Minister warns non-performing CEOs of Discos of ouster

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has warned the chief executive officers (CEOs) of all power distribution companies (Discos) that they will be shown the door if they failed to meet the targets assigned to them in the next review meeting scheduled mid of December 2017.
The minister made it clear that only performance and merit will prevail and those working hard must get the chance to serve the people. He said that the dynamics of Power sector must change 180 degrees and it must change accordingly to the aspiration of the consumers.
He said that consumers’ service and facilitation is the central point of the CEO’s performance and all other indicators like controlling losses, improving recoveries and better service delivery must be associated with it.
“No political, personal or other kind of influence will work anymore,” Sardar Awais Laghari categorically told all the CEOs. He said that those looking towards such means should find some other venues.
Federal Minister for Power Division Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Laghari directed the Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco) to set targets and prepare key performance indicators to gauge the ability of the present CEOs of all Discos in this regard.
The minister passed these directions in a meeting here on Friday and was attended by all the CEOs of Discos via video link. Senior officials from Power Division and Pepco were also present during the meeting.
Laghari further directed Pepco to prepare a list of officers based on seniority and track record of performance for replacement of the present CEOs in case they fail to achieve targets and key performance indicators (KPIs) in the next review meeting.
He also directed Pepco to write letter to all board of directors (BODs) of the Discos to strictly monitor the performance of their respective Discos and take strong actions as per the existing rules against those failing to achieve target set out.
He urged that BODs must play their roles as described under the law and corporate governance rules. He said that the Power Division will take all steps to strengthen the BODs.