Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information & Public Relations Mian Iftikhar Hussain has appealed all the political parties to participate in the Energy Conference to be held on Thursday, August 9, 2012 at 3.00 PM in the Chief Minister House Peshawar for devising a strategy to overcome the power crises, as after 18th constitutional amendment, the provinces had been empowered to start its own projects in the energy and power sector. He added that it was not an issue of a particular party or person but rather a national issue, therefore, each and every one should play its role in this respect.

He made this appeal while attending a presentation on cheapest power generation from different sources, given by the Canadian based Pakistani Scientist and President OEI, Calgary Canada Dr. Wasim Paracha at Peshawar. The presentation was also attended by the ANP Provincial President Senator Afrasiab Khattak, Higher Education Minister Qazi Muhammad Asad and ANP Provincial General Secretary Arbab Tahir Khan.

 Dr. Wasim Paracha on this occasion told that Allah Almighty has bestowed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with abundant natural resources like oil, gas, running water, air and coal and great mountainous tales. If these resources were properly utilized, thousands of Mega Watts (MW) cheapest power could be generated in shortest time, he added. He further told, only from flaring gas   of Nashpa (District Karak) Gas field, 200 MW electricity could be generated within 6 months at a cost of Rs.500 Million. Similarly more than one thousand    MW electricity could be produced from the flaring gas of all the gas fields of Kohat Division, he furthered.

 Mr. Paracha further told, even from the running water in canals and rivers, air, sun heat and solid wastes, cheapest electricity could be generated adding that no project would take more than 6 months time. He informed that his organization had already worked in energy and power sectors and produced electricity from different sources i.e. running water in canals and  rivers, air, sun heat and solid wastes in USA, Canada Libya Yemen, Tanzania, South America and Mozambique.

Speaking on the occasion, Mian Iftikhar maintained that the present government was serious in eradication of the prevailing power crises and wants to start such projects in the energy and power sectors that could be cost effective and completed in the shortest possible time. He added that the government, with active participation of all the political parties, was devising a short, medium and long term strategy to overcome the power crises. He said, for the purpose, a full-fledged energy and power department has been created which has already started its working.