Premier okays changes to National Electricity Plan

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved significant amendments to Pakistan's National Electricity Plan for 2023-2027 and a high-level design for the Integrated Energy Plan covering 2027-2060. These decisions were made during a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Energy.

The amendments to the National Electricity Plan encompass integrated energy planning, boosting power generation, supplying renewable energy to remote areas, facilitating cross-border electricity trade, expanding the transmission network, and improving tariff design and electricity conservation. The plan also addresses enhancing local capacity for fuel and technology, alongside research, development, and digitization within the power sector. The Integrated Energy Plan 2027-2060 aims to ensure energy security and economic competitiveness by incorporating a wider range of stakeholders and promoting low-carbon, environmentally friendly energy sources.

During the meeting, the Power Division provided an update on the circular debt in the power sector for fiscal year 2025-26, while the Petroleum Division presented a similar report for the gas sector. Separately, Prime Minister Sharif chaired a meeting on the National Youth Policy, emphasizing the need to equip young people, especially women, with skills for new employment opportunities. He directed monthly reviews of the National Youth Employment Policy's implementation, stressing that providing dignified employment to the nation's youth is a top government priority.

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Providing dignified employment to the country’s skilled and talented youth is among the government’s top priorities.