The Cabinet Committee on Energy on Tuesday approved amendments to the National Electricity Plan 2023-2027 and endorsed the High Level Design Report for the Integrated Energy Plan 2027-2060, aimed at strengthening energy security and improving economic competitiveness.
The committee met at the Prime Minister House under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
The Power Division presented proposed amendments to the National Electricity Plan 2023-2027 covering integrated energy planning, expansion of power generation, supply of renewable electricity to remote areas, cross-border electricity trade and expansion of the transmission network.
The amendments also deal with tariff design, energy conservation, system and market operations, risk identification, administrative arrangements, development of local fuel and technology capacity, research and development and digitisation.
The committee approved the amendments but directed that further consultations be held with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority.
The committee also approved the High Level Design Report for the Integrated Energy Plan 2027-2060 submitted by the Power Division.
Under the proposed framework, stakeholders beyond the federal and provincial governments will be involved in long-term energy planning.
The plan is aimed at ensuring energy security and improving competitiveness in the power and broader energy sector. It will also include a strategy to provide electricity to industrial and domestic consumers at affordable prices.
The government plans to promote low-carbon power generation as well as environmentally sustainable and climate-friendly energy sources under the framework.
During the meeting, the Power Division also presented a report on power sector circular debt for the 2025-26 fiscal year.
The Petroleum Division separately presented a report on circular debt in the gas sector for FY2025-26.
