巴基斯坦：PRGMEA敦促政府增加对纺织单位的能源供应

 

PRGMEA urges govt to raise energy supply in textile units

The Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PRGMEA) has urged the Government of Pakistan to increase gas and power supply to the textile industry, in order to help exporters cut their energy costs and release billions of rupees stuck in sales tax refunds, PPI news agency reported.
PRGMEA central chairman Ijaz Khokhar said the country has exported textile made goods worth US$4.6 billion during July-October 2014-2015, against $4.7 billion of the same period of the previous year, showing a drop of 1.54 per cent.
He said that due to gas shortage, mills cannot process fabric on time and the sewing units cannot guarantee on-time deliveries of export shipments.
Ijaz said the Government of Pakistan was expecting the country’s exports to rise by $1 billion annually after the country was granted EU's Generalized Scheme of Preferences (GSP) plus status. However, things moved in opposite direction, as exports plunged in last several months mainly due to the ongoing energy shortage, Ijaz said.
The senior vice-chairman for PRGMEA north zone, Malik Naseer, said the continuously declining law and order situation in the country, followed by lingering energy shortages which has virtually crippled the industry, are the prime reasons for the decline in textile exports.
He said the textile industry needs cheaper electricity to keep the units operational and to complete the export orders well within the given timeframe, but only because of the shortage of electricity the exports are not up to the mark.
Malik urged the Government of Pakistan to control line losses, electricity theft, and inefficiency in recovery of dues, as these have reduced the country’s economic growth.

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巴基斯坦：PRGMEA敦促政府增加对纺织单位的能源供应

巴基斯坦成衣制造商和出口商协会(PRGMEA) 敦促巴基斯坦政府增加对纺织行业的天然气和电力供应,以帮助出口商降低能源成本，释放数十亿卢比的销售税退税,PPI通讯社报道。

PRGMEA中央主席Ijaz Khokhar说，2014-2015年7-10月期间，该国的纺织品出口价值为46亿美元,与去年同期47亿美元的出口额相比,下降了1.54%。

他说,由于天然气短缺,工厂无法及时加工面料，缝纫单位也不能保证按时交付出口货物。

Ijaz说巴基斯坦政府期待在被授予欧盟普惠制＋的地位后，该国出口可以每年增加10亿美元。然而,恰恰相反,由于持续不断的能源短缺致使出口在去年几个月暴跌，Ijaz说。

PRGMEA北区的高级副主席Malik Naseer表示,挥之不去的能源短缺使行业受损，随之而来的是不断衰败的国家法律和秩序,这些是纺织品出口下降的主要原因。

他表示,纺织行业需要更便宜的电力来使单位保持经营，以及在给定的时间内很好的完成出口订单,但是因为电力短缺，致使出口不太符合要求。

Malik敦促巴基斯坦政府控制线路损耗,电力盗窃以及费用复苏低效,因为这些减缓了该国的经济增长。