BATTAGRAM: Special assistant to the chief minister on power and energy, Taj Mohammad Khan Trand, inaugurated three different mini-hydropower projects having a total generation capacity of 400KV in Shamlai and Bansair areas of the district here the other day.

Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organisation CEO Qazi Mohammad Naeem, project director mini-micro hydropower project retired Col Mohammad Shahid Yousafzai, PEDO’s Fawad Dawar, CEO Hydrolink Engineer Fazal Rabi and notables of the area were also present at the inaugural ceremony.

The CM’s special assistant inaugurated three mini-micro hydropower projects; one each in Shamlai 250KV, Trangar 100KV and Aien area 50KV.

On this occasion, he said that soon they would complete phase-I of the provision of low-cost uninterrupted electricity project to general public. He said that phase-II of the project would also be started in 22 districts of the province soon, which would provide cheap electricity and also end the power loadshedding.

He said people would get locally-generated electricity at low cost from these projects and would be able to sell it to other districts too.

He asked the people to identify feasible locations for inclusion in the energy project. He claimed that he had launched a billion of rupees projects in his constituency.

Qazi Naeem said that they had completed most of the mini-micro hydropower projects in 12 districts of the province. He said that according to the government policy they were constructing hydropower projects across the province to resolve the loadshedding issue. He praised the people of Battagram district for their support in timely completion of the schemes.

Shahid Yousafzai said that these mini-micro hydropower projects would provide electricity to the local community. He said that these projects would ease the power shortage issue in the district.

Published in Dawn, July 5th, 2021