Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday constituted a six-member Cabinet Committee on Energy in order to ensure the smooth implementation of energy projects “currently underway or in the pipeline”.
According to a notification issued by the Cabinet Division, the six-member committee will be chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif himself.
The cabinet committee on energy comprises of finance minister, power minister, planning minister, petroleum minister and economic affairs minister. The committee will ensure the smooth implementation of energy projects currently underway or in the pipeline, in particular projects falling under the umbrella of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
It will also identify and remove bottlenecks in the expeditious implementation of relevant projects. It has been ordered to review the current energy policy and remove its weaknesses.
