Hydropower: Imported machinery to help complete Neelum-Jhelum project before time

Official Wapda sources said that TBMs were imported from Germany at a cost of around Rs8 billion.


February 29, 2012

ISLAMABAD:


The Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project is likely to be completed about two years ahead of schedule now that Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) have reached the site. 


Official sources in Wapda said that the TBMs were imported from Germany at a cost of around Rs8 billion and would expedite the excavation of 32- kilometre long water tunnels.

Pakistan would join the club of hi-tech countries which use the machinery for excavating tunnels. The sources said construction work was under process on the project round the clock to ensure completion of the project by June 2016.

The 969MW Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project is part of Wapda’s low cost generation programme, being implemented on a priority basis. The project is being constructed over Rivers Neelum and Jhelum in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

The project will contribute about 5.15 billion units of electricity annually to the national grid. Annual benefits of the project have been estimated at Rs45 billion.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 29th, 2012.

COMMENTS (4)

meekal ahmed | 12 years ago | Reply

One despairs of negative comments even when the news has something positive in it.

Completing a project of this complexity on time and on cost is a rarity. Completing it before schedule would be a most welcome outcome. Let us hope that there are no slippages.

Rizwan | 12 years ago | Reply I agree with the comments of Mr Khan ,Government is only trying to pull a fast one .We have already lost the case in international court all due to to our negligence and miss-doings.Government should let the media and public at large know what was the water treaty and what the international court wordict is .
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