Neelum-Jhelum Project starts power generation: WAPDA

“The underground draft tubes, bonut gates, MIVs, generation units and related equipment have been checked thoroughly,” the spokesman stated. “After filling the dam, the gates of the spillways and the dam structure were also tested successfully.”

Presently, water flow in the Neelum river is 60 cubic meters per second, which is generating 242 megawatts of electricity, he said, adding that the project would generate 969 megawatts upon the availability of the required water flow.

The Neelum-Jhelum power project would supply 4.6 billion units of inexpensive electricity to the national power grid in the year 2019-20, he stated. “The project will generate Rs50 billion revenue each year.”