Ahsan Iqbal Directs Fast-Track Implementation of 100MW Solar Project in GB
Ahsan Iqbal Directs Fast-Track Implementation of 100MW Solar Project in GB
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Media Source: Ary News (Pakistan)
Date: 3 September 2026
Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Professor Ahsan Iqbal, on Wednesday directed the federal and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) governments to fast-track implementation of the Rs24.9 billion, 100MW Distributed Solar Photovoltaic (DPV) project, with solar, transmission and access-road components…
Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Professor Ahsan Iqbal, on Wednesday directed the federal and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) governments to fast-track implementation of the Rs24.9 billion, 100MW Distributed Solar Photovoltaic (DPV) project, with solar, transmission and access-road components executed simultaneously. He also ordered a comprehensive study of the tourism carrying capacity of GB to determine the level of tourism that its fragile natural environment could sustainably support. The minister proposed constitution of a task force comprising the Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan, Ministry of Climate Change and the GB government, with support from relevant experts and institutions, including the Aga Khan Development Network, to undertake the study and formulate recommendations.