ISLAMABAD:
The Federal Board of Income (FBR) has given its consent for the distribution of confiscated photo voltaic panels in Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) to beat electrical energy outages within the area.
G-B authorities has proposed a strategic distribution and transportation plan for 144,875 photo voltaic panels with a cumulative manufacturing capability of 58.8 megawatts. The capability is being divided into 4 major streams.
Throughout discussions in a latest assembly of the Financial Coordination Committee (ECC), the Ministry of Kashmir Affairs, Gilgit-Baltistan and States and Frontier Areas shared the background of the proposal. G-B chief secretary supported the plan, citing unprecedented load-shedding and environmental issues because the justification. FBR says as per provisions of the Customs Act, 1969, the confiscated items change into the property of the federal authorities, subsequently, these will be distributed with approval of the federal government. The financial decision-making physique determined that the consolidated transportation and dealing with price of Rs240.1 million can be borne by the G-B authorities and it could be subsequently recovered from the beneficiaries.
The Ministry of Kashmir Affairs & Gilgit-Baltistan briefed the assembly that the G-B Water & Energy Division had conveyed the prime minister’s directive for the distribution of confiscated photo voltaic panels by the FBR in G-B to mitigate electrical energy shortages. It requested the ministry to take up the matter with the FBR for handing over the photo voltaic panels mendacity at Karachi ports.
In that context, the ECC was knowledgeable, the Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan held detailed deliberations with the G-B authorities, Finance Division, FBR and Customs Karachi on varied facets of the proposal, together with the technical situation of the photo voltaic panels, transportation and logistics preparations (together with dealing with at Karachi ports and in G-B), mode of transportation, era capability, distribution mechanism, eligibility and distribution standards, income implications and authorized necessities below Customs legal guidelines.
Pursuant to the deliberations, a technical committee constituted by the G-B authorities performed a complete inspection of the photo voltaic panels and assessed their technical feasibility and transport modalities. Accordingly, G-B submitted an in depth photo voltaic distribution plan.
The ECC was apprised by the ministry that G-B had proposed a strategic distribution and transportation plan for 144,875 photo voltaic panels with a cumulative capability of 58.8MW. The capability is being divided into 4 major streams – home use (63.7%), enterprise entities (30.6%), AKRSP collaboration (3.9%) and off-grid inhabitants (1.7%). Inside the enterprise sector, 40% of the capability is reserved for IT enterprises, whereas the remaining 60% helps important companies like well being services, instructional establishments and small livelihood items. The allocation for home households is ruled by a weighted common system with concentrate on inhabitants density and load-shedding severity.
The ministry advised the ECC that the transportation plan and price estimates from the G-B authorities can be accomplished inside 80 days. The consolidated transportation and dealing with price was estimated at Rs240.1 million, with per-panel price at Rs1,623.
Throughout the ninth PSDP (Public Sector Improvement Programme) Steering Committee assembly on photo voltaic panels held in G-B on January 20, 2026, the regional authorities careworn that they might self-finance the requirement of Rs240.1 million for transportation and set up.
The Finance Division stated that the G-B authorities had ample fiscal area and money steadiness to bear bills from its personal sources. The ECC was requested to approve the proposal looking for authorisation for the FBR. Approval was additionally looked for the transportation and distribution plan with timelines.
The ECC thought-about a abstract and accepted the proposal.
