(Karachi) Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that 1,124 MW Kohala Hydro Power Project will help generate job opportunities in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

Addressing the participants after signing ceremony of an agreement for setting up of Kohala Hydro Power Project in Islamabad on Thursday, he said the 2.5 billion dollar project will be eco-friendly. "Electricity produced through imported fuel makes electricity costly and it also has negative impacts on the environment," the PM maintained.

He highlighted that the government is focused to provide clean and affordable energy to people, and this project will largely contribute to this objective.

Kohala Project is part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The 1,124 MW project is being developed by Kohala Hydropower Company Private Limited.

China Three Gorges Cooperation, IFC and Silk Road Fund are sponsors of the project under the Policy for Power Generation Projects 2002 on a built, own, operate and transfer (BOOT) basis.