Fighting loadshedding

THE government's roadmap for doing away with the menace of loadshedding is a step in the right direction. The strategy consists mainly of reliance on IPPs, ensuring regular water supply from dams, and building more powerhouses. The existing IPPs, whose share in the country's power generation is quite large, would receive their dues from the government while the new ones would also be set up. This was announced by Minister for Water and Power, Raja Pervez Ashraf, who indicated that the government was willing to reverse the decision to increase the power tariff, that caused strong resentment in the public. Protesting crowds attacked several WAPDA offices. However, it was quite confusing to see PM's Finance Adviser Shaukat Tarin ruling out the possibility of the withdrawal of the increase.