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Minister for Planning and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal. PHOTO: APP
ISLAMABAD:
Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday chaired the third high-level meeting of the PM committee set up to devise a permanent solution to recurring water and power cuts in Gwadar and reviewed progress on ongoing and planned electricity projects in both Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and Gwadar.
The meeting was attended by Federal Minister for Power Awais Leghari along with senior officials from relevant ministries and stakeholders, a press release said.
According to the plan, GB is expected to be provided with a 100MW addition to its power generation capacity by June 2026.
100 MWp Distributed Photovoltaic (DPV) Solar Project is currently under development at several locations across Gilgit-Baltistan. The project includes an 18MW rooftop solar component and an 82MW utility-scale component, with an estimated total cost of Rs 24 billion.
Regarding Gwadar, the committee reviewed the status of solarization of pumping stations and desalination plants, an initiative worth Rs 1.9 billion.
