Energy Department is a department of

Government of Punjab, Pakistan The Government of the Punjab (Punjabi language, Punjabi, ) is the provincial government of the Pakistani province of the Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is based in Lahore, the provincial capital. Its powers and structure are set out in the provisi ...

. The department is responsible for regulation and policy formulation regarding

power sector The electric power industry covers the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electric power to the general public and industry. The commercial distribution of electric power started in 1882 when electricity was produced for electric ...

. After passing of 18th Amendment,

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are fully powered to develop power projects through public or private sector. The department is headed by Minister in charge democratically and a secretary at bureaucratic level, who is assisted by an additional secretary and four deputy secretaries.

Power Projects

As of May 2012, there are more than 52 projects under development of around 1400 MW.

Attached Departments

Punjab Power Development Board

Punjab Power Development Board (PPDB) provides One-Window facility to promote

private sector The private sector is the part of the economy which is owned by private groups, usually as a means of establishment for profit or non profit, rather than being owned by the government. Employment The private sector employs most of the workfo ...

participation in

power generation Electricity generation is the process of generating electric power from sources of primary energy. For utilities in the electric power industry, it is the stage prior to its delivery ( transmission, distribution, etc.) to end users or its stora ...

Punjab Power Development Company Limited

Company to develop power projects in Public-Private Partnership.

Punjab Power Management Unit

Punjab Power Management Unit (PPMU) has been established to plan, procure and implement the ADB funded Renewable Energy Projects.[PPMU - Punjab Power Management Unit] - Energy Department, Govt. of the Punjab. P A K I S T A N

References

External links

Energy Department
Departments of Government of Punjab, Pakistan Energy in Punjab, Pakistan

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