Amit Jain

The Manhinadka mini hydel power project of Bharooka Power Company set up at Chettukaya in Kodagu district has started power generation, and now the power is being supplied to the 33 kv line of Sullia.

The plant had begun generating 1.5 MW power on an experimental basis from June 27, and from the last four days, it is working on a full scale, producing 10 MW power.

The second largest hydro-power project of the country, 70 MW Mid-Marshyangdi has started production in its full capacity during peak hours since last week.

The hydel project is producing 70 to 75 MW electricity for about two to three hours each in mornings and evenings daily by operating both its turbines, reports say.

The government of NWFP is likely to sell the 18-mega watt electricity of the under construction Pehur Hydro Power Project (PHPP), District Swabi to private sector, sources told Business Recorder on Wednesday. The matter had been discussed in a meeting of Provincial Committee on Investment (PCOI), headed by the Chief Minister NWFP.

The residents of Erathna area staged a protest in front of a worksite of the proposed private hydro power plant with a capacity of 6.5 kilowatts on the banks of the Kuruganga at Lassakanda.

Pakistan and Germany on Friday discussed the possibilities of funding eight ongoing and new hydropower projects worth billions of dollars, official sources told Business Recorder on Friday. These projects came under consideration at a meeting between visiting German Minister for Economic Co-operation and Development Heidemaire Wiegoreak Zeul and Prime Ministers Advisor on Finance Shaukat Tarin.