{"id":202434,"date":"2021-07-06T17:03:44","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T12:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=202434"},"modified":"2021-07-06T17:03:44","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T12:03:44","slug":"past-govts-signed-expensive-power-contracts-hammad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/past-govts-signed-expensive-power-contracts-hammad\/","title":{"rendered":"Past Govts signed expensive power contracts: Hammad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad : Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar has said the past governments signed expensive power contracts to generate 26,000MW electricity in eight years.<br \/>\nIn response to the statement of former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, the minister said as a result of these expensive agreements, the government was compelled to purchase electricity.<br \/>\nHe questioned, who is answerable for procurement of expensive electricity throughout the year excluding 2 months of peak season.<br \/>\nHe said power plants based on imported fuels were installed by ignoring indigenous resources and now they were making hue and cry over their own wrongdoings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad : Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar has said the past governments signed expensive power contracts to generate 26,000MW electricity in eight years. 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