Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Updates

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PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has directed the departments concerned to take immediate steps to make the newly established Hangu prison functional within a month and prepare PC-I for construction of access road to tourist spot Samana.

He was presiding over a meeting to review progress on various developmental projects in southern districts of the province, said an official statement here on Wednesday. Provincial members, MPAs from southern districts and administrative secretaries attended the meeting.

The meeting reviewed enforcement of the decisions made in the previous meeting regarding implementation of development schemes and addressing public issues in southern districts. The meeting was directed to include establishment of wildlife park in Bannu in the next Annual Development Programme.

The meeting was informed that a total of 42 decisions were made and directives were issued in the previous meeting out of which 11 decisions were implemented completely and enforcement of 26 decisions was in progress while implementation of some of the decisions was delayed.

The chief minister asked the quarters concerned to ensure posting of doctors and other allied staff in the newly established Doaba hospital in Hangu and make the hospital fully operational within two weeks. He asked them to identify suitable land for establishing park in Hangu.

Mahmood Khan directs officials to prepare PC-I for access road to tourist spot Samana

The meeting was informed that public health engineering department identified 79 clean drinking water schemes in Dera Ismail Khan, 119 in Bannu, 24 in Tank and 124 in Lakki Marwat to resolve the issue of water shortage in the southern districts.

It was told that two kilometres new supply line was laid to resolve the issue of low gas pressure in Kohat whereas survey was completed for supply of gas to Mohmmadzai, Sher Kot, Nusratkhel and Alizai areas.

The estimated cost of the projects was Rs2.2 billion.

Similarly, survey has been completed for provision of gas to Semi Kot and Kotqalander union councils in Bannu.

Survey has been completed for restoration and solarisation of tubewells in Bannu.

The meeting was told that establishment of secondary and middle schools for girls in Bannu was included in the current scheme of education department whereas feasibility study for the establishing girls degree college was completed.

Work on the revamping of district headquarters hospitals in Bannu and Lakki Marwat would be started very soon. Work on girls degree college in Usterzai was completed and it would be handed over to the department by June this year.

Published in Dawn, February 18th, 2021

 

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Mohmand Dam.... 800 MW


On 22nd Feb, 2021, another achievement registered at Mohmand Dam. The Excavation works from Inlet of Diversion Tunnel no.2 has been commenced.

The diversion tunnels are key line of the project to timely divert the river flow and start the main dam construction. The working from 4 location on twin diversion tunnels are in progress and lay down a solid foundation for the diverting the river flow.

 

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Lawi HPP ,Chitral

Lawi HPP of installed capacity of 69 MW is under construction on Shishi River, a left bank tributary of Chitral River by utilizing a gross head of 413 m and designed discharge of 20 m³/s to generate approx. 308 GWh annual energy.

A fixed concrete weir is situated on Shishi River near Lao Nissar village to divert 20 m³/s discharge of water to a headrace tunnel which will carry it to surge shaft near Lawi Village from where pressure shaft and pressure tunnel will bring these flows down to the Powerhouse.

The releases from the powerhouse will be carried to Chitral River through a concrete lined tailrace channel.

The power will be transmitted to National Grid through Loop-in Loop-out interconnection with 132 kV double circuit transmission of Golen-Gol HPP.

 

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A total of 311 Mini hydroelectric projects have been completed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 672 more are to be initiated in the second phase of Prime Minister’s Access to Clean Energy Investment Program ( PMACENIP ).

 

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has obtained the license of its separate transmission company for electricity delivery and distribution.

NEPRA approves to set tariffs in connection with sales of 40 megawatt Koto Hydropower Project and 69 MW Levi Power Project -

Peshawar: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has acquired a regular license to run Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Transmission and Grid Company for the betterment of electricity distribution and delivery system in the province.

In this context, the Federal Institute of National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to issue a license to run its transmission and distribution company.

After the license is issued under Section 18 A of Nepra, the electricity generated from hydropower plants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will be linked to the transmission and grid system and will also be included in the national grid while transmission and grid system in the province. Uninterrupted supply of electricity will also be made possible.

Furthermore, Nepra has also approved the 40-megawatt koto hydro power project to set tariffs for sales of electricity generated from district Lower Dir and 69-MW Levi Hydro Power Project in Chitral District.

 

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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government is all set to start construction work on the Balakot Hydropower Project, the largest hydropower project in the province, on the Kunar River in Mansehra district.

According to Chief Minister’s Advisor on Energy, Himayatullah Khan, the power project will be completed within the next seven years with the financial support of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Once completed, it will earn an annual income of Rs15 billion as well as creating employment for 1,400 people.

The adviser said the issue of land acquisition for the project is being settled and special attention is being paid to protect the rights of the people affected by the project.

During his visit to Mansehra, Himayatullah Khan visited the sites of both the 300 MW Balakot Hydropower Project and 884 MW Suki Kinari Hydropower Project.

He was accompanied by the Mansehra deputy commissioner (DC) and other senior officials. The officials reviewed the progress on the ongoing work on Suki Kinari Hydropower Project, the largest project in the province.

Terming the launch of the province’s largest energy project a major achievement of the present provincial government, the adviser hoped that the completion of the two projects would help stabilize the energy sector, national economy and create employment opportunities

 

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CM discuss setup of Oil Refinery in Karak


The Frontier Post
March 6, 2021


PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan has directed the concerned authorities to take concrete steps to implement the proposed project of setting up of Oil Refinery in Karak district and said that all necessary matters including identification of suitable site and land acquisition be finalized as soon as possible adding that role and responsibilities of all the departments to this effect be defined clearly.

