PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sohail Afridi announced that the provincial government will provide affordable electricity to industrial units through its own power generation projects.
He made these remarks while presiding over a meeting of the KP Transmission Line and Grid System Company on Sunday.
During the session, progress on ongoing transmission lines and hydropower schemes was reviewed. The chief minister stressed the need for completing all projects within the stipulated timelines and directed officials to accelerate work on priority initiatives.
Afridi instructed the concerned departments to finalize the feasibility study for establishing the KP Power Distribution Company within six months. He also called for the swift completion of the draft legislation for the provincial regulatory authority.
“We aim to supply industries with low-cost electricity produced from our own resources,” the chief minister stated, emphasizing that industrial growth is essential for economic stability and employment generation in the province.
Officials informed the meeting that ongoing power projects, once completed, would add around 800 megawatts to the provincial grid. It was also shared that a 120-kilometer transmission line is under construction from the Matiltan powerhouse to Chakdarra, while the Daral Khwar Hydropower Project has already been completed and made operational.
The chief minister was briefed that seven hydropower projects with a combined capacity of 224 megawatts are currently operational across the province.
Among these initiatives is the Matiltan Hydropower Project, located in the Gorkin Matiltan area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. With a planned capacity of 84 megawatts, the project is designed to generate clean, renewable energy. Sponsored by the provincial government, it forms part of a broader strategy to strengthen KP’s energy infrastructure and meet growing power demands.
