700 megawatts power projects under implementation in NWFP
PESHAWAR (June 11 2008): Hydel power projects with the capacity of generating about 700 megawatts electricity are under implementation in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), while more sites, having the potential of 6000 mw power, have also been identified by Sarhad Hydel Development Organisation (Shydo).
This was stated in a presentation given to NWFP Minister Rahimdad Khan by officials of the Shydo here on Tuesday. The minister for power said that Allah Almighty has bestowed the province with great hydel potential, which would be utilised fully to generate income for the province and to overcome the energy crisis.
He said that the country was blessed with the hydel potential of approximately 40,000 mw, out of which 70 percent is located in NWFP, and the government was trying to set up mega hydro power projects to meet the energy requirements of the country.
The minister highly eulogised the good performance of Shydo for completing the Malakand-III hydro power project in the shortest possible time and connecting it to the national grid that would generate 81 mw electricity and a revenue of Rs 1.6 billion annually for the province as well. Earlier, Shydo MD Ishtiaq Hussein Shah and Irrigation and Power Secretary Khalid Hussein Gillani, giving presentation, informed the minister that the total installed capacity of hydropower stations in the country was about 6595 mw, out of which 3767 mw was in NWFP.
Business Recorder [Pakistan's First Financial Daily]
