PESHAWAR: Provincial Minister of Energy and Power, KP Nazir Ahmad Abbasi, on Sunday said that the energy sector had a fundamental position in the country’s economy.
“The development and prosperity of all sectors, including agriculture, industry, transport, irrigation, and municipalities, are linked to this important sector,” he said.He was addressing the oath-taking ceremony of the newly elected office-bearers of the Pedo Officers Association (Registered), consisting of officers of the Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization (Pedo), a subsidiary of the Energy and Power Department KP, an official handout said.
He said that the natural water resources of cheap hydropower generation found in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, along with oil and gas reserves, were valuable assets of this province, which can be used to stabilize the livelihood of the workers and bring about a revolution.
The minister said that Pedo was an important government institution producing cheap hydropower in the province, which was providing billions of rupees to the province annually.
“Pedo will be developed and made the highest-income institution in the province,” he added.
Meanwhile, the minister administered oath to newly elected office-bearers of the association, including its Chairman Syed Asif Raza, President Engineer Muqeemuddin, General Secretary Muhammad Abrar, Senior Vice-President Salman Afridi, Vice President Waqas Gandapur, Joint Secretary Sefat ullah, Finance Secretary Imran Khan, Information Secretary Ashfaq Khan and Office Secretary Shahzad Khan.
