Two private sector power projects having cumulative net capacity of 390 MW power generation have been added to the national grid. These include one gas-based IPP i.e. 176.6 MW Fauji Dharki Power Projectwhich was commissioned on 22 April and the other 213.8 MW Hubco-Narowal Power Project started its commercial operations on 16 May this year.
This was informed to the 88th meeting of the Board of Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) held here on Monday with Minister for Water & Power Syed Naveed Qamar in the chair and was attended by the Secretary Water and Power Imtiaz Kazi, Secretary Planning Commission Sohail Ahmad, Secretary Petroleum and Natural Resources, Muhammad Ejaz Chaudhry and Managing Director PPIB N. A. Zuberi, besides Directors of PPIB and other senior government officials and co-opted members of the Board, said a press release.

Another three IPPs are in construction phase which include 209 MW Bhikki Power Project expected to be commissioned very soon while other two including 84 MW New Bong Hydropower Project and 375 MW Uch-II Power Project based on gas, expected by 2013.

Syed Naveed Qamar said that the government believed in the policy of facilitating the investors, and free them of any hurdles or delays during the processing of their projects.