NTDC to install 2,400MW solar power plants in Punjab.

Islamabad -- Following a nod from the federal government, National Transmission and Depatch Company (NTDC) will embark on the acquisition of 7,200 acres of land in various districts of Punjab for the installation of 2,400MW solar power plants.

The proposal to acquire land in three districts of Punjab for the installation of 2,400MW solar power plants has received the nod of the Central Development Working Party (CDWP), official documents available with The Nation reveals. The CDWP that met with the Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal in chair, in October, had granted approval to three projects related to land acquisitions in three districts- Layyah, Muzaffargarh and Jhang of Punjab province, said the source. As per the project documents, funds for the land acquisition are being provided by the federal govt and the land is being acquired through National Transmission and Depatch Company (NTDC). The installation of solar power plants will be done by the Alternative Energy Development Board. The projects for land acquisition will be completed during ongoing fiscal year 2022-23, said the documents.

It has been proposed decided that one 1,200MW and two 600MW...