ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) chaired by Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif ended inconclusively on Tuesday, DawnNews reported.

The meeting was attended by all members of the council including the provincial chief ministers.

Originally six points were to be discussed during the meeting however due to the reservations of provinces only two points came under debate.

During the meeting Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that his government planned to completely end electricity loadshedding within three to four years and through a multi-pronged strategy. He added that the price of electricity would be brought down to less than Rs10 per unit.

The strategy will include low cost energy, tariff restructuring, efficient technology transparency and merit-based system.

The Prime Minister said low cost energy would be produced by using coal and hydel power for power generation.

The extraction of coal and development of the infrastructure for power production will be carried out simultaneously to save time.

He said coal will be imported till it is available locally for power consumption.

He said run of the river projects were being initiated to overcome short term demands while large dams including Bunji dam and Bhasha dam would be constructed over a period of time to overcome irrigation needs and power shortage.

Other topics discussed during the meeting included implementation of the new energy policy, gas theft and recovery issues, and punishment for those stealing electricity.