Matiltan power plant to become operational in 2023
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Secretary Energy Syed Imtiaz Hussain Shah Wednesday said that timely completion of energy projects is a big challenge and 84 mv Matiltan Hydropower Project would be completed in 2023.
The department of energy, through its subsidiary PEDO, is working on several hydropower projects in Swat, of which 37 MW Daral Khuar Power House has been successfully completed, while Matiltan Hydropower Project would completed in 2023, 88 MW Gabral Kalam Hydropower Project and 157 MW Madain Hydropower Project would be completed in 2027.
With the South Korean government company, 238 MW Kalam Ashrait and 229 MW Ashrait Kedam Project would be started soon in Swat district, he added.
He said this during a review meeting regarding Matiltan hydropower project.
He was accompanied by Chief Executive PEDO Engineer Naeem Khan and other senior officers of the company.
On the occasion, he was given a comprehensive briefing regarding ongoing works and projects. Imtiaz Hussain Shah directed that work on the project should be expedited and it should be completed within the stipulated time.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 2nd, 2022.