PEDO project gets excellence award
Costing $1.69b, the plant will generate 3.2b units of clean energy per year. PHOTO: REUTERS
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has awarded the ‘Excellence Award’ to the ongoing solar energy project under the Access to Clean Energy Program of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government.
It is being completed under the supervision of Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization (PEDO), a subsidiary of Energy & Power Department; the project is in final stage of completion.
In this regard, Secretary Energy and Power Syed Imtiaz Hussain Shah said that K-P government has crossed another milestone of success in development projects under best strategy and people friendly policy.
It will help boost economy as well as creation of new jobs.
He congratulated Chief Executive PEDO Engr Naeem Khan and members of the project team working on solar energy projects and said that for their excellent performance, the power department has been awarded by the ADB for the successful implementation of the project
He also paid tribute to Chief Minister Mehmood Khan under whose supervision people-friendly projects have been launched for the province, the completion of which would usher in a new era of development in the province.
Chief Executive PEDO Engr Naeem Khan thanked the management of the Asian Development Bank for their generous financial support to the provincial government.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 19th, 2022.