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MAJHOI,(Azad Kashmir), (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad
Nawaz Sharif Friday said his government was committed to complete
all power projects on schedule, so as to rid the country of frequent
power outages and to boost industrial growth.
The Prime Minister, is personally overseeing the mega Neelum
Jhelum Hydropower Project (NJHP), designed to produce 969 MW of
cheap hydel electricity and lessen reliance on thermal power
generation.
The Project envisages diversion of Neelum waters through
tunnels at Nauseri about 41 km upstream of Muzaffarabad and draining
the waters in Jhelum River at Chatter Kalas in AJ&K, where the
powerhouse will be located.
The project would produce 969 MW through its four turbines of
242.25 MW each, generating 5,150 GWh (5.15 billion units) annually.
The project was launched on January 2008 and would be completed by
mid of 2017. The project is being completed by the China Gezhouba
Group Company (CGGC).
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who was accompanied with
Ministers for Finance Ishaq Dar, Water and Power; Khawaja Muhammad
Asif and Information Pervez Rashid, were given a detailed briefing
on the progress in the project. He was informed that over 82 per
cent of work has been completed, while efforts were underway to
complete it on time.
Prime Minister AJK Raja Farooq Haider, Special Assistant on
Political Affairs Dr Asif Kirmani were also present on the
occasion.