He termed the proposed project as of vital importance for the province and said that the provincial government will provide all the resources to implement the project. He was chairing a meeting regarding the establishment of Oil Refinery in Karak here at Chief Minister’s House the other day. Provincial Minister Akbar Ayub, Secretary Energy and Power Zubair Khan, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Shahab Ali shah and other concerned officials attended the meeting.

The meeting reviewed the progress made so far on the project and discussed in detail the future course of action. The meeting was informed that two different sites were under consideration for setting up the oil refinery.

The Chief Minister directed to finalize the site selection process for the project without any delay and take necessary steps for the purchase of land so that the practical work on the project could be started without any delay.

He also directed the energy department to hold a meeting with other concerned departments and to clearly define their roles and responsibilities for implementation of the project.

Mahmood Khan said that since its inception, the provincial government had been working to ensure the optimum utilization of natural resources of the province in order to strengthen the economy of the province and to create employment opportunities for the people adding that the proposed project of Karak Oil Refinery, on completion would add a great deal to the provincial exchequer.

 

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Rs 85bn accord for construction of Balakot Hydropower Project signed.

In an important development for the country’s energy sector, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has signed a contract agreement for the construction of 300-megawatt Balakot Hydropower Project with a Chinese company.

As per details, the 300 MW power project would be constructed with an estimated cost of Rs 85 billion in a period of six years with financial assistance from the Asian Development Bank.

A ceremony to this effect was held on Tuesday with Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan as chief guest. Concerned authorities from the Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization and the Chinese construction company signed the contract agreement to start physical work on the project.
Besides provincial cabinet members Taimur Saleem Jhagra and Himayatullah khan, the event was also attended by the high ups of the provincial energy department.

Speaking on the occasion, the chief minister termed the project “of vital importance for the province and a milestone achievement of the KP government”, adding that the groundbreaking of the project is expected to be performed by the prime minister by the mid of next month.

Mahmood Khan stated that the project, upon completion, would play an important role in boosting industrial activities, creating jobs and developing the province. “During the construction phase, the project will generate around 4,000 job opportunities, whereas upon completion, it is expected to generate a revenue of Rs 14 billion per annum.”

The CM maintained that power generated from the hydropower project would be provided to local industries as well as domestic consumers on relatively cheaper rates. He said that the incumbent provincial government is taking result-oriented steps under a well-devised strategy to ensure optimum utilization of the hydropower potential of the province.

Hydropower projects with a total capacity of 160MW have so far been completed under PEDO, whereas work on various other projects with a total capacity of 216MW is under progress, the CM noted.

Photo Credit .. PEDO

 

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CM wants Balakot hydropower project start by mid-April.

CM Mahmood Khan has directed the Energy and Power Department to finalise arrangements for groundbreaking of Balakot hydropower project by mid-April.

He said groundbreaking of the mega project was expected to be performed by Prime Minister Imran Khan.

An official handout said he was chairing a meeting regarding arrangements being made for the groundbreaking of Balakot hydropower project.

 

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ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) met on Thursday under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, approved various development projects including water and road infrastructure schemes.

Finance Ministry, ECNEC approved Rs.13,260 million Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Human Capital Investment Project (Health Component) to be sponsored and executed by the Department of Health, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and funded by the World Bank - IDA amounting to Rs.13,260 million.

The project envisages improving availability, utilization and quality of primary healthcare facilities in four districts of KPK and would cover local population of about 8.4 million and 500,000 refugee population.

The Committee approved the above project with the direction that the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa would be responsible for the smooth implementation and working of the project after its completion.

The KP Government would ensure viability and sustainability of the proposed project in the long-run.

The ECNEC approved a summary regarding construction of additional 02-lanes and widening/rehabilitation of existing 02-lane carriageway of Shikarpur-Rajanpur section of Indus Highway N-55 to be executed by the National Highway Authority (NHA).

The project would be sponsored by the Ministry of Communications and ADB with the total cost of Rs.44,703.890 million including Rs.4470.390 (GOP share) and Rs.40,233.50 (ADB share).

 

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TransPeshawar Launches the Bike-Sharing Service for the 1st Time in Pakistan

After the Successful Run of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), TransPeshawar in Partnership with LMKR Launches the second Phase of the BRT Project- Zu Bicycle

Islamabad, March 11, 2021 — TransPeshawar launched the Zu-bicycle-sharing service today in a ceremony held at the Peshawar University. In a company statement, TransPeshawar acquired 360 state-of-the-art bicycles docked at 32 stations around Peshawar University and Hayatabad area. The bicycle kiosks installed at each bicycle station will have a facility for customers to view their cards' status and access their credentials. The ceremony was attended by government officials, including the Provincial Minister Transport of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mr. Shah Muhammad Khan.

The statement further added that by adding non-mechanized traffic along the whole hallway and giving first and last-mile networks, the Peshawar BRT would advance contamination-free climate, great wellbeing, and comfort for commuters. Peshawar will be the first city of Pakistan to be using bicycles as public transport in the city. The BRT public transport system's motivation is to expand admittance and utilize public transit while avoiding traffic congestion and lessening carbon emission on Peshawar streets. It is additionally about a manageable, dependable, and practical facility for people in general for quite a long time to follow.

On this occasion, Provincial Minister Transport Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mr. Shah Muhammad Khan, said, "The government is determined to fulfill its commitment to provide the best public transport system to the people of Peshawar." Said the Provincial Minister KPK. "Now it's your turn to use the public transport as responsible citizens of the country," he said.

The registration to avail of this service has begun since the start of the month. The initiative is lauded by the public, including the university students who would now be conveniently reaching the last mile of their destination by using Zu-bicycle.

 

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Girls' school in Orakzai Agency has been completed by Army.

 

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