660MW RLNG-based power plant in KP agreed

The Federal government has agreed to install 660 megawatts RLNG based Power plant in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is agreed by the federal government to install.

A meeting of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Reform was held at Parliament House regarding 1200MW RLNG based Power Plants in Baloki and Haveli Bahadurshah.

The meeting was chaired by the Chairman Abdul Majeed Khan (PML-N).
The Planning Commission team briefed the Committee about the present progress of the plants. The representatives of KP stressed upon the discrimination done by Federal Government on installation of the two RLNG based power plants in one province.

He further highlighted that despite producing more than 53% of national crude oil and about 13% of natural gas, KP does not have any single Thermal Power Plant. He further elaborated that Thermal Power Plant is necessary in the Province for voltage regulation and reducing the line losses.

The representative of KP proposed that at least one 660 MW RLNG based Combined Cycle Power Plant shall be installed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from Federal PSDP along with RLNG transmission pipeline and power evacuation systems.