36.6mw Daral Khwar project starts power generation

PESHAWAR: The Daral Khwar Hydropower Project in Swat had started electricity generation of 36.6 megawatts, which would provide a hefty revenue of Rs1.3 billion annually to the province, an official said on Thursday.

Addressing a function in this connection here, Secretary Energy and Power Muhammad Zubair Khan congratulated Chief Executive PEDO, Muhammad Naeem Khan, and his team on successful commissioning and initiation of operational activities of this important project.

He said the Daral Khwar Hydropower project was constructed in the Bahrain area of Swat district with the assistance of Chinese engineers.

He said that the electricity generated by the project had been added to the national grid system.

The secretary Power and Energy said the Daral Khwar Hydropower Project would prove a milestone in development of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Besides strengthening the provincial economy, he said this project would also create scores of job opportunities.

Later, he presented a commemorative certificate to the Project Director Daral Khwar Hydropower Habib Ullah Shah and hoped that other power-related projects of the province would also be completed well in time.