India is pulling out all stops to complete Kishanganga hydropower project on a tributary of Jhelum river ahead of schedule to establish first-use rights on the river water over Pakistan.
The Jhelum originates in India and flows into Pakistan. Ac- cording to the Indus Water Treaty of 1960, whoever builds a hydropower project first will have the first right to the river water.
NHPC Ltd is trying to complete the 330MW Kishanganga (broad definition) project by 2015, ahead of the January 2016 target.
NHPC has already awarded the EPC contract to a joint venture of HCC (Hindustan Construction Co. Ltd, India) and the UK's Halcrow Group Ltd.
Pakistan is also trying for an early completion of the 969MW Neelam downstream project in its territory.
Kishanganga project has a lot of strategic importance attached to it.
India has a hydropower generation capacity of 36,085MW and plans to add 15,627MW by 2012.
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