime Affairs, in Islamabad on Thursday.

The Minister said this energy mix will include sixty percent energy through clean and green resources, ten percent each from nuclear and Thar coal resources. He said this will greatly help reduce import bill of the country.

Omar Ayub said the government has invested forty-seven billion rupees on transmission and seventy-four billion rupees on distribution system to make the power sector efficient and responsive.

The Minister said the government is going to open the power sector by inviting private companies to purchase electricity directly from independent power producers to create a competitive environment.

Emphasizing strengthening of economy, Omar Ayub said a strong economy helps bring national cohesion and territorial integrity. He also stressed on development of maritime sector and Pakistan's...