J&K government plans to expand hydropower capacity eyes 11,000 MW
The Government of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is looking to expand its hydropower capacity. As per The Economic Times, the union territory (UT) has an estimated hydropower potential of about 18,000 MW, of which nearly 15,000 MW has been identified.
With an eye on that, the plan is to triple its installed capacity to around 11,000 MW by 2035. As per Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, 4 per cent of the identified potential has been harnessed so far.
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