The Punjab government has announced that the Mukerian hydel power project would commence generating electricity from December 2015.
The total value of the project is Rs 302 crore. It will be a source of cheap power at a cost of Rs 1.85 per unit.
Ninety-five per cent civil work of the power house is completed and construction is moving at a quick pace. It will provide a permanent outfall structure for the Mukerian hydel channel Stage-I into river Beas. The electro-mechanical works have been executed by Bharat Heavy Electricals on EPC basis.
The hydel project has a 3.5 km newly built channel having a maximum carrying capacity of 11,500 cusecs of water. The total capacity of 18 MW will be generated from two units of nine MW each.
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Mukerian Hydel Power Project Stage II