Pakal Dul Hydropower Project

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The Indian government has fast-tracked approval for the electricity transmission line of the 1,000 MW Pakal Dul hydropower project in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district.

About Pakal Dul Hydropower Project

• It is a 1 GW run-of-the-river scheme hydroelectric project (HEP) under construction on the Marusudar River, a tributary of the Chenab River in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.
• It comprises a 167 m-high concrete-face rockfill dam, a 157 m-long, 20.2 m-wide, and 49 m-high underground powerhouse, a 123.6 m-long, 16 m-wide, and 13.1 m-high transformer cabin, and a rockfill impervious core cofferdam.
• The underground powerhouse will be equipped with four 250 MW Francis turbine units operating at a net head of 397.3m.
• It is anticipated to produce around 3,330 million units of energy a year.
• It is being constructed by Chenab Valley Power Projects [P] Ltd. (CVPPL), a joint venture company of National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC Limited) and Jammu & Kashmir State Power Development Corporation Ltd (JKSPDC).
• JKSPDC holds a 49% stake in CVPPL while NHPC and PTC India hold 49% and 2%, respectively.
• During the first ten years of operation, the state of J&K will receive 12% free power from the project, in addition to waiving water usage charges. The state will also have the first right to purchase the power allotted to NHPC and PTC.

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Pakal Dul Hydropower Project FAQs

Q1: Where is the Pakal Dul Hydropower Project located?

Ans: Jammu and Kashmir

Q2: The Pakal Dul Hydropower Project is being constructed on which river?

Ans: It is on the Marusudar River, a tributary of the Chenab River

Q3: What is the total planned capacity of the Pakal Dul Hydropower Project?

Ans: 1000 MW (1 GW )

Source: SWA