10.2MW Jabori HydropowerProject completed
After the successful commercial operation of the project, 71.1 GhW of cheap electricity will be generated annually and added to the national grid. An agreement has already been signed with PESCO in August for the purchase of electricity generated from the project. The project will generate an annual revenue of Rs405 million for the province.
Special Assistant to Chief Minister Energy & Power Tariq Sadozai, Secretary Energy & Power Muhammad Zubair Khan and Chief Executive PEDO Irfanullah Khan termed the successful completion of the project as a significant development.
After obtaining approval from federal institutions - PESCO, NEPRA, CPPAG and NTDC - under difficult circumstances, the project has been successfully completed, they maintained.
Moreover, they termed the Jabori Hydropower Project as a milestone for the development of the energy sector in the province and reiterated their resolve to complete more hydropower projects.
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