For this purpose, it will invest 248 billion rupees on different power projects during the next financial year.
According to Radio Pakistan quoting official sources that fifty-two billion rupees have been allocated for Stage 1 of Dasu Hydropower Project which will produce 2160 MW of electricity, twenty-one billion rupees have been earmarked for land acquisition and construction of Lot one to five for Diamer-Bhasha Dam and Hydropower Project.
Eleven billion rupees will be spent on Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project having a capacity of 969 MW, eleven billion rupees on Tarbela-IV Extension Hydropower Project with a capacity of 1410 MW and five billion rupees have been set aside for up-gradation of Guddu Power Project having a capacity of 747 MW of highly economical power.