LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif on Saturday said his government was employing emergency measures to control the power crisis afflicting the province, DawnNews reported.
Speaking to Chairman Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) Syed Raghib Shah during a meeting at the Chief Minister House, he said the economy could only be improved by bringing the energy crisis under control.
Shah gave a detailed briefing to the chief minister on Wapda's performance and the projects that it was planning for the future.
Chief Minister Sharif directed the Wapda chairman to take steps to ensure a speedy conclusion of projects undertaken to guarantee smooth and uniterrupted supply of power in the province.
He also directed Shah to devise a coherent strategy to minimise line losses and power theft.
The chief minister moreover said that the government was also going to utilise alternative sources in energy production along with employing traditional methods.