Private Power & Infrastructure Board

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Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) was created in 1994 as a "One-Window Facilitator" on behalf of the Government of Pakistan (GoP) to promote private investments in power sector. In 2012 PPIB was made a statutory organization through Private Power and Infrastructure Board Act 2012 (Act VI of 2012). The role of PPIB has been further expanded by the GoP by allowing it to facilitate public sector power and related infrastructure projects in IPP mode, for which PPIB's Act has been amended in November 2015.

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Mr. Khurram Dastgir Khan
Federal Minister for Energy

Mr. Rashid Mahmood Langrial
Secretary, Ministry of Energy (Power Division)/Chairman PPIB

Mr. Shah Jahan Mirza
Managing Director
PPIB

The basic ingredient of the Power Policy 1994 was the creation of Private Power & Infrastructure Board (PPIB) to act as a 'One Window' facilitator for the prospective investors in the power generation. Main objectives for creation of PPIB were to create a body which would;

act as One-Window facilitator on behalf of GOP, its Ministries/ Departments.
execute IA and provide GOP guarantees on behalf of President of Pakistan.
monitor and facilitate IPPs in executing PPA, WUL with relevant GOP agencies.
provide technical, financial and legal support to the then Ministry of Water & Power (now Power Division), Provinces I AJ&K.
coordinate/ liaise with local and multilateral development Finance Institutions.

In 2012 PPIB was made a statutory organization through Private Power and Infrastructure Board Act 2012 (Act VI of 2012). In November 2015 through Amendment Ordinance 2015, PPIB has been awarded additional mandate by the Government of Pakistan to handle power projects in the public sector as well and to implement and operate them as independent and efficient corporate entities.

Board Composition

Team

Our Team

Shah Jahan Mirza

Managing Director

Dr Munawar Iqbal

Director General (Hydropower)

Ali Nawaz Bhand

Director General (Coal)

Adil Sharif

Director General (Law)

Safeer Ahmed

Director General (Finance &Policy)

Mir Adil Hameed

Director General (Transmission)

Khalid Umar

Director General (HR)

Shahzad Anwar

Director General (Thermal)

Faisal Riaz

Director General (Corporate Affairs)

CPEC

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Karot Hydropower Project

Hydropower

Status: Commissioned on 29.06.22 Financial Outlay/Project cost(US$ M) : 1698.26 Capacity(MW): 720MW Location : Jehlum River, Kotli (AJ&K)/Rawalpindi (Punjab – Pakistan)