All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA), in association with the National Productivity Organisation (NPO), has launched the second phase of energy audit of textile mills under the energy conservation programme for the textile industry.

Akber Sheikh, Chairman APTMA, Punjab speaking on the occasion has said that there was potential for saving 10- 15 percent of energy in the textile industry by minimising wastages and realising efficiency of operations. The current level of energy consumption by the textile industry is around 1500MW.