ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Mian Raza Rabbani on Thursday said that K-Electric was running a state within the state.
Concluding a discussion on adjournment motion moved by Senator Taj Haider and others regarding unprecedented loss of lives caused by the summer heat-wave coupled with power cuts by K-Electric in Karachi, the minister said the KE has a total capacity of 3,108 MW including 2,385 MW from its own power plants, 650 MW from the national grid system and remaining from IPPs and KANUP but KE supplied only 2,300-2,400 MW to the consumers during the summer.
The minister said that under the agreement the KE was bound to increase its ideal capacity besides upgrading the power distribution system.
The minister assured the Senate that all issues would be taken up during renewal of power supply contract.
Senator Ghani suggested that the federal government should take over the management of the power company for violating its contract.
