Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s industry faces numerous challenges, including higher freight costs due to its distance from the port, limited domestic market size, and restricted access to Central Asian States. However, these disadvantages can be partially mitigated by providing low-cost electricity from KP’s hydropower resources. To boost industrial activity in the province and offer related benefits to its residents, PEDO proposes a \u201cDirect Supply Model\u201d. Under this model, PEDO intends to invite industries and business groups to set up industrial facilities near PEDO’s hydropower plants. The goal is to promote KP’s industry closer to PEDO hydropower projects to benefit from lower electricity cost of these hydropower projects. PEDO initially has been approved 43.5 MW for direct supply to industry, comprising of (i) Machai HPP 2.6 MW, District Mardan (ii) Shishi HPP 1.85 MW, District Lower Chitral (iii) Jabori HPP 10.2 MW, District Manshera (iv) Karora HPP 11.8 MW District Shangla and (v) Ranolia HPP 17 MW, District Kohistan. Possible locations to establish industrial units around these HPPs, under Direct Supply Model, are (a) Adjacent to HPP (b) Along interconnection line from HPP, and (c) Existing or new industrial zones near large HPPs or HPP clusters. In this regard PEDO requests information from industries and business groups for further implementation of the objectives<\/p>\n\n\n\n