Ministry of Water and Power
# Ministry of Water and Power

The Ministry of Water and Power Urdu: وزارتِ آب و برق, wazarat-e- aabb o barq-e (abbreviated as MoPW) was a federal ministry in Pakistan.

The ministry was dissolved in August 2017. The water division was merged with newly created Ministry of Water Resources and the power division was moved under Ministry of Energy.

## Companies/ Divisions

### National Transmission And Despatch Company

NTDC is a limited company established in 1998. The main function of company is to purchase electric power from generation companies and then sell to distribution companies.

### Federal Flood Commission

The Federal Flood Commission (FFC) is an agency within the Ministry that was created in 1977 in response to severe flooding by the Indus River. The FFC has been charged to execute flood control projects and protect lives and property from the impact of floods. By 2010 the FFC had received Rs 87.8 billion since its inception, and its own documents demonstrate that numerous projects were initiated, paid for, and seemingly completed. However, after the devastating 2010 Pakistan floods the agency has been severely criticized as apparently very little actual work had been done on the ground and it was accused of ineffectiveness and corruption.

### Private Power and Infrastructure Board

The Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) was created in 1994 to promote private sector participation in the power sector of Pakistan. PPIB facilitates investors in establishing private power projects and related infrastructure, executes Implementation Agreement (IA) with Project Sponsors and issues sovereign guarantees on behalf of government.

