National Conference Provincial President Nasir Aslam Wani while welcoming the of launch of the second phase of Re-structured Accelerated Power Development Reforms Program (R-APDRP) has said that the Omar Abdullah Government brought about a Power Sector Revolution in the State in the last five and a half years.
According to a statement issued, while interacting with party workers and delegations of public said that the Omar Abdullah Government had pioneered a historic and unprecedented power generation program in the State to achieve self-sufficiency in Power and also to provide an impetus to the State's economy.
The NC Provincial President said that besides the 450 MW Baglihar-I, small projects like 0.5 MW Bhaderwah Unit-III, 1.5 MW Pahalgam Unit-III and 1.26 Sanjak have already been commissioned during the last five years in the State sector while major projects like the 120 MW Sewa-II, 240 MW Uri-II, 45 MW Nimu-Bazgo and 44 MW Chutak were made operational in the same period resulting in adding 900 MW of power in the system. Nasir said that in addition to these landmark achievements, power projects with a total capacity of 32.5 MW were commissioned in IPP Mode which include 7.5 MW Brenwar, 10 MW Tangmarg and 15 MW Rajnala Dunandi.
Lauding the Omar Abdullah Government's initiatives to take the State towards self-sufficiency in the Power Sector, Wani said that further Power Projects with a total capacity of 1400 MW which include 850 MW Ratle, 450 MW Baglihar-II, 37.5 MW Parnai and 48 MW Lower Kalnai are already under execution in the State. The NC Provincial President said the 450 MW Baglihar-II Power Project involving the cost of over Rs. 3113 crore is likely to be commissioned in September 2015 and will provide a great fillip to our power sector.
Wani said that in addition to these projects that are already under implementation and execution, bids for more power projects with an installed capacity of 2220 MW are under evaluation and the work on these projects is likely to commence soon. These projects include 390 MW Kirthai Stage-I, 93 MW New Ganderbal, 1000 MW Pakal Dul, 660 MW Kiru and ten more projects with the capacity of 77.80 MW under IPP mode, Nasir said.
Wani also appreciated the vision and initiative of the State Government under the dynamic leadership of Omar Abdullah in making significant improvements in the Power Distribution System and infrastructure in the State and also welcomed the Chief Minister's directives to the Power Development Department to move forward on studying the feasibility for the Baglihar-3 Power Project.