Hosting Minister of Electricity

2013-07-27

The Council of Representatives hosted in its 12th session of the first legislative term for the fourth year under chairmanship of Osama Al-Nujaifi, the Speaker of Council of Representatives, held on 27/7/2013, Mr. Abdul Karim Aftan, the Minister of Electricity, in a general invitation to discuss the status of the electrical sector. The Minister of Electricity emphasized that there are many obstacles including financial side, security situation and fuel facing the development of the electricity sector, noting that the numbers issued on production of electricity are issued by the Department of National Control, pointing out that there is a delay in the financial supplementation to pay the money allocated to the contracts, adding there is existence of high consumption in electricity compared to production, especially in light of spread of slums and taking electricity illegally. 

The Council of Representatives hosted in its 12th session of the first legislative term for the fourth year under chairmanship of Osama Al-Nujaifi, the Speaker of Council of Representatives, held on 27/7/2013, Mr. Abdul Karim Aftan, the Minister of Electricity, in a general invitation to discuss the status of the electrical sector. The Minister of Electricity emphasized that there are many obstacles including financial side, security situation and fuel facing the development of the electricity sector, noting that the numbers issued on production of electricity are issued by the Department of National Control, pointing out that there is a delay in the financial supplementation to pay the money allocated to the contracts, adding there is existence of high consumption in electricity compared to production, especially in light of spread of slums and taking electricity illegally.