PESHAWAR – The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) power projects delay has deepened amid a growing financial crisis, threatening the province’s energy infrastructure, economic stability, and public welfare.
Ongoing power projects across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been halted or slowed due to lack of funds. The Ministry of Energy (Power Division), in a letter to the provincial government, warned that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa power projects delay could seriously damage the region’s power supply chain and delay its development goals.
Key projects—including new grid stations, high-voltage transmission lines, and power loss reduction plans—are pending in districts like Peshawar, Nowshera, Mardan, Swabi, Shangla, and Lower Kohistan. Affected projects include a 132KV grid station in Chelang and multiple 220KV and 500KV transmission lines aimed at improving power distribution.
While local resistance to ABC cable installation and land acquisition remain obstacles, officials confirmed that the main cause of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa power projects delay is the province’s ongoing financial stress. Billions of rupees [over 35.7mn US dollars] are needed to resume work and complete the pending projects.
The federal government has now instructed the provincial authorities to include this issue in monthly review meetings and to involve district administrations and project directors to help find urgent solutions.
Officials from the Power and Energy Department say completing these projects is essential to curb load-shedding and provide uninterrupted electricity to consumers across the province.
