J&K hydro power capacity to cross 7,300 MW in next five years: CM
Jammu, Feb 9 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir is set to witness a major expansion in its hydro power sector, with the combined installed generation capacity expected to reach 7,314.85 MW in 2030-31, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Monday.
In a written reply to a question by National Conference legislator Khurshied Ahmad in the Legislative Assembly, Abdullah said J&K has 32 operational hydro power projects with an aggregate installed capacity of 3,540 MW.
These include 13 Union Territory sector projects with 1,197 MW, six central sector projects generating 2,250 MW, and 12 private sector (IPP) projects with a combined capacity of 92.75 MW, Abdullah, who is incharge minister Power Development Department, said.
He said the government has planned a capacity addition of 3,704.5 MW through eight proposed and six under-construction hydroelectric power projects, scheduled to be commissioned between 2026–27 and 2030–31.
The chief minister said there will be 1,685.7 MW capacity addition in 2026-27, 577.5 MW in 2027-28, 1,370 MW in 2029-30 and 141 MW in 2030-31, taking the overall installed capacity to 7,314.85 MW.
In response to another question about delay in execution of Ans (Nandoli) hydro power project in Ahmad’s constituency Gulabgarh which was tendered during 2011-12, Abdullah said the project was allotted in November 2012, and the implementation agreement was executed in March 2013.
