KP Has Huge Energy Reservoirs With Potential Of Generating Thousands Of Megawatts Of Electricity-Himayat

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Advisor to Chief Minister for Energy and Power, Himayat Ullah Khan has said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has huge reservoir of energy where these natural resources can generate thirty thousand megawatts of electricity while the government is also in need of private sector cooperation in order to get the country out of energy crisis

PESHAWAR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 3rd May, 2019 ) :Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Advisor to Chief Minister for Energy and Power, Himayat Ullah Khan has said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has huge reservoir of energy where these natural resources can generate thirty thousand megawatts of electricity while the government is also in need of private sector cooperation in order to get the country out of energy crisis.

He was addressing to a national conference on Innovative partnership to Accelerate Sustainable Energy in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The conference was jointly organized by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Energy department and US Pakistan center for advanced studies in energy, Unviersity of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar.

The Ambassador of South Korea, Vice Chancellor University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar Dr. iftikhar Hussain, Additional Chief Secretary Mr. Shahzad Bangash, Secretary Energy Mr. Sarfaraz Durrani, Center for Advanced Studies in energy Dr. Najeeb, Chief Executive Officer PEDO Mr. Bahader Shah were attended the conference.

The purpose of the conference is to bring together government officials, energy sector professionals, academicians and representative from donor agencies and private firms to discuss investment opportunities in the province's energy resources.

Advisor to Chief Minister said that In current provincial government several power projects are being done rapidly, which will generate a total of 220 MW of electricity, for the purpose of producing oil and gas reserves in the southern districts of the province, private investment is required to start work on multiple blocks.

Mr. Himayat Ullah Khan said that the current government is working on numerous energy projects which will overcome the current energy crisis while these power generation will generate four thousands MW power, which will be a major source of employment as well as the stability of the province's economy in the coming days.

He said that further steps are being taken to develop the energy sector in light of the instructions of Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.