Energy riots a wakeup call
Energy master plan covering Iran gas, Thar coal imperative
Energy crisis shouldn't be allowed to become humanitarian crisis
Islamabad: [Oct 05]
The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Wednesday said energy crisis, which has sparked protests and riots, has potential to become humanitarian crisis and result in a mass movement therefore it should serve as a wakeup call.
Such a situation would create serious problems that will further deteriorate economy and cause social problems, it said.
Implications of an energy crisis are large, because energy is the resource used to exploit all other resources, said Dr. Murtaza Mughal, President of the Pakistan Economy Watch.
Electricity shortage is felt most by majority who depend on it for business and domestic use. In these circumstances, a sustained energy crisis may become a humanitarian crisis, he said.
Masses are business community are no more ready to buy the idea that past rulers are responsible for the mess, he added.
He said that the time has come to make a master plan encompassing Thar coal, Iran gas pipeline and hydel resources as stress on rental power has only contributed to allegations.
He said that inefficiency in power generation and distribution companies is an open secret which should me hammered out at earliest.
Dr. Murtaza Mughal lauded the efforts of the government to overcome energy crisis but also stressed well-planned steps.
Rulers are less concerned about economic stability otherwise, there would have been no complaints of brain drain, flight of capital and relocation of industries, he observed.
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Dr. Murtaza Mughal
Cell: 0321-5157671
President Pakistan Economy Watch
Tariq Khattak, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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Email: Tariqgulkhattak@gmail.com
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