Energy secretary says work progressing on projects

PESHAWAR: Secretary Energy Zubair Khan said on Sunday work was progressing rapidly on Balakot, Lawi, Gorkin Matiltan, Gabral Kalam, and Madyan hydropower projects.

“Completion of these projects within the stipulated time frame is a major challenge,” he said while attending a meeting, said a handout.The secretary stressed the need to complete the ongoing energy projects in view of the prevailing circumstances and to promote investment in these projects by immediately amending and revising the Power Policy 2016.

He issued instructions to prepare work plans, timelines and activity plans to bring transparency in the projects.The secretary said under the KP government’s Good Governance Roadmap Programme, public dealing matters with merit and transparency in institutions is the top priority, for which the biggest challenge was to complete the ongoing energy projects in the Energy & Power Department and all its subsidiary institutions.