Neelum Jhelum Project’s power contribution doubles

LAHORE: In yet another significant development, the contribution of Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project to the national grid has increased to 484 megawatts (MW), as two units of the project (unit 3 and unit 2) are now generating power at their maximum capacity.

After successfully completing the reliability period, unit 3 has been formally taken over by Wapda. Having been successfully tested on various load rejections, unit 2 is generating electricity at its 72-hour reliability run. Unit 4 is getting ready for a one-month reliability test period.



Unit 1 is undergoing various tests in accordance with the contractual obligations and is expected to go on trial generation next month. The 969 MW-Neelum Jhelum Project is thus expected to generate power up to its maximum capacity by September 2018. So far, it has added over 311 million units of electricity to the national grid.



Neelum Jhelum is a hydropower project with 90% underground and beneath the high mountainous areas. The project, constructed on River Neelum in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, has a dam at Nauseri, an underground waterway system consisting of 52-km long tunnels and an underground powerhouse at Chattar Kalas with four power generating units. The project will provide about 5 billion units of electricity to the national grid annually with estimated benefits of Rs55 billion. The project will significantly contribute in enabling the country meet electricity requirements.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 8^th, 2018.

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