All Discos to be privatised, says energy minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari on Thursday said that all power distribution companies (Discos) would be privatised in one and a half years.

“There were flaws in the distribution companies, and we are committed to fixing the system to provide relief to consumers,” the minister told a private television channel. “We had to face Rs600 billion losses due to distribution companies,” he added.

In reply to a question about the tariff categories, he said...