It is reported that NHPC's 45 MW Nimoo-Bazgo hydroelectric project in Jammu & Kashmir is slated to be completed by August 2010.

The project located about 70 kilometer from Leh at Alchi which harnesses the hydel power potential of river Indus is being constructed at an outlay of INR 611 crore. The project will have three units of 15 MW each and produce 239.33 million units of power annually.

Mr NN Vohra governor of J&K laid the foundation stone of 66/11 kV 6.3 MVA electric sub station at Bazgo. The sub station will be one of the six such sub stations being constructed in the area under the RGGVY. The work on all the six sub stations has commenced and is scheduled to be completed by October 2010.

(Sourced from Project Today)