According to a statement issued on Tuesday, WAPDA’s hydroelectric power plants supplied 7,571MW and 7,513MW to the national grid during peak hours on September 16 and 17, respectively, showing an increase of around 1,000MW compared to previous years.
The surge has been attributed to power generation by the Tarbela 4th extension project and Neelum-Jhelum hydroelectric power project. “In accordance with outflows from the Tarbela dam and availability of water in River Neelum, two units of the Tarbela 4th extension and one unit of Neelum-Jhelum project are providing electricity to the system,” the statement said.
On September 17, the Tarbela hydropower station generated 3,461MW, Tarbela 4th extension 770MW, Ghazi-Barotha 1,450MW, Mangla 920MW, Warsak 185MW and Neelum-Jhelum 243MW. Other hydropower stations cumulatively supplied 484MW to the national grid.
The WAPDA owns 19 hydropower stations with a cumulative generation capacity of 6,902MW. In addition to these, three hydroelectric power projects have been completed this year, which included the Tarbela 4th extension, Neelum-Jhelum and Golen Gol with a cumulative installed capacity of 2,487MW.
“These projects are in their defect liability period and generating electricity in accordance with the prescribed standard operating procedure. The electricity generated by them is also being injected into the system,” the statement said.
Published in Daily Times, September 19th 2018.
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