Background of SHYDO

To explore and develop the hydropower potential in the province, the Government of Khyber Pukhtunkhawa created the Small Hydel Development Organization (SHYDO) in 1986-87 which was later on converted to Sarhad Hydel Development Organization (SHYDO), an autonomous body under the SHYDO Act 1993. An eight member Board of Directors under the chairmanship of the GovernorKhyber Pukhtunkhawa governs SHYDO. Members include the Ministers for power and finance departments, the Additional Chief Secretary to Govt: of Khyber Pukhtunkhawa, Secretary Power, Secretary Finance, Secretary Law and Managing Director, SHYDO. The Organization head office is at Peshawar and field offices at Chitral, Dir, Swat and Kohistan.

Role of SHYDO

The new role of SHYDO assigned by the present Government is as follow:

· Policy making

· Facilitation for private sector development

· Preparation of feasibility studies for hydropower generation in the province

· Regulatory

Activities of SHYDO can be divided in three main categories i.e.
i) a Hydropower prospector,
(ii) a Hydropower Developer, and
(iii) Facilitator for private sector investment in hydropower projects.

SHYDO as a prospector

SHYDO has prepared a master plan, which consists of an identification study over seven regions of Khyber Pukhtunkhawa. Initially a total potential of about 400 MW, comprising of 67 ‘small' hydel sites has been identified. These sites are suitable for regional supply to isolated communities in the mountainous areas of Khyber Pukhtunkhawa. The master plan covers the area of Chitral, Dir, Swat Mansehra and Kohistan districts. Apart from this SHYDO has also identified five big sites with a total capacity of 5000 MW in the aforesaid areas. The organization has also completed feasibility studies for nine hydropower projects.
available under the main link bar FEASIBILITY.

SHYDO a developer

SHYDO has constructed 04 numbers of projects.