Chitral valley is the land of natural resources. It has got high dry mountains parallel with Glacier Mountains which originate water and flow down in full power. They have the capacity to power hydropower. Taj Mohammad Khan Tarand who is Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Energy and Power said that Chitral valley has the potential of generating 4,300 megawatts of cheap hydel power.
He added that presently the provincial government in collaboration with the Frontier Works Organization (FWO) is working on three hydel projects of 506 megawatts.
Besides Secretary Energy and Power, Syed Imtiaz Hussain Shah, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization (PEDO) Engineer Naeem Khan, and others were also present on the occasion.
Briefing the Special Assistant, Project Director FWO, Brig (Retd) Tariq Mahmood said that the organization was currently working on three hydel power projects including 137 MW Shogosain, 144 MW Shashgai Zandoli and 230 MW Laspur Marigram in Chitral.
They held threadbare discussions on feasibility studies, production licenses, and land acquisition-related issues of these projects. The special assistant on behalf of the provincial government assured full cooperation to FWO authorities regarding these projects.
He said that the completion of these projects will help earn billions of rupees in receipts for the province. The Secretary of Energy & Power, Syed Imtiaz Hussain Shah said that the energy potential of Chitral could be utilized for cheap electricity.
