CDWP approves land acquisition for three solar energy facilities in Punjab

According to news from November 4, the Central Development Working Party (CDWP) in Islamabad has approved three projects to build solar power plants in three districts of Punjab with a total power generation capacity of 2,400 MW.

According to the information that was shared, the CDWP recently met and approved three land acquisition projects in Layyah, Jhang, and Muzaffargarh. After the government of Pakistan decided to put up 10,000 MW of solar power plants all over the country, the authorities decided to put up two 600 MW and one 1,200 MW power plant in the above districts of Punjab.

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At the meeting, it was also said that 2,400 MW solar power plants will be built on a total of 7,200 acres, which will cost a total of PKR 6.616 billion. It was made clear that the federal government will pay for the land acquisition, which will be done by the National Transmission & Despatch Company (NTDC). The Alternative Energy Development Board will be in charge of installing the solar power plants. The process of buying land should be done by the end of the current fiscal year. Here are some details about the land that is going to be bought so that solar power plants can be put up in three districts of Punjab:

A 1,200 MW solar power plant will be built on 4,800 acres in Sher Garh, Tehsil Chobara, District Layyah, which will cost PKR 2,658 billion.
With PKR 2.558 billion, 2,400 acres will be bought in Trimmu, District Jhang, so that a 600 MW solar power plant can be built there.
With PKR 1.4 billion, 2,400 acres in the Tehsil Chowk Munda area of the District Muzaffargarh will be bought so that a 600 MW solar power plant can be built there.