Sindh Power Department has electrified over 800 villages of the province since 2010 while electrification of more villages is well underway, Business Recorder learnt on Friday. Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah approved Rs 1000 million for electrification of various villages of the province.
According to the sources, the fund was utilised by the Power Department through Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) and Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (HESCO). KESC has electrified many villages situated in suburbs of the city while HESCO has electrified more than 750 villages of various districts of the province, they added.
The power department, a few months ago, has notified Monitoring and Implementation Unit (MIU) in order to oversee village electrification scheme. The Sindh chief minister had also approved the budget in this regard. The office of MIU has been established in Hyderabad.