KP to form its own power distribution company

Peshawar: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to form its own electricity distribution company.

According to the provincial finance minister, the work on the project of the distribution company has been started. The company formation has also been included in the budget of the next financial year.

Finance Minister Aftab Alam said that it is the vision of the Chief Minister that the electricity distribution issue should be resolved on a future basis, and steps have been taken for the distribution company.

The provincial finance minister further said that the province does not have its own distribution line of electricity. The establishment of a distribution company will solve the problems related to electricity.