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Inauguration of power plants is gift for Karachiites: Waqar Mehdi

KARACHI, June 1 (APP): The General Secretary, Pakistan People’s Party
(PPP) Sindh Chapter, Waqar Mehdi has said that the inauguration of 100mw power plants at Nooriabad is an achievement of the Sindh government and it is a special gift for Karachiites.
He said that through these two plants of 50x50mw, in all 100mw of
electricity would be generated, said a statement issued here on Thursday.
Mehdi said that these power plants installed by the provincial
government on urgent basis through Public Private Partnership (PPP) which would help in decreasing around 4 to 6 hours load shedding in Karachi.
He further said that electricity is a basic need and without it
one could live with difficulty.
The authorities of K-Electric had been warned of load shedding in
Karachi in particular in the running holy month of Ramadan,
he added.