NTDC restructuring, sell-off plan reviewed

The Senate Standing Committee on Power, on Monday, examined the government's plan to divide National Transmission & Despatch Company (NTDC) into smaller units for enhanced efficiency and functionality. The Senate Standing Committee on Power, chaired by Senator Mohsin Aziz, was convened at Parliament House. The meeting addressed a public petition filed by the General Secretary of the All Pakistan NTDC Engineering Association (APNEA) regarding the government's plans to wind up or trifurcate NTDC into smaller units. Explaining the restructuring plan, aimed at making NTDC more efficient, the Ministry of Power secretary explained that NTDC engineers will remain within the National Grid Company, overseeing internal operations, while project execution and energy infrastructure development will be managed by a separate government-approved company.