*PESHAWAR – The Khyber Pakthunkhwa government has completed 255 mini microhydro-power projects in 12 northern districts of the province to provideinexpensive electricity to people.*

“Work on 67 others mini macro hydro-power projects is also in full swing toprovide affordable energy and clean drinking water to the people,”officials in KP energy department said.

The sources said the KP government had also proposed seven mega projectsfor inclusion in the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) includingMujigram-Shghor 64MW plant, Istaru Booni 72MW plant, Turen More Kari 350MWplant, Jamshill Turen More 260MW plant, Ghrait-Swir Lasht 277MW plant,Torcamp-Guddubar 409MW plant, Kari-Mushkur 446MW plant and power evacuationfrom Chitral to Chakdar through a transmission line.

The government has signed Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with Chinesecompanies for construction of these seven gigantic hydropower projects of1978 MW proposed under CPEC in Chitral.

Earlier in April, the then prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi inauguratedthe first unit of Neelum-Jhelum Hydroelectric Project (NJHP) in AzadKashmir capable of producing 242MW electricity.

He said the other two units of the 969 megawatt project will be completedwithin two months.