ISLAMABAD – The fourth and the last generating unit of 969 MW Neelum-JhelumHydropower Project has also been successfully synchronized with theNational Grid on Monday which has started providing power to the system ontrial basis.
During its trial run, this unit will be tested on various loads ranging upto 242 MW, said a WAPDA press release issued here.
With successful commissioning of its all four units, Neelum JhelumHydropower Project is expected to attain its installed generation capacityof 969 MW in couple of days.
It is worth mentioning here that three units of Neelum Jhelum HydropowerProject have already been generating 726 MW of electricity and sincecommissioning of its first unit in April 2018, has contributed around 900million units of electricity to the National Grid.
Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project has been constructed in the vicinity ofMuzaffarabad in Azad Jammu & Kashmir.
The project has four generating units, each of them having 242.25 MWcapacity.
The project will contribute about 5 billion units per annum to the NationalGrid with annual benefits of Rs 55 billion. – APP