ISLAMABAD – The government has decided to provide wheeling facility to sellelectricity generated by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to other provinces.

This was decided in a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan inIslamabad on Friday.

The meeting discussed various issues pertaining to production of oil andgas and progress on various power projects in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

It was decided that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s representation will be ensured inall federal institutions, including National Transmission and DispatchCompany (NTDC) and Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA).

The meeting approved formation of a committee to solve issues regarding nethydel profit among provinces under AGN Qazi formula.

The committee will present its recommendations for future strategy withinone week.

The provincial government will submit a plan to check theft of locallyproduced gas in 30 days.

The meeting decided to ensure allocating suitable share of oil and gasincome to their production areas.

Minister for Power Division Omar Ayub Khan briefed the meeting about stepstaken for reorganization of power transmission system in Peshawar ElectricSupply Company (PESCO) region.

The meeting also decided to reorganize PESCO board.