Sharmai Hydropower project in KP being constructed with Rs 45 billion

Sharmai Hydropower project in KP being constructed with Rs 45 billion

PESHAWAR: Construction work on Sharmai hydropower project in Upper Dir District is in progress.

Sources at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization told Radio Pakistan Peshawar correspondent Falak Niaz that the project will be completed in five years at a cost of forty-five billion rupees.

The project also includes construction of seven-kilometer-long tunnel to divert water of Panjkora River for power generation.

On completion, the project will generate one hundred and fifty megawatt electricity.