The industry in Punjab is incurring Rs80 billion as additional cost over and above on energy consumption comparing with the industry in other provinces. The consumption of Punjab industry on PEPCO network is around 84, which means that the industry in other provinces is consuming gas-based captive power plants energy, costing them around Rs7 per unit.
Chairman Punjab S M Tanveer said that, “APTMA has put forward sustainability and growth vision to the Chief Minister Punjab and Federal Textile Minister to compete with regional competitors fully supported with incentives by their respective governments.”
According to him, the Punjab-based textile industry is deprived of both electricity and gas supplies, making it unviable with every passing day.