ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has directed the authorities to ensure completion of in-progress projects in the province as per the given timelines.
Presiding over the first meeting of the newly constituted policy board of Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organisation (PEDO) at chief minister secretariat in Peshawar, the chief minister made it clear that unnecessary delay in the completion of the projects would not be tolerated, adding that in case of unnecessary delays, strict action would be taken against those responsible for delays.
He also directed that all priority projects in the energy sector, including 300MW Balakot Hydro Power Project as well as energy projects under the CPEC portfolio, should be completed by the end of this year.
Vice-chairman of the policy board and Advisor to KP CM on Energy Himayatullah Khan, KP Additional Chief Secretary Shakeel Qadir Khan, Energy Secretary Muhammad Zubair Khan besides other high ranking officials also attended the meeting.
The meeting was briefed in detail about the newly constituted policy board, new administrative structure of the board, proposed mechanism for appointment of the members of the executive committee and other related matters. The meeting, besides approving new organogram of Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organisation under new PEDO ordinance also accorded approval to abolish certain unnecessary administrative slots in the old administrative structure of the organisation.
The meeting also approved mechanism for the posting of members of the executive committee and constituted a four-member committee to be headed by additional chief secretary so that posting on such positions could be ensured without any delay. The forum also approved revised annual budget of PEDO along with the creation of a new position of secretary for the policy board.
Similarly, the forum allowed the PEDO to hire internees under the internship policy of the provincial government with the aim to meet the future requirements of hydel engineers for the mega power projects of the province. The chief minister, on the occasion, termed the timely completion of power projects as one of the top priorities of his government and expressed the hope that newly constituted administrative structure and policy board of PEDO will further improve its overall working capacity which will ensure the timely completion of mega energy projects in the province.
