The Ministry of Water and Power ur, , ''wazarat-e- aabb o barq-e'' (abbreviated as MoPW) was a

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. The ministry was dissolved in August 2017. The water division was merged with newly created

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and the power division was moved under

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Companies/ Divisions

Water and Power Development Authority

National Transmission And Despatch Company

NTDC is a limited company established in 1998. The main function of company is to purchase electric power from generation companies and then sell to distribution companies.

Federal Flood Commission

The Federal Flood Commission (FFC) is an agency within the Ministry that was created in 1977 in response to severe flooding by the

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. The FFC has been charged to execute flood control projects and protect lives and property from the impact of floods. By 2010 the FFC had received Rs 87.8 billion since its inception, and its own documents demonstrate that numerous projects were initiated, paid for, and seemingly completed. However, after the devastating

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the agency has been severely criticized as apparently very little actual work had been done on the ground and it was accused of ineffectiveness and corruption.

Private Power and Infrastructure Board

The Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) was created in 1994 to promote

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participation in the power sector of Pakistan. PPIB facilitates investors in establishing private power projects and related infrastructure, executes Implementation Agreement (IA) with Project Sponsors and issues sovereign guarantees on behalf of

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Alternative Energy Development Board

References

وزارت پانی و بجلی کے ’غافل‘ حکام پر وزیراعظم برہم
(Urdu translation of Ministry of Water and Power)

External links

Ministry of Energy (Power Division), Government of Pakistan official website

Private Power and Infrastructure Board

Federal Flood Commission

National Transmission And Despatch Company

Energy in Pakistan

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