Punjab government has prepared an action plan for the setting up five hydel generation projects in various areas of the province. Official sources told Business Recorder here on Sunday that under the programme the proposed hydel generation projects would be established in Sialkot, Gujranwala, Sheikhupura, Okara and Pakpattan.
The programme would be undertaken with the financial assistance of Asian Development Bank (ADB) for producing 25-megawatt electricity.
After a detailed survey as many as 48 sites had been identified at various canals where hydel power projects of 500 megawatts would be established in Punjab. The step taken by the government would not only help provision of low cost electricity to the masses but would leave a positive impact on industrial and agriculture sector in Punjab.
In addition to this the government was also making efforts for generating energy from thermal, solar and other sources and in this regard many steps had already been taken by the government. The work on hydropower projects would undertaken in near future sources added.
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