Talking to APP, an official of Wapda said Golen Project is a part of cost-effective energy generation plan of government, being executed by Wapda on priority basis to harness the indigenous hydropower resources of the country to improve the ratio of hydel electricity in the National Grid, help reduce electricity tariff and provide relief to the consumers.
On its completion, the project will contribute 106 MW to the national grid system and it would usher in green revolution by irrigating a vast stretch of agriculture land in the area.