Khyber Pakhtunkhwa plans to provide more affordable electricity to industries through its ongoing power projects, Chief Minister Sohail Afridi announced while chairing a session of the KP Transmission Line and Grid System Company. During the meeting, he emphasized the timely completion of transmission line and hydropower projects and called for the feasibility study of the KP Power Distribution Company to be finalized within six months.
Afridi also directed the early finalization of the draft Regulatory Authority Act, stating that the province aims to supply cheaper electricity generated from local projects to industrial sectors. He highlighted the priority of completing all hydropower projects to promote industrial growth, create job opportunities, and support economic stabilization in the region.
Officials briefed the chief minister that ongoing projects are expected to add 800 megawatts of power to the grid. A 120-kilometer transmission line is being installed from the Matiltan powerhouse to Chak Darra, while the Daral Khwar hydropower project has already been completed and is operational. In total, seven hydropower projects with a combined capacity of 224 megawatts have been successfully commissioned.
The Matiltan Hydropower Project, located in the Gorkin Matiltan region, is a key renewable energy initiative with a planned capacity of 84 MW. Sponsored by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, the project is designed to strengthen local energy supply and forms part of a broader effort to expand hydropower generation across the province, meeting growing energy demands and supporting sustainable development.
