{"id":61459,"date":"2020-02-16T22:00:44","date_gmt":"2020-02-16T17:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=61459"},"modified":"2020-02-14T16:47:10","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T11:47:10","slug":"kp-govt-funds-425mn-hydropower-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/kp-govt-funds-425mn-hydropower-projects.html","title":{"rendered":"KP govt seeks USD 425mn from WB for hydropower projects in Swat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has requested the World Bank (WB) to issue USD 425 million for developing hydropower projects in Swat, according to a news report. These funds will be used to establish run-of-river hydropower projects on Swat River Basin, with the estimated energy potential of 2,000 megawatts (MW).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/kp-govt-develop-power-infrastructure-merged-tribal-districts.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" KP govt to develop power infrastructure in merged tribal districts (opens in a new tab)\"> KP govt to develop power infrastructure in merged tribal districts<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a WB document, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/kp-cm-seeks-progress-report-chitrals-power-projects.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"KP government (opens in a new tab)\">KP government<\/a> has developed a project costing USD 782 million. It added that this financing was indicative and mobilisation efforts to involve commercial financing are underway. The provincial government\u2019s financial share will be determined according to the commercial capital gathered.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/kp-to-establish-its-own-power-distribution-company.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" KP to establish its own power distribution company (opens in a new tab)\"> KP to establish its own power distribution company<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Peshawar Energy Development Organisation (PEDO) will administer this funding and comply with their requirements regarding the social aspects, environmental concerns, and due diligence. The government is establishing these projects in the Upper Dir and Swat districts, which come under the Malakand Division. The total power output potential of the Swat River Basin includes various run-of-river projects with varying capacities between 10MW and 200MW. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has requested the World Bank (WB) to issue USD 425 million for developing hydropower projects in Swat, according to a news report. These funds will be used to establish run-of-river hydropower projects on Swat River Basin, with the estimated energy potential of 2,000 megawatts (MW). Read: KP govt to develop power infrastructure in merged tribal districts According to a WB document, the KP government has developed a project costing USD 782 million. It added that this financing was indicative and mobilisation efforts to involve commercial financing are underway. The provincial government\u2019s financial share will be determined according to the commercial capital gathered. Read: KP to establish its own power distribution company The Peshawar Energy Development Organisation (PEDO) will administer this funding and comply with their requirements regarding the social aspects, environmental concerns, and due diligence. The government is establishing these projects in the Upper Dir and Swat districts, which come under the Malakand Division. The total power output potential of the Swat River Basin includes various run-of-river projects with varying capacities between 10MW and 200MW.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":60519,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15016],"tags":[11562,4455,6704,14658],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-61459","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-developments","8":"tag-hydropower-projects","9":"tag-infrastructure","10":"tag-kp-govt","11":"tag-kp-govt-prioritises-infrastructure","12":"cat-15016-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The KP government to seek funds for hydropower projects - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The KP government is looking for funds to establish run-of-river hydropower projects in the Malakand Division. 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