Peshawar: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has announced its decision to construct 672 mini hydroelectric power projects during Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-21, a news source reported. To this effect, the officials concerned have revealed that the provincial government recently completed 290 of the said power generation schemes.
To this effect, KP Chief Minister (CM) Mahmood Khan recently
chaired a meeting to review the performance of the KP Oil & Gas Company
Limited (KPOGCL) and Pakhtunkhwa Energy & Power Development Organisation
(PEADO).
During the meeting, officials told the CM that 66 mini hydel
power stations (MHPS) would be completed by June. They added that the projects
already completed were handed over to the locals for an uninterrupted power
supply to their respective areas.
The attendees further stated that the provincial government had identified the sites for the construction of 672 more power stations during the next financial year. In response, the CM directed the PEADO officials to identify issues in power projects being financed by the federal government so that these could be discussed with Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan.
The CM further directed the officials concerned to introduce administrative reforms in KPOGCL and PEADO and take action against underperforming officials. On the other hand, he expressed his concerns over the slow progress of solarisation projects for the district and tehsil headquarters hospital and mosques in the tribal districts of the province.
Moreover, the CM directed the authorities concerned to use
alternative means to complete the solarisation projects on a timely basis.
