The scrap material, also known as ‘Kabaar’, of inoperative state-owned power plants has been sold for Rs 46.73 billion.
According to a Power Division announcement, a reserve price of Rs 45.817 billion was set for the sale of debris of 61 units.
According to the details, the reserve price was set by State Bank experts.
The government thermal plants include Jamshoro Block One-Two, Guddu-Two, and Sukkur plants.
Furthermore, government thermal power plants include Quetta, Muzaffargarh Block One and Block Two, Faisalabad are also included.
According to the announcement, employees of government thermal power plants have been posted in electricity distribution companies (DISCOs).
Billions of rupees were being spent annually on the debris of inoperative government power plants.
According to the announcement, the benefit of the sale of the debris of inoperative government power plants is also being reflected in the bills of electricity consumers, the capacity charges of all these government plants were included in the electricity bills.
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