Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project surpasses 1,000MW generation mark
The hydropower project is providing 20million units of electricity on a daily basis.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project achieved yet another landmark, as electricity generation from the project crossed 1000 megawatt (MW) mark today (Tuesday).
According to a statement of WAPDA, Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project generated up to 1040 MW beyond its installed generation capacity of 969 MW, which reflected the efficiency standards of the hydel power plant.
Meanwhile, WAPDA Chairman Muzammil Hussain has congratulated the Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project authorities, the engineers on this professional high mark of efficiency.
The hydro power project is providing 20million units of electricity on daily basis.
As many as 280 cubic meter per second (Cusecs) of water is required to run all four units of the project, which is available now-a-days during high flow season in River Neelum which normally lasts from April to August every year.
Since its commissioning in April 2018, Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project has so far injected over 2.35 billion units (kWh) into the national grid.
The annual energy production from Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project is expected to achieve planned 4.6 billion units during the year 2019.
