'Work on 715MW hydel power projects in progress under PEDO'

PESHAWAR, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 3rd Jun, 2026) Work on 7 hydropower projects including 300 MW Balakot (Mansehra), 157 MW Madin (Swat), 88 MW Gabral (Swat) 84 MW Mittaltan (Swat), 69 MW Lawi (Chitral), 10.5 MW Chapri Charkhel (Kurram) and 6.9 MW Mujahideen Power Project Torghar is in progress under Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization (PEDO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Work is also progressing rapidly on the project to lay the province's own 40-kilometer long 132/220 KV transmission line from Mittaltan to Madin.

This was told to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Energy and Power Nazir Ahmad Abbasi by the PEDO, a subsidiary of the Energy and Power Department during a briefing here on Wednesday.

On this occasion, Secretary Energy and Power Nisar Ahmed and PEDO Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Engineer Anwar ul Haq gave a briefing and said that under the supervision of PEDO, work is going on rapidly on various energy projects for the production of cheap hydropower in the province.

A total of 224 MW of electricity is currently being generated from the hydropower projects completed under PEDO, which are generating billions of rupees annually.

Meanwhile, several projects have been completed to convert thousands of schools, mosques, and basic health centers to solar energy, while practical work is also being started on the project to provide free solar systems to 130,000 deserving families.

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Speaking on the occasion, Nazir Ahmad Abbasi said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was a province rich in energy resources. Taking revolutionary steps for the development of the industrial sector in the province through maximum utilization of natural resources and production of cheap electricity is the top priority of the current provincial government, he said, adding that the ongoing solar energy projects including hydroelectricity projects of the Department of Energy and Power in the province would be proved as the game changer for the development of the province in the coming days. He said that timely and quality completion of energy projects is the biggest challenge for us. All matters in the department will be dealt with on merit, while dealing with matters with merit and transparency is important for all of us.

Expressing satisfaction over the performance of the department, the provincial minister stressed that no delay in public interest projects would be tolerated. He expressed the hope that the department's income would be further increased by completing the ongoing energy projects on time.