NEW DELHI : The government is trying to suitably divide the electricity generated from hydropower projects by Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development Corp. Ltd and NHPC Ltd between the two Union territories, created after the bifurcation of the Himalayan state.
With the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act set to take effect on 31 October, allocating free electricity generated from these projects is a complicated issue given the sensitivities involved, two government officials involved in the process said on condition of anonymity.
India’s power minister Raj Kumar Singh visited Srinagar last month, as the government plans to fully utilize its share of water under the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960.
