Breakthrough: Govt vows to restore Reshun hydropower station

Officials believe project will be completed after Eid, solar panels to be installed

PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to restore the Reshun hydropower station as well as complete the ongoing power projects at the earliest in Chitral district. This has been done in view of the problems faced by the people of Chitral.

The decision was taken at a high-level meeting of Technical Committee, PEDO held under the chairmanship of Energy and Power Department Secretary Naeem Khan which also reviewed progress on Reshun hydropower station, which was damaged during floods. The meeting was also attended by Technical Committee Chairperson Latif Khan and other officers.

The committee voiced its concern over the slow pace of work on the hydropower project. They decided to start the restoration work of the project after Eid vacations, saying no compromises would be made over the early restoration of the Reshun hydropower station.

During the meeting, Latif was informed that PEDO has installed solar panels in over 1,000 houses and 350 KVA heavy duty generators from its own resources.



The energy and power department secretary directed the relevant officers of PEDO to work day and night to restore the Reshun power station soon.

He assured the people of Chitral that all efforts would be made for the restoration of Reshun hydropower station. He said the government was actively working for the completion of cheap energy projects in Chitral.

Locals have suffered electricity issues for the last six months after Reshun power plant was damaged in the July 2015 floods.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 10^th, 2016.