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India is All Set to Harness Hydropower With Eye on the China-Pakistan Axis
Sometime around the end of last month, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs sanctioned 4526 crore rupees to construct the 540 MW Kwar hydropower project in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district by Chenab Valley Power Projects Pvt. Ltd, a joint venture between the state PSU National Hydro Power Corporation Ltd and Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development Ltd with an equity contribution of 51% and 49%, respectively.

The project above is a part of the Indus basin and would be one of the many development projects coming up in the district. Other important projects are Pakal Dul and run-of-the-river (ROR) Kiru hydroelectric projects, having power generation capacities of 1000 MW and 624 MW, respectively. The ROR hydroelectric projects generate electricity from the flowing water in the absence of large dams and reservoirs.