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MoUs signed for 4 GW of hydropower in Jammu and Kashmir

The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), India’s state hydropower producer and developer, has signed MoUs with Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development Corpor­ation Ltd (JKSPDCL) and J&K Power Development Depart­ment (PDD) for the development of five hydro plants, totalling 4134 MW, in the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir.

The agreements, which were signed on 3 January, are designed to transform Jammu and Kashmir from a state with a power supply deficit into a power surplus region, over the next four years.

Full details of the individual projects, their developers and their capacities can be found in the News section of H&D Issue 1, 2021.

NHPC and JKSPDC are already developing three hydropower projects totalling 2164 MW in the Chenab river basin in Jammu and Kashmir. Chenab Valley Power Projects, a joint venture of NHPC, JKSPDC and PTC India, was established in 2011 by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir and by the Central Government. Its mission is to harness the hydropower potential of the Chenab river basin. It is developing the 1000 MW Pakal Dul, 624 MW Kiru and 540 MW Kwar projects on a build, own, operate and maintain (BOOM) basis.

Consultancy services sought for Fierza rehabilitation, Albania

Korporata Elektroenergjitike Shqiptare (KESH), Albania’s state power utility, invites prequalification applications by 8 February from eligible consultants to assist with reconstruction and replacement works at the Fierza hydropower plant on the Drin river, in the northern part of the country. The 500 MW Fierza hydropower dam is the uppermost in a cascade of three large storage plants on the Drin, with a combined capacity of 1350 MW. Based on its position and the volume of the reservoir, Fierza plays a key role in the exploitation, regulation and safe operation of the Drin cascade.

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Development of the 728 MW Phou Ngoy scheme in Laos moves ahead

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction, Korea, recently announced the signing of an MoU with Korea Western Power (KOWEPO) to cooperate on the joint development of the 728 MW Phou Ngoy hydropower plant on the Mekong, in southern Laos. The agreement is to involve the heavy industry arm of South Korea’s Doosan Group handling the supply of the main equipment and the construction work under an EPC contractStarting in January, Korea Western Power and Doosan is jointly conducting a site survey, after which basic engineering will be carried out. Construction of the project, formerly known as Lat Sua, will begin in 2022 and be completed by 2029.

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