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Minister of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal. PHOTO: APPLICATION
ISLAMABAD:
Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday chaired the third high-level meeting of the Prime Minister’s committee to design a permanent solution to recurring water and power outages in Gwadar, and reviewed the progress of ongoing and planned power projects in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and Gwadar.
The meeting was attended by Federal Minister for Energy, Awais Leghari, as well as senior officials from relevant ministries and stakeholders, according to a press release.
Under the plan, GB is expected to receive an additional 100 MW to its power generation capacity by June 2026.
The 100 MWp distributed solar photovoltaic (DPV) project is currently under development at multiple sites across Gilgit-Baltistan. The project comprises an 18 MW rooftop solar component and an 82 MW utility-scale component, with a total estimated cost of Rs 24 billion.
As for Gwadar, the committee reviewed the status of solarization of pumping stations and desalination power plants, an initiative valued at Rs 1.9 billion.
