KARACHI: Provincial Minister Sindh for Energy Imtiaz Shaikh on Tuesday said that economic stability is not possible until the end of the energy crisis.
While addressing the board meeting of the Sindh Transmission Dispatch Company and Sindh Grid Company, he said that the provincial government is playing a full role to end the energy crisis.
“The transmission line will be started soon on the K-IV project through Sepra,” he added. The energy minister said that the provincial government would determine its own price of electricity as the Sindh Grid Company has also been licensed by the provincial government.
Imtiaz Shaikh said that 25 per cent increase in their salaries of STDC employees between grades 1 to 16 and 20 per cent in salaries of employees in grades 17 and above was approved. The meeting also approved the nine-month expenditure of the STDC. It also approved the transmission line policy manual.
The energy minister also issued instructions to the official concerned to complete the immediate arrangements for the provision of schools, hospitals and other facilities at the site of the relevant projects under CSR. Imtiaz Sheikh urged the board members to strengthen communication with all stakeholders and to ensure access to relevant forums for solving the problems faced.
STDC Chief Executive Officer Saleem Sheikh, Independent Director Rafat Sultana, Deputy Director Alternative Energy Shahnawaz Farhan, Independent Director Aamir Haider, Chartered Director Independent Bilal Karim and others participated.
