ISLAMABAD, Jun 12 (APP):The government has allocated an amount of Rs 267,952.773 millio
n for various ongoing and new schemes of power sector in annual public sector development programme (PSDP) for year 2024-25.
According to the budgetary document released here Wednesday, out of total allocation, a sum of Rs 113,760.301 million has been specified for ongoing schemes through PSDP, Rs 17,401 millio
n for new schemes and Rs 136,791.472 million (own resources) for year 2024-25.
Out of total allocation, the local component stands at Rs 135,564 million and foreign loan component is Rs 132,388.208 million during the said period.
For ongoing schemes, a sum of Rs 4500 million each has been earmarked for 220/132 Kv GIS substation Dhabiji and 220 Kv Haripur Substation, Rs 6,000 millio
n for 220Kv Swabi Substation, Rs 6,500 millio
n for 500 Kv Allama Iqbal Industrial City, Rs 1,424.360 millio
n for electrification works at different valleys of district Chitral, Rs 4,536.225 millio
n for 220 kV Quaid-e-Azam Apparel and Business Park Grid Station, Rs 38,000 millio
n for installation of 2×600 MW Coal Fired Power Project GENCO-I (Jamshoro), Rs 3,808 millio
n for Power Distribution Enhancement Investment Program-II, Rs 4,499 million electricity distribution efficiency improvement project (MEPCO), Rs 3,691.509 millio
n for electricity distribution efficiency improvement project (HESCO) and Rs 2,600 millio
n for 500 kV Matiari—Moro-R Y Khan.
For New Scheme, an amount of Rs 6,250 million has been earmarked for land acquisitio
n for installation of 1200 MW solar power plant Layyah, Rs 4,500 millio
n for electricity distribution improvement and Rs 6,000 millio
n for installation of assets performance management system on 100 kV and 200 kV distribution transformers.
Similarly, a sum of Rs 34,148.335 million has been specified for evacuation of power from Dasu HPP stage-1, Rs 16,801 millio
n for evacuation of power from Suki Kinari, Kohala, Rs 2,200 millio
n for evacuation of power from Tarbela 5th Extension, Rs 1,007 millio
n for evacuation of power from wind power projects (Jhimpir), Rs 2,344 millio
n for installation of pilot battery energy storage system, Rs 11,341 millio
n for upgradation of NTDC telecommunication, Rs 6,600 millio
n for 220 kV Dharki-Rahim Yar Khan, Rs 7,230 millio
n for extension and augmentation of existing 500 kV and 220 kV grid stations, Rs 4,615.686 millio
n for 500 KV Islamabad West, Rs 2,750 millio
n for 220 kV Arifwala Substation and Rs 4,430.200 millio
n for 500/220kV Sialkot Substation
