Hydro Power Sector in KPK

Wednesday, July 17, 2013



A total of 24 projects with a total generation capacity of 2004 MW will be completed. The present cost of the projects is estimated at Rs 334.497 billion and the projects have been included in the annual development program (ADP) for financial year 2012-13 


The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is far ahead than three other provinces in making remarkable achievements in hydro-power sector to overcome the prevailing energy crisis, as per the report on the performance of the Energy and Power Department of the province.
For the better utilization of resources of hydro-power, oil and gas sectors, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government in October 2008 established a separate Energy and Power Department. The mandate of the department is looking after of hydel, oil and gas sectors and renewable energy and working along with the Ministry Water & Power and Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Resources.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which had more than 70 percent hydro potential after getting control under 18th Constitutional Amendment, initiated vigorous efforts to open new revenue sources from its own resources. Under the amendment the levy of federal excise duty (FED) will further increase the revenue.
The provinces can now raise foreign loans to develop its precious resources for its economic growth. In addition to hydro resources, the new resource of hydrocarbon is under exploration, and production and equal control on such resources were necessary.
Taking advantage of the rights guaranteed under 18th Constitutional Amendment, the provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa took lead in not only making comprehensive plans for the utilization of its hydro-power potential to generate cheap electricity, but also practically launched it.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has become first province in the country, which has developed a clear vision and designed 10-Year Hydel Development Action Plan 2010-21 for the utilization of its untapped hydro-power potential. Under the plan a total of 24 projects with a total generation capacity of 2004 MW will be completed. The present cost of the projects is estimated at Rs 334.497 billion and the projects have been included in the annual development programme (ADP) for financial year 2012-13. Work on all projects has been started and are in different phases of planning.
The Action Plan is comprised of short, medium and long-term planning. Under the short-term three projects with capacity of 56.20 MW at the cost of Rs 12.433 billion will be completed in period of three years. The three-projects to be initiated under short-term plan are expected to generate revenue of Rs 2 billion per annum for the province. Similarly, 8 projects with capacity of 625.80 MW will be completed in five years at the cost of Rs 99.968 billion while under long-term 13 projects of 1322 MW will be completed in a period of 10 years at the cost of Rs 222.096 billion. The implementation of the Action Plan besides, help arresting the prevailing energy crisis will not only provide cheap electricity, but will generate huge revenue of Rs.74 billion per annum for the province on permanent basis.
The projects identified under the plan are Daral Khwar HPP (36MW), Ranolia HPP (17MW), Machai (2.6MW) are situated in districts Swat, Kohistan and Mardan respectively. The present provincial government ha already launched work on 36 MW Daral Khwar HPP, 84MW Matilitan Swat and 69MW Lawi Chitral.
The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has also decided to chip in 24 percent of equity in two projects to be built-in on public-private-partnership (PPP) basis (Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Wapda and private sector i.e. Lower Palas, Kohistan 665MW and Lower Spat Gah Kohistan 496MW.



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