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In
Pakistan, the
hydel
resources
are
mainly in
the north;
the
resources
in the
south being
scarce. The
hydel potential of Pakistan can be divided into six sectorial
regions namely:
NWFP
Punjab
Azad Jammu & Kashmir
Northern Areas
Sindh
Balochistan
 Pakistan
is
endowed
with
a
hydel
potential
of
approximately
41722
MW,
most
of
which
lies
in
the
North
West
Frontier
Province,
Northern
Areas,
Azad
Jammu
and
Kashmir
and
Punjab.
However,
an
abundant hydel potential is still untapped which needs to be
harnessed.
The
total
installed
capacity
of
the
hydropower
stations
in
the
country
is
about
6595
MW,
out
of which
3767 MW
is in
NWFP,
1698 MW
in Punjab,
1036 MW
in AJK
and 93
MW in
the Northern
Areas.
Table-2-1
depicts
a
comparative
summary
of
the
hydel
projects
in
various
stages
of
implementation
in
various
regions
of
Pakistan.
Table-2-2
shows
a
list
of
existing
hydropower
plants
ranging
from
1
MW
to
3478
MW,
while
Figure-2-1
shows
the
graphical
representation
of Province/
area wise hydel
power generation in Pakistan.
On
the
basis
of
data
available
in
PPIB
and
information
obtained
from
various
organizations,
details of
the projects
of the
following
categories in
the aforesaid
regions
of the
country are
given in
the proceeding
chapters.
Projects in
Operation
Projects under
implementation in the public sector
Projects under
implementation in the private sector
Projects with
Feasibility Study completed
Projects with Pre-Feasibility
Study completed / Raw Sites |
