Iran will supply an additional 35MW to the bordering areas of Balochistan according to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Pakistan and Iran during the visit of a delegation headed by Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Water and Power visited Iran recently.
According to the MoU, this additional 35MW electricity will be supplied to Balochistan through existing jackigur-Mand 132KV transmission line subject to technical suitability. Senator Nawabzada Mir Haji Lashkari Raisani, Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Water and Power, Dr Ismail Buledi and senior officials of the PEPCO visited Iran to negotiate import of electricity for the border areas of Balochistan province besides supply of additional power.
The Chairman of the committee expressed the hope that additional capacity would be helpful in solving the problem of loadshedding in the border area of Balochistan. It may be recalled that Mir Haji Lashkari Raisani and others visited Iran to negotiate import of electricity for the border areas of Balochistan province besides supply of additional power. Some parts of Makran area are already being supplied electricity from Iran, Haji Lashkari Raisani said in a statement issued, here on Thursday.
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