Rs120,768mn earmarked for ongoing, new hydel projects

11 Jun, 2019

According to the budgetary documents, an amount of Rs.120,071.352 million has been earmarked for ongoing 12 hydel projects while Rs.697 million for five new schemes in the PSDP 2019-20.

For ongoing hydel projects, an amount of 54,681.485 million has been allocated for Dasu Hydropower Project Stage-1, Rs 34,292mln for Neelum Jhelum 969 HPP, Rs 14,340 mn for Tarbela 4th Extension Project, Rs 5,577.460 million for Mangla Power Station refurbishment and up-gradation, Rs 4,344.807 million for Warsak power station rehabilitation and Rs 1985 million for Golan Gol HPP.

For new hydel schemes, Rs 345 million has been specified for Dargai hydroelectric Power Station, Rs 252 million for feasibility of Dudhnal dam (960 MW) and Rs 40 million each for feasibility of Ghaza Barotha HPP and Lower Palas HPP.

Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2019

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