Mr Munawar Basser Ahmad MD of Pakistan Electric Power Company has stressed the need for formulation a national energy plan for the current century to effectively deal with the power crisis in Pakistan.

Mr Ahmed said that non availability of affordable energy to the industrial sector had adversely affected the economic growth and declined tendency for industrial investment in Pakistan.

Referring to the power crisis in Pakistan, he mentioned several crucial aspects which included inadequate energy demand forecast, lack of effective implementation modalities, lack of financial planning, lack of coordination between hydel, oil, gas and coal entities.

He stressed the need for implementation of short term, mid term and long term plans for the next 25 Years in Hydel, gas, oil, coal and nuclear sectors.