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NEELUM
JHELUM HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT
KEY
FACTS
| Project
Duration Proposed: |
July
2002 - June 2010 |
| Gross
Head: |
420
metres (original plan of 213 metres) |
| Dam
Height: |
148
feet |
| Water
Diverted: |
280
m3/sec |
| Length
of Headrace Tunnel: |
32.5
km (original plan of 28.49 km) |
| Power
Generation Capacity: |
963 MW (original plan of 500 MW) |
| Annual
Energy Production: |
5,150 GWh |
| Generation
Cost: |
Rs
1.82 per KWh |
PROJECT
OVERVIEW
The
original PC-1 of the Neelum Jhelum Hydroelectric Project was approved
by ECNEC in December 1989 for an amount of Rs. 15,012 million. According
to original plan, the waters of the River Neelum were envisaged
to be diverted at Nauseri, 41 km upstream of the Domel bend through
tunnels to create a head of 213 metres by a 28.49 km long headrace
tunnel, outfalling near Majhoi near the upper limb of the River
Jhelum to generate 500 MW of power. However, during the feasibility
study conducted by NORCONSULT, the Ministry of Water and Power agreed
on an improved option of diverting water in a single stretch through
a 32.5 km tunnel to generate 963 MW of power.
The
final plan of the Neelum Jhelum Hydroelectric Project intends to
utilize a gross head of 40 metres by diverting 280 m3/sec of water
of the Neelum River flows from Nauseri, 41 km upstream of Muzaffarabad,
to the lower limb of Jhelum River through a 32.5 km long headrace
tunnel system which will travel in the mountainous region. Four
vertical shaft Francis turbines will be installed in an underground
power station to generate 963 MW of electricity.
CURRENT
STATUS
The
detailed engineering plan of the revised project was completed in
1997 under a mixed credit arrangement. The revised project was offered
to the Private Power Cell of the Government of AJK through the Private
Power Infrastructure Board (PPIB) for the involvement of the private
sector. The revised PC-1 has been cleared from ECNEC as a top priority
project and is awaiting arrangements for funding.
The
cost of the project according to new PC-1 is Rs. 94,825.85 million
including the foreign exchange component. WAPDA envisages spending
Rs 46.0 million in the year 2001-02. The construction period of
the project will be 8 years.
REFERENCES
1.
Pakistan Water & Power Development Authority, "PC-1 Proforma
for Neelum-Jhelum Hydroelectric Project", Hydroelectric Planning
Organization, May 2001
2. Planning Commission, Govt of Pakistan, "Federal Govt Public
Sector Development Programme 2001-2002", June 2001.
3. Pakistan Water & Power Development Authority, "Annual
Report 1999-2000", 2001.
4. Pakistan Water & Power Development Authority, "Monthly
Progress Report for February 2002", Hydroelectric Planning
Organization, March 2002.
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