Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will provide low-cost electricity to industries using power generated from its own projects, Chief Minister Sohail Afridi said on Sunday.
He made the remarks while chairing a meeting of the KP Transmission Line and Grid System Company, where officials reviewed progress on ongoing transmission and hydropower schemes.
The chief minister directed departments to complete all ongoing projects on priority and stressed the need for strict timelines. He instructed officials to finish the feasibility study for the proposed KP Power Distribution Company within six months. He also ordered the early finalisation of the draft Regulatory Authority Act.
“We will supply cheaper electricity generated from our own projects to industries,” Afridi said. He added that industrial growth would help stabilise the economy and create new employment opportunities across the province.
Officials informed the meeting that ongoing projects would add around 800 megawatts of electricity to the provincial grid. They said a 120-kilometre transmission line is under construction from the Matiltan powerhouse to Chakdara. They also confirmed that the Daral Khwar Hydropower Project is complete and fully operational.
Authorities briefed the chief minister that seven power projects with a combined capacity of 224 megawatts have already become operational.
One of the key initiatives, the Matiltan Hydropower Project, is located in the Gorkin Matiltan area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The project is planned to have a capacity of 84 megawatts and will supply renewable energy to the region.
The provincial government sponsors the Matiltan project as part of its broader strategy to strengthen local energy production and reduce electricity costs for businesses and consumers.
