Surplus power will not only be utilised for other parts of J&K, but will also be sold to other states, he said

Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar will become North India’s major power hub generating nearly 6000 MW of power after the completion of the ongoing power projects, Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh has said.

Addressing a public rally through virtual mode from Jammu on Friday, Singh said the surplus power from Kishtwar will not only be utilised for other parts of the Union Territory (UT), but will also be sold to other states.

The 1000 MW Pakal Dul Project, 624 MW Kiru Project, 540 MW Kwar Project and 930 MW Kirthai Project are all located in close vicinity of each other, along with 850 MW Ratle Project which has been revived as a Joint venture between the Centre and the UT, the Minister of State said.

This is the status of major power projects in the area, as per information provided by the central government in June:

* Pakal Dul HE Project (1000MW) is under active construction after river diversion was carried out on 01.11.2021. The project will generate 3230 Mus annually and expected to be completed by July 2025.

* Kiru HE Project (624 MW) is also under active construction. The river diversion was carried out on 31.12.2021 and will generate 2272 Musli annually. The project is expected to be completed by July 2025.

* The work of Kwar HE Project (540MW) started with the award of Civil Work package on 11.05.2022. The project will generate 1975 MUs annually and scheduled completion is in Nov 2026.

* Ratle HE Project (850 MW) is under construction and work started by awarding EPC Contract on 18.01.2022. The scheduled date of commissioning of the project is 10th Feb 2026 and once commissioned, project will generate 3136 MU annually.

* Kirthai-II HE Project (930 MW) is under investigation and will generate 3329.52MU annually on commissioning.

With the commissioning of all these projects, the power requirement of Jammu and Kashmir will be improved drastically and will help in achieving the goal of zero carbon emission, the government had said.