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.

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