PD says no fresh CCI approval needed for DISCO privatisation

Business Recorder • Oct 14, 2026

Privatisation Division (PD) has maintained that fresh approval from the Council of Common Interests (CCI) is not required to privatise power distribution companies (DISCOs), citing earlier decisions of the constitutional body and the National Electricity Poli...

Privatisation Division (PD) has maintained that fresh approval from the Council of Common Interests (CCI) is not required to privatise power distribution companies (DISCOs), citing earlier decisions of the constitutional body and the National Electricity Policy. In a response submitted to a Sub Committee of the Senate’s Functional Committee on Devolution, the division said the CCI had approved the privatisation of t...