Balochistan govt plans to launch power projects

The energy generated from the small scale power projects could be used for street lights and water supply tube wells, a source in Balochistan government told APP.

Under Roshan Balochistan programme, power supply projects would be formulated at a specific location in off-grid areas which would benefit the people of the far-flung area.

The source said that the government had also planned to establish Balochistan Electric Company Limited which would work on hydrocarbon (oil and gas) exploration and development projects to be used for generating electricity.

The newly established Medical Emergency Response Centers at the highways of the province would also be connected with solar energy sources, he added.

The Balochistan government was working to provide solar geysers in mosques and public places in cold areas of the province.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 26^th, 2020.