The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has stressed to boost up the pace of work on ongoing energy development projects and pledged to remove the current energy crisis in the country.
In this context, work on various energy projects is going on fast track basis and a 400 MW thermal power station will be built soon in the province in near future. On the other hand, the current provincial government has already started construction work on 356 mini micro hydel stations in various backward areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
These matters were discussed in a meeting of third Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organisation (PEDO) Board of Directors which was held under the chairmanship of Tariq Iqbal Khan.
During the meeting, the board was given a detailed presentation regarding the pace of work on ongoing energy projects and in this context certain decisions were made. It expressed a great optimism over the steps of the present provincial government to start up 356 mini micro hydel station in various backward areas where the electricity facility was not available.
Moreover, it was decided that a steering committee would be constituted to look into the pace of work and performance in these mini micro stations. In addition to this, it was also decided that the province would build a 400 MW thermal power station of its own available natural gas recourses which would prove helpful for minimising of load shedding.
During the meeting, the PEDO’s finance, accounts and audit committees were reconstituted and various responsibilities were assigned to its members. PEDO’s Board Chairman Tariq Iqbal Khan has stressed upon the various technical expertise that are working in energy sector to consume their maximum strength to complete the hydel as well as other energy development projects in the given time period so that the people of this province could be benefited early.
