Hukoomat ne mulk ko buhran se nikalne ke liye sasti bijli faraham karne par tawajju

Wazir-e-Azam Shehbaz Sharif ne kaha hai ke hukoomat ki tawajju sasti bijli ki farahmi par hai kyun ke yeh mulk ko mojooda buhran se nikalne ke liye “naqabil-e-tajawiz” hai, iske ilawa maeeshat ko mustahkam karne ke liye islaahaat bhi mutaarif karai ja rahi hain.

“Hamari wahid tawajju gharelu consumers, zaraat, sanat, baramdaat aur karobari shaubon ko relief faraham karne ke liye bijli ki qeemat ko kam karna hai. Mojooda masail ki maeeshat ko aage barhane ke liye yeh naqeeb hai. Baramdaat ki muqablay ki salahiyat sasti bijli se mansoob hai,” Wazir-e-Azam ne power distribution companies (Discos) ke nominhal chairmen aur board members se khitab karte hue kaha.

Yeh bayan aise waqt mein samne aya hai jab hukoomat ko international monetary fund (IMF) ke mutabiq bijli ke narakhon mein bare peemane par izafa karne ki manzoori dene par doston aur dushmanon ki tanqeed ka samna hai.

Guzishta maah National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) ne gharelu consumers ke liye bunyadi tariff mein 7 rupees 12 paise per unit tak izafa karne ki waqfai hukoomat ki darkhwast ko manzoor kar liya. Gharelu consumers ke liye bunyadi tariff mein tax ke ilawa 48.84 rupees per unit tak izafa kiya gaya.

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Halankeh, mahwari 200 units tak istemal karne wale gharelu consumers ko July se September 2024 tak teen maah ke liye haali izafa se mustasna diya gaya tha.

Ek roz qabl aala sarkari zaraye ne The News ko bataya tha ke hukoomat mukhtalif tajawiz ke zariye bijli ke narakhon ko maqool banane ke mansubay bana rahi hai jisme waqfai aur soobai satah par taraqqiati budget ki makhsoos rakam ko kam karna shamil hai. Yeh inkishaaf hua ke hukoomat sarkari aur niji shaubon se talluq rakhne wale gharelu azaad power producers (IPPs) ko band karne par bhi kaam kar rahi hai. Halaanki, zaraye ke mutabiq, IMF ne ab tak power rationalization plan ki tasdeeq nahi ki hai.

Wazir-e-Azam Shahbaz ne kam lagat bijli aur moassar power transmission system ko bhi mustahkam maeeshat ke aham awamil qarar diya, unhone mazeed kaha ke special investment facilitation council (SIFC) mazkoorh hadaf ke husool par markooz hai.

Unhon ne shirkaa ko bataya ke hukoomat Discos ke members aur sarbiraahon ko awami satah par tasleem karegi jo behtari lanay ke liye apni zyada se zyada koshishain karenge, lekin aisa karne mein nakam rehne walon ko na to bakhsha jayega aur na hi wo team ka hissa rahenge.

Wazir-e-Azam ne kaha ke ek lambay process ke zariye hukoomat ne siyasi taqreeriyon ko khatam kar ke khalesatan merit par intehai qabil aur tajurba car logon ko Discos mein taayeenat kiya hai.

Unhon ne kaha ke nominat chairmanon aur members ke samne bohot bade challenges hain jin ki wajah se Discos ko bad-intizami aur bad-intezaam se paak karne ke liye din raat mehnat karne ki zaroorat hai.

Unhon ne kaha ke bijli ki chori saalana 500 arab rupees tak pohanch gayi hai jis ki buniyadi wajah Discos ke amal daramad ki mili bhagat hai jo idaron ko tabah karne ki wajah bhi the.

“Yeh aap ke liye sab se bara challenge hai. Hukoomat ne is baare mein guftagu ki hai ke nizam ko kis tarah behtar banaya jaye. Aap ko apni behtareen karkardagi ka muzahara karna parega,” Wazir-e-Azam Shahbaz ne kaha.

Unhon ne kaha ke gherchashi qarza 2300 arab rupees tak pohanch gaya hai jo ke guzashita saal mulk ki kul 9 trillion rupees ki wasoolion ka taqreeban aik tehai hai. “Kya itne bade bojh ke sath mulk chalaya ja sakta hai?” unhon ne sawal kiya.

Line losses aur kamzor transmission system ke masail ko bhi ujagar karte hue unhon ne kuch Discos mein foran smart metering shuru karne ki hidaayat ki.

Unhon ne ijtima ko bataya ke hukoomat China ke sath koale ke mix se power plants chalane ke liye guftagu kar rahi hai taake saalana 1 billion dollars ki bachat ho sake.

Wazir-e-Azam ne taqreeban aik dehaai pehlay Nawaz Sharif ke daur mein LNG plants ki 63% karkardagi aur NEPRA ke taqreeban nisf tariff ke sath lagaye jane wale plants ko yaad kiya jo hukoomat ke azm aur behtari ke liye amadiyat ko zahir karta hai.