Programme for Economic Advancement and Community Empowerment
Programme for Economic Advancement and Community Empowerment (PEACE), is a four-year project funded by the European Union.[1][2] and implemented by the Sarhad Rural Support Programme (SRSP).[3][4] It was launched in 2013 in all districts of Malakand Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, namely, Swat, Shangla, Buner, Lower Dir, Upper Dir, Chitral and Malakand Agency.[5][6]
Project details
Hydro power stations under the project are primarily built in areas where there is no active national grid or where such grid stands disrupted.[7] The project runs under the principles of financial sustainability and equitable sharing of benefits with the community for social development purposes.[8][9][10] Under the PEACE project 62% of the funding is utilised for generation of community run micro-hydro power units in the project areas.[11][12] Communities contribute time and labour, known as "sweat equity", which creates a sense of ownership and helps sustain the projects.[13] The MHPs are run as a social enterprise and its earnings are spent on the welfare of local communities,[14][15][16] particularly women.[17] Electricity is generated harnessing the small glacier-meltwater rivers that drop steeply off soaring mountains.[18]
The European Union under the PEACE project has funded the Sarhad Rural Support Programme (SRSP) to set up 240 micro hydropower plants,[19][20][21] in the Malakand Division. In general, PKR 4/unit is charged for domestic and PKR 7-10/unit is charged for commercial use.[22]
See also
References
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- ^ "3 micro-power projects completed in far-off Chitral villages". The News International. 26 August 2016.
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- ^ "Power up: Hydro project to light up 13,000 houses in Chitral". The Express Tribune.
- ^ "New initiatives: PTI chairman promises a "different" LG system". The Express Tibune. 27 August 2013.
- ^ "Ashuran Power House starts production in Kalam". The News International. 31 October 2016.
- ^ "Project good example of govt-donor collaboration: Ambassador Cautain". The News International. 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Son, you brought electricity to the village and added 15 years to my life". The Guardian. 12 June 2015.
- ^ "Make your own electricity: A tale of Swat's restless heroes". DAWN. 10 June 2015.
- ^ "KP to generate 100MW micro-hydropower projects". The News International. 29 August 2016.
- ^ "At long last: Kalam gets electricity after six years". The Express Tribune. 2014-07-07.
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