PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has decided to sell the power generated from Malakand III directly to industries instead of providing it to the federal government.
Officials privy to the development told this scribe that the move will reduce the province’s dependence on the central government whereas Islamabad has been informed about the decision.
The adviser said that at present power generation in Malakand III costs Rs2.5 per unit and they have been selling it to the federation at the same price for 10 years but on return WAPDA is providing electricity to KP at Rs18 per unit.
Similarly, he said KP sells the electricity of Pehore Power Project at Rs4 per unit to the federal government but in return the province has to purchase it at Rs18 per unit.
Therefore, it was decided that instead of giving the electricity to center government, the province will directly sell to the industries in KP.
He said that this will provide cheaper electricity to the local industries and will reduce the cost of production. He said that this will also boost the local industrial production and will generate more employment opportunities.
