Stakeholders blame each other for Karachi power crisis.

ISLAMABAD -- The government has constituted a committee to ascertain the reasons including the fuel supply chain related issues which led to the present electricity crisis in Karachi as none of the stakeholders is ready to take the responsibility.

In a special meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCOE) was held here on Monday under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives (PDSI) Asad Umar to review the electricity demand and supply situation in Karachi and the steps being taken to address electricity shortages official source told The Nation.

All the stakeholders including K: Electric Petroleum Division and Power Division were trying to hold each other responsible for the crisis the source said.

CEO KE informed the meeting that the KE system faced electricity shortage which varied from 600 MW early next week to around 150 MW a day earlier. He explained the measures being taken by the company to overcome the shortages.

Ministry of Power informed the meeting that all possible assistance was being provided to KE to make sure that sufficient supply of electricity was available to the people of Karachi. The petroleum division informed that enough fuel was supplied to KE for power generation.

After listening point of views of all stakeholders the CCOE decided to set...