ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed to reopen Nandipur Power Plant corruption case and fixed it for hearing on August 9.
A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar issued notices to all respondents including federation, Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO), Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA).
Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leader and former minister for water and power division Khawaja Asif had approached the court to reopen the case.
During the course of proceedings, Chief Justice said that Asif had pointed out several issues in the project however he should have resolved them when he was in power.
Nandipur power project was established in 2005 to generate 525 megawatts of electricity. It was estimated to cost Rs22 billion but it went up to Rs58 billion due to delays.