The caretaker government has constituted a new Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE), according to an official notification of the Cabinet Division.
The committee will comprise Ministers of Power and Petroleum; Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs and Privatization; Planning, Development & Special Initiatives; Communications, Railways and Maritime Affairs; and Law & Justice, Climate Change and Water Resources.
The terms of reference of the CCoE are:
- To ensure the smooth implementation of energy projects currently underway or in the pipeline, in particular projects falling under the umbrella of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, well within timelines stipulated for these projects;
- Identify and remove bottlenecks in the expeditious implementation of these projects;
- Identify the flaws and deficiencies of the existing legal and institutional framework governing the energy sector and formulate reform initiatives;
- Review the current energy policy and remove its weaknesses;
- Formulation of policies/plans on energy conservation and regular/periodical monitoring of such policies/plans; and,
- Conduct inter-ministerial coordination whenever required, but at least once every fortnight.
The Committee on Energy formulated by the PM doesnt have any Energy expert to moniter and stream line the on going energy crisis and tariff related isuues. Such commitees were formed during former governments but results were zero.These type of committees usually comprised of indviduals who are non technical and non professional people and can be easily twisted by the clever management of companies.Govt is proposed to include technical individuals related to the concerned deptt rather accumulation of non technical ministers.
Caretaker govt should try to find the IMF agreement somewhere kept in president office draws.