ISLAMABAD – Pakistani Minister for Power Division Omar Ayub Khan MondayPakistani power sector including generation, transmission and up-gradationhas over $80 billion investment opportunities and foreign direct investmentwas pouring as multiple companies have shown their interest to invest.
Addressing the five-day inaugural training programme for professionals ofAfghanistan on Pakistan’s Power Regulatory regime organized by NationalElectric Power Regulatory Authority (NRPRA), on the request of SAARC EnergyCenter (SEC) here, he said the government has planned to increase installedcapacity of power generation to 42,000 MW by 2030.
The generation side alone has investment opportunity of $40 billion besides$20 billion in transmission market of the country, he added.
