Special Assistant to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Energy and Power Taj Muhammad has inaugurated eleven mini-micro hydel power stations in Chitral.

Out of the total recently inaugurated mini-micro hydel stations five projects were situated in Kalash, five in Garam Chashma, and one in Sheshi valley.

The projects had the capacity generation of 1.7MW cheap electricity. The electricity produced by these projects will be supplied to 4000 households of these valleys.

Addressing on the occasion, the Special Assistant said that the government was committed to provide cheap, clean and green electricity to the people.

The Special Assistant also reviewed progress on ongoing hydro power projects including the 69 MW Lawi HPP and 4.2 MW Reshun HPP being undertaken by Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization (PEDO).