ISLAMABAD : Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar on Tuesdaytook notice of zero power generation by Quaid-e-Azam Solar Power and Bhikkipower plants.
The chief justice sought a reply from the federal and Punjab governmentregarding zero power generation by the Quaid-e-Azam Solar Power and Bhikkipower plants.
“Bhikki Power Plant has not even produced a single megawatt ofelectricity,” Justice Nisar remarked as he took notice of the zeroelectricity generation by the two power plants.
“The Punjab government built power companies and should submit a reply ontheir progress,” the CJP added.
Justice Nisar further remarked that cases are emerging regarding lack ofpower generation by other power plants as well.
Quaid-e-Azam Solar Power Limited is a public-sector for-profit companyestablished by the Punjab government as the first-ever utility-scale solarpower plant in the country in 2013, which commenced commercial operation in2015. The first unit of the project was inaugurated in 2015 by former primeminister Nawaz Sharif in Bahawalpur.