Power Division has launched a mobile application "Roshan Pakistan" to give access to consumers to vital information on billing and power supply situation.

The app was launched by Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari at a ceremony in Islamabad on Tuesday.

Talking to newsmen on the occasion, he said it is for the first time that such information is being shared with people of Pakistan. He said this would also help counter propaganda by vested interests about quantum and instance of load-shedding in different areas of the country.

The Minister said any consumer can get update through this application about billing, net metering and feeder wise information about supply of electricity. It would also serve as bill calculator.

He said the app would provide information about all the ten distribution companies and any consumer can have access to it by entering consumer number.

Replying to questions by newsmen, the minister said the power division is proud that four thousand and five hundred megawatts surplus electricity is available in the national grid.

He said by next summers, the power generation will be more than the demand.

Awais Leghari said the problem of overbilling will be resolved after the law on the subject gets passed by the Senate.

He said the law provides a punishment of three years imprisonment for overbilling and has already been passed by the National Assembly.

Earlier, highlighting the main features of the mobile app, secretary power division told that app was bilingual to facilitate the consumers in both English and Urdu language.