Energy - IUCN

3. KEY INSTITUTIONS AND
INITIATIVES
3.1. Government Institutions
3.1.1. Northern Areas Public Works Department
The Northern Areas Public Works Department (NAPWD) is responsible for power
distribution and maintenance. NAPWD also maintains the most up-to-date records
on electricity usage in the Northern Areas.
At present, according to the Annual Development Plan (ADP) 2002-2003, NAPWD
is major executing department of developmental activities in the sectors of energy,
transportation, communication, physical housing and planning, irrigation, and
public health engineering with total annual budget (2002-2003) at the tune of Rs.
1.484 billion to execute the 238 schemes of all above mentioned sectors. Where as,
recent figures (ADP, 2002-2003) in the sector of energy show that eleven hydel
projects are under construction to exploit the installed capacity of 14.6 MW and to
benefit the 12% additional average population of five districts of Northern Areas.
Further that, twelve hydel projects with 630.3 MW installed capacity to benefit the
46% additional average population of NAhave been planned.
The NAPWD is headed by Chief Engineer (CE) having Basic Pay Scale (BPS)-20 (but
recently redesigned as Secre t a r y, Works NA) and supported by more than 1000
personals ranging from BPS-1 to BPS-19 of management, professional, skilled, nonskilled,
and support nature posted at Head Quarter and in the offices as well as field
power stations of five districts. At NAPWD HQ Gilgit, two Super- i n - t e n d i n g
Engineers having BPS-19, four Executive Engineers having BPS-18, three A s s i s t a n t
Executive Engineers having BPS-17, one Administrative Officer having BPS-17, and
thirty support staff having BPS-1 to BPS-16 are working. The strength of the
manpower in five districts varies as per volume of the work and corre s p o n d i n g
budget. However, in each district one Superintending Engineer assisted by two
Executive Engineers (except in Gilgit having four Executive Engineers and Chilas
having three Executive Engineers), three Assistant Executive Engineers and six Sub-
Engineers attached to each Executive Engineer, and 20-24 support staff on average
basis are working to discharge the duties according to the mandate of NAPWD.
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3.1.2. Water and Power Development Authority
Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) remained the sole
organization responsible for:
m Supervise, plan and monitor the development of energy and water sectors
across the country;
m Design, survey, and prepare the feasibility reports of mega hydro and thermal
power projects as well as irrigational head works and dams like Mangla,
Tarbela, and Ghazibrotha; and
m Generation, distribution, and billing of electricity connected with a national
grid system.