LAHORE: The first unit of Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project (NJHPP) and Tarbela-IV Extension wouldstart generating 2379-MW power during the next year, Wadpa sources said here Sunday.Talking to APP the sources said on Sunday that with a power generation capacity of 969 megawatts, the first unit of NJHPP would start operation in February next year, secondin March 2018 and the third and 4th units would be readyfor inauguration in April 2018.Similarly, 1410-MW Tarbela-IV Extension, the first unit.would be ready for power generation by Feb 2018, second by April 2018 and the third unit by May 2018, the sourcesconfirmed.Among the ongoing projects, Kachhi Canal was ready for inauguration during the current month, he said. The KachhiCanal would irrigate 72,000 acres of land in Dera Bugti and the entire demography of Dera Bugti and other areas ofBalochistan would benefit from this canal.During the past many governments, work on the project hadbeen delayed. But the incumbent government took the lead andremoved all bottlenecks to complete the project, the source added.The incumbent government has launched various mega projects in water and power sector, which would be completed in the upcoming years, he added.