PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to lay a new transmission line in Swat district to transmit cheap hydropower generated from its own resources.
For this purpose, Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) and Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization (PEDO) have reached an agreement to construct a 22-kilometer transmission line in Swat district. However, the construction work on the project will begin in the next few days. This will save the province billions of rupees and generate revenue annually.
In this regard, a high-level meeting was held under the chairmanship of Secretary Energy and Power Nisar Ahmed, in which Chief Executive PEDO Engineer Anwar Ul Haq, Additional Secretary Power/ Admin Anwar Khan Sherani, Chief Engineer Habibullah Shah, Director General PESCO Atif Jawad, Chief Engineer Development Habibur Rehman and other senior officials participated.
Moreover, the meeting was briefed about the completion of ongoing hydropower projects in the Swat corridor of PEDO, a subsidiary of the Energy Department, and the ongoing project of a 40-kilometer transmission line from Matiltan Swat to Bahrain and its features.
The transmission line from Madin Grid Station to Khawaza Khela Grid Station in Swat district would ensure efficient transmission of electricity after the completion of the hydropower projects to be completed by PEDO in the next 2 to 5 years, while various proposals were presented to review the technical aspects of the project.
At this juncture, the Secretary Energy and Power Nisar Ahmed termed the Province’s owned transmission lines as a game changer for the energy projects to be completed in the coming years, which will provide the province with its own transmission network and also an important milestone for the economy.
He urged PESCO and PEDO authorities to immediately complete the rationalization, timeline and costing process of the project so that work on the public welfare project can be started soon.
It should be noted that the expenses incurred on the said project will be reimbursed under NEPRA’s Open Access Regulation, 2022 program.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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