Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha took a comprehensive review of the status of various projects of National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) in Jammu and Kashmir, during a meeting at Raj Bhavan here on Sunday.
With the intervention of the LG, modalities have been finalized for the upcoming 850-MW new joint venture Ratle project which will augment the existing generation capacity in the region. The meeting also decided that the supplementary MoU will be finalized through joint discussions between Union Ministry of Power, J&K government, JKSPDC and NHPC.
Threadbare discussions were held to fast-track the execution of the upcoming Pakal Dul, Kiru, and Kwar projects. Cumulatively, the projects will generate 6298 MW at the cost of Rs 54593 core, substantially enhancing the generation capacity in the region.
