Hydropower: Three-fourths work completed, says Sher Ali

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Hydropower: Three-fourths work completed, says Sher Ali
By APP
Published: January 29, 2016

Blames previous governments for delay in Neelum-Jhelum power plant. PHOTO: FILE

ISLAMABAD: About 76% work at the Neelum-Jhelum power plant has been completed and its first unit would start supplying 242 megawatt (MW) electricity to the national grid by July 2017, Minister of State for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali said during a visit to the power plant on Thursday.

“By the end of December 2017, the remaining three units, each having the capacity to generate 242 MW, would start supplying electricity to the national grid.”

The Minister said that the project was delayed due to flawed planning of the previous governments. Completion of the project would help overcome power shortage in the country, he added.

Ali said that as per the promise made by PML-N during its election campaign, the power shortage would end by March 2018. He said that despite financial constraints, the present government continued to work on the Neelum-Jhelum project and has arranged finances for hastening completion.

Lt General (R) Muhammad Zubair, Chief Executive Officer of the project, said in a briefing that over Rs189 billion had been spent on the project to date.

“The project would be completed within the given time period,” he assured, adding that speedy work is in progress for laying transmission lines. “50% of the work to upgrade transmission lines had been completed across the country while work on the remaining transmission lines is in progress.”

He regretted that all the previous governments had not initiated work to upgrade transmission lines.

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[NABZ]

it has become white elephant already :/

 

[Archie]

Why is it that during 1950-70s you guys were able to make 3000 MW Dams but now struggle to make 300 MW Dams

 

[My-Analogous]

Why is it that during 1950-70s you guys were able to make 3000 MW Dams but now struggle to make 300 MW Dams

Because on that time we have a planner to develop country and now we have a planner to stole the money.

 

[NABZ]

Why is it that during 1950-70s you guys were able to make 3000 MW Dams but now struggle to make 300 MW Dams

lack of Funds, willingness, harmoney, determination etc etc

 

[Muhammad Omar]

it has become white elephant already :/

how?

 

[My-Analogous]

how?

because this project is non PTI project and so it is white elephant with PTI elephant shit

 

[Muhammad Omar]

because this project is non PTI project and so it is white elephant with PTI elephant shit

 

[NABZ]

because this project is non PTI project and so it is white elephant with PTI elephant shit

I'm talking about it's mammoth cost sir, from 18 bn in 89 to 414 bn in 2016

 

[IceCold]

.Ali said that as per the promise made by PML-N during its election campaign, the power shortage would end by March 2018.

I think the minister is suffering from a memory loss because if we are to go by election promises the load shedding was to end within the first six months of PMLN coming into power, than it came down to a year, than two than 2017 and now finally 2018 lol.

 

[Muhammad Omar]

I'm talking about it's mammoth cost sir, from 18 bn in 89 to 414 bn in 2016

this is what happens when one doesn't build or complete any project under the due date... Read the History when it was started with time the material and labor cost goes high etc etc

Same happened with Nandipur Power Plant

I think the minister is suffering from a memory loss because if we are to go by election promises the load shedding was to end within the first six months of PMLN coming into power, than it came down to a year, than two than 2017 and now finally 2018 lol.

6 months to end load shedding was just a political slogan... The Load shedding or Power Deficiency was not created in 1 day or 6 months so how can one end it in 6 months... from 2001 -2013 not a Single MW was added in National Grid... and you want PML N to add 10000 MW in 6 months

But yeah the work is underway on many projects it'll be reduced to Quiet extent

 

[NABZ]

this is what happens when one doesn't build or complete any project under the due date... Read the History when it was started with time the material and labor cost goes high etc etc

Same happened with Nandipur Power Plant


since the white elephant. I know it's history sir and have been to the project. luckily I'm also an engineer

 

[Strigon]

When ever they issue progress reports it means they are BSing.

 

[Muhammad Omar]

are you working there??

 

[NABZ]

no

are you working there??