KP's Energy Resources If Exploited Could Generate Upto 30000MW Electricity: Advisor
Sumaira FH Published May 03, 2019 | 09:40 PM
Advisor to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on energy and power Himayat Ullah Khan has said that KP has huge reservoirs of energy, and if exploited these natural resources properly can generate thirty thousand megawatts of electricity
He was addressing 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, University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar.
The Ambassador of South Korea, Vice Chancellor University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar Dr. Iftikhar Hussain, Additional Chief Secretary Shahzad Bangash, Secretary Energy Sarfaraz Durrani, Chief Executive Officer PEDO Mr. Bahader Shah attended the conference.
The purpose of the conference was to bring together government officials, energy sector professionals, academicians and representatives from donor agencies and private firms to discuss investment opportunities in the province's energy resources.
Advisor to Chief Minister said that the power projects initiated by Government would generate a total of 220 MW of electricity but for the purpose of producing oil and gas reserves in the southern districts of the province, private investment was required to start work on multiple blocks.
Himayat Ullah Khan said that the present government was working on numerous energy projects which would overcome the present energy crisis and would generate four thousands MW power, which would be a major source of employment as well as stability for the province's economy in the coming days.
He said that further steps were being taken to develop the energy sector in light of the instructions of Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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