ISLAMABAD: The government has allocated an amount of Rs 267,952.773 million for various ongoing and new projects of the power sector in the annual public sector development programme (PSDP) for the year 2024-25.
According to the budget document available with WE News, a sum of Rs 113,760.301 million has been allocated for ongoing schemes through PSDP, while Rs 17,401 million for new schemes and Rs 136,791.472 million for the year 2024-25.
Out of the total budget allocation, the domestic component stands at Rs 135,564 million and the external loan component is Rs 132,388.208 million during the next fiscal year.
The document states that for ongoing schemes, a sum of Rs 4500 million each has been allocated for 220/132 Kv GIS substation Dhabiji and 220 Kv Haripur Substation, Rs 6,500 million for 500 Kv Allama Iqbal Industrial City, Rs 6,000 million for 220Kv Swabi Substation, Rs 38,000 million for installation of 2×600 MW Coal Fired Power Project GENCO-I (Jamshoro), Rs 1,424.360 million for electrification works at different valleys of district Chitral, Rs 4,536.225 million for 220 kV Quaid-e-Azam Apparel and Business Park Grid Station, Rs 4,499 million electricity distribution efficiency improvement project (MEPCO), Rs 3,808 million for Power Distribution Enhancement Investment Program-II, Rs 3,691.509 million for electricity distribution efficiency improvement project (HESCO) and Rs 2,600 million for 500 kV Matiari—Moro-R Y Khan.
For new schemes, an amount of Rs 6,250 million has been earmarked for the acquisition of land for the installation of 1200 MW solar power plant Layyah, Rs 6,000 million for installation of assets performance management system on 100 kV and 200 kV distribution transformers and Rs 4,500 million for electricity distribution improvement.
Similarly, a sum of Rs 34,148.335 million has been allocated for evacuation of power from Dasu HPP stage-1, Rs 16,801 million for evacuation of power from Suki Kinari, Kohala, Rs 2,200 million for evacuation of power from Tarbela 5th Extension, Rs 1,007 million for evacuation of power from wind power projects (Jhimpir), Rs 2,344 million for installation of pilot battery energy storage system.
Under the new plan, Rs 11,341 million has been earmarked for upgradation of NTDC telecommunication, Rs 6,600 million for 220 kV Dharki-Rahim Yar Khan, Rs 7,230 million for extension and augmentation of existing 500 kV and 220 kV grid stations, Rs 4,615.686 million for 500 KV Islamabad West, Rs 2,750 million for 220 kV Arifwala Substation and Rs 4,430.200 million for 500/220kV Sialkot Substation.
