PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government completed two mini-micro hydropower projects of 342 kilowatts in Upper Dir district, where cheap electricity has been provided to more than 1,300 households.
The completion of both projects will benefit more than 7,000 people in the underdeveloped areas of Upper Dir district.
These projects will provide 24-hour electricity free from loadshedding.
By the end of this year, 10 more mini-microhydropower projects of 2,445 kilowatts willalso be completed. This will benefit thousands of people of the district.
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The Energy and Power Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has initiated work on mini-micro hydropower projects under the Access to Clean Energy Program in the underdeveloped areas of the province under the supervision of the Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization (PEDO), a subsidiary of the Energy andPower Department.
The mini-hydropower project (250kW) has been completed in Siah Badrakani Dogdara area of Upper Dir District and the mini-micro hydropower project (92kW) completed in Jogi Kas Dogdara and formally inaugurated.
According to the Project Director of the Mini-Micro Hydel Power Projects, Faisal Dawar, more than 1,000 families would benefit from the Siah Badara Kanai project and more than 300 families from the Jogi Kas project.
The Energy Department is working on several small, medium and large projects tomake maximum use of the natural resources of hydropower available in the province, which will prove helpful in overcoming the energy crisis.
Work on eight other mini-micro hydropower projects is also in progress in Dir, including Tapandi 250kW, Kalkot 200kW, Thal Malo 250kW, Munzdog 150kW,RoghaniKalay 50kW, Malok Khor 150kW and Shringal 500kW.
Moreover, foundation stone of mini-micro hydel power project of 700kW in Salul Union Council of Sheringal has also been laid.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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