The government has released a sum of Rs 82.538 billion for various projects of the National Transmission and Despatch Company and Pakistan Electric Power Company under the Annual Public Sector Development Programme so far during the current fiscal year 2022-23.
According to the data of the Planning Commission, the government had allocated Rs 40,983.26 million for various NTDC/PEPCO projects with Rs 20,773.43 million foreign aid component. A sum of Rs 77.377 million has been spent so far on various projects.
A sum of Rs 67,098.17 million has been disbursed under the foreign aid component till March. The government had specified a sum of Rs 7,500 million for the Interconnection of Makran Network, Rs 2,000 million for 220 kV Swabi Substation (NTDC), Rs 1,500 million for 220/132kV GIS Substation Dhabiji (NTDC), Rs 1,200 million for 500 kV Allama Iqbal Industrial City, Rs 1000 million for 220kV Haripur Substation, Rs 750 million for ABC Cable for Peshawar, Bannu Circle (PESCO), Rs 600 million for construction of 132 kV Grid Station (Khan Mehterzai), Rs 395 million for electrification works at different villages of Chitral.—APP
