ISLAMMABAD – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has taken a historic steptowards generation of huge wind power energy project in the province.

KP government on Tuesday signed an agreement with a Korea for wind powerproject.

According to the agreement, 197 megawatt electricity would be producedthrough the wind power project.

A sum of Rs50 billion would be spent on the project in Kalam, while theprovincial government would earn Rs35 billion annually.

Talking to media after signing agreement, KP Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattaksaid that the provincial government has signed projects during the lastfive years to produce 2200 megawatt electricity.

He said that the provincial government was trying to generate electricityat low prices.

Khattak went on to say that the federal government has not upgraded thesystem, adding that in KP 2400megawatt electricity was required but theycannot carry electricity more than 1800megawatt.