Omar, Shazia exchange hot words over Discos performance.

ISLAMABAD -- The National Assembly Standing Committee on Energy (Power Division) Monday showed reservations on the Amendments proposed for the 'The regulation of Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power (Amendment) Bill, 2020', said that they will not allow levying surcharges on electricity consumers. The NA Standing Committee on Energy (Power Division) that met MNA Chaudhry Salik Hussain in chair showed reservations on the Amendments proposed Bill, 2020', regarding the vague procedure of surcharge to be imposed and the utilization of funds generated through these surcharges.

Chairman of the committee said, 'We will not allow the levying of surcharges on the electricity bills.' The committee directed that no new surcharge should be levied upon the masses and if it is to be done, there should be a rationale to be presented before the Committee and to the Public. Officials of the Power division asked timeline for Amendments in 'The regulation of Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power (Amendment) Bill, 2020'. Shazia Marri said that, you may have a deadline from outside (pointing towards IMF) for Nepra Amendment bill.

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There was exchange of hot words between the Federal Energy Minister Omer Ayub and MNA Shazia Marri on the issue of HESCO (Hyderabad Electric Supply Company)/Discos performance. Omer Ayub said that, the Sindh government had not helped in the evacuation of water from HESCO areas further he alleged that, funds were misappropriated in Sindh instead of water evacuation. On this, Shazia Marri replied that, instead of fixing the HESCO, you just keep on blaming Sindh on every matter.

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