KP’s Energy and Power Department (EPD) has published its two-year performance report 2018-20, detailing the provincial government’s landmark achievements in the energy sector so far in its second tenure.
According to the report, the KP government has started three hydropower projects of 802 MW since 2018. These projects include a 496 MW plant at Lower Spat Gah, 300 MW at Balakot, and 96 MW at Batakundi.
It states that the provincial government is also edging closer towards executing two hydropower projects of 245 MW in Swat. These projects include an 88MW plant at Gabral Kalam and 157 MW at Madyan, both of which will be developed in partnership with the World Bank.
Overall, 1,028 mini-hydropower projects are under construction all over the province.
The report notes that the development work on hydropower projects of 6,000 MW has been completed while several hydropower projects of 10,000 MW are at different stages of development. The KP government will earn Rs. 100 billion in revenue annually from these projects once they become operational.
Besides, the government has also identified sites to set up hydropower projects of 30,000 MW.
KP government also opened the power sector for the competitive market to encourage solarization across the province.
In this regard, 8,000 schools, 187 basic health units (BHUs), and 4,000 mosques are being converted to solar energy. Meanwhile, 300 mosques and 5,700 households have already been shifted to solar power.
