ISLAMABAD: Around 69 percent work on 969 MW Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project (NJHP) has been completed and all out efforts are being made to complete it during the scheduled year 2016.
Official sources told APP here Friday that first unit of the project would start generating in 2016 subject to timely release of required funds to the project.
They said overall physical progress is 68.50 percent adding overall financial progress of the project is 60.50 percent.
The source said an amount of Rs.166.300 billion has been spent on the project so far.
"The total cost of the Project as per second Revised PC-1 is Rs.274.88 billion under the head of Neelum-Jhelum," they said.
They said that 3rd diversion stage at dam site will also be completed by April while the C-1 site of power house had also 100 percent completed.
They said that work on the project is being carried out in full swing and upon completion, Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project will contribute 5.15 billion units of cheap electricity to the national grid.
The annual benefits accruing from the project have been estimated at Rs.45 billion.
Neelum-Jhelum Hydroelectric Project (NJHEP) is located in the vicinity Muzaffarabad. It envisages the diversion of Neelum River water through a tunnel out-falling into Jhelum River. The intake Neelum-Jhelum is at Nauseri 41km east of Muzaffarabad and has installed capacity of 969 MW.
69pc work completed on Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project
Official sources told APP here Friday that first unit of the project would start generating in 2016 subject to timely release of required funds to the project.
They said overall physical progress is 68.50 percent adding overall financial progress of the project is 60.50 percent.
The source said an amount of Rs.166.300 billion has been spent on the project so far.
"The total cost of the Project as per second Revised PC-1 is Rs.274.88 billion under the head of Neelum-Jhelum," they said.
They said that 3rd diversion stage at dam site will also be completed by April while the C-1 site of power house had also 100 percent completed.
They said that work on the project is being carried out in full swing and upon completion, Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project will contribute 5.15 billion units of cheap electricity to the national grid.
The annual benefits accruing from the project have been estimated at Rs.45 billion.
Neelum-Jhelum Hydroelectric Project (NJHEP) is located in the vicinity Muzaffarabad. It envisages the diversion of Neelum River water through a tunnel out-falling into Jhelum River. The intake Neelum-Jhelum is at Nauseri 41km east of Muzaffarabad and has installed capacity of 969 MW.
69pc work completed on Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project
