HAFEEZ CHAIRS CCOP COMMITTEE ON POWER SECTOR

Islamabad, August 4, 2004

A Committee on Power Sector Privatisation constituted by the Cabinet  Committee on Privatisation met here today under the chairmanship of the Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh Federal Minister for Privatisation & Investment.

The Committee considered the concerns and the risks perceived by the  investors for the privatisation of Faisalabad electric Supply Company  (FESCO), Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) and Jamshoro Power  Company (JPC) to formulate recommendations for the CCOP for providing full comfort to the potential investors.

The Committee considered in detail the regulatory and policy concerns regarding the aforementioned power sector entities and discussed a number of proposals and options for the consideration of CCOP for resolving the  concerns.

The other members of the Committee included Secretary Ministry of Water & Power, Secretary Ministry of Privatisation, Additional Secretary Finance  (CF), Member NEPRA and the Financial Advisors IFC and PricewaterhouseCooper were present during the meeting.