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Speaker, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, Asad Qaiser has said that three energy projects will be completed this year in the province. The projects will collectively generate 56 Megawatt of electricity. He was addressing a seminar regarding China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) under the auspices of the University of Engineering and Technology (UET) at a local hotel, here on Thursday.
Besides, Vice Chancellor, UET, Iftikhar Hussain Shah, Dr Najibullah, Dr Gul Faraz, Engineer Qazi Mohammad Naeem, Professor Abbas Khan, other speakers also addressed the seminar. The Speaker, KP Assembly, said that work on the implementation of energy policy is in full swing in the province and for this purpose all available resources are being utilised. He said that five new energy sector projects would be completed by the end of 2018, which would produce 214 MW of electricity.
He further said that 356 micro-hydel power projects would be completed till 2017, which would produce 35 megawatt of electricity. The Speaker said that 5000 families deprived of electricity in Chitral would be provided solar energy while solar energy projects for 100 villages of southern and central districts were also being started.
Regarding CPEC, the Speaker said that they have eye on each and everything of the project and would not allowed anyone to usurp the rights of the province in any circumstance. He said that the provincial government would not hurt the feelings of the province in connections with this project and protect the rights of the province and its people in this regard.
The Speaker said that no doubt, the project is a fortune changer and it should not be made controversial. However, he said that they were having apprehensions regarding this crucial project. He said that they were having reservations and apprehensions, but they were not interested in point scoring. He said that the federal government has not taken the provincial government into confidence regarding the project and the Chief Minister Pervez Khattak was kept in dark in this regard. He said that the federal government have given them assurance regarding granting the status of expressway to Indus Highway and laying of railway line from Peshawar to Charsadda and Swabi, but the implementation is still awaited.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2016

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