J&K taps less than fifth of estimated hydropower potential: Study
Jammu, Oct. 12 -- Share Tweet Share Srinagar, Oct 12 (KNS): Despite an estimated hydropower potential of 18,000 megawatts (MW), Jammu and Kashmir has harnessed only about one-fifth of its available resources, with a new economic study flagging delayed project execution, seasonal generation constraints and distribution losses as major obstacles to achieving energy security in the Union Territory. The study, published in the journal Social Science & Humanities International, copy of which lies with Kashmir News Service (KNS),has highlighted the contradiction between Jammu and Kashmir's substantial hydropower resources and its continued dependence on electricity purchases to meet demand, particularly during winter. According to the Jammu and...
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