Jammu and Kashmir’s hydropower generation falls by over 80 per cent

• 1 year, 4 days ago (2025-02-20)
• David Flin

Asia 999 Hydropower 155

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The Jammu and Kashmir region administered by India has seen its hydropower generation fall by over 80 per cent, from a nominal installed capacity of 3500 MW to just 606 MW.

The drop is a result of a dramatic fall in precipitation levels, with major water bodies showing a decline in excess of 70 per cent this year.

Uri-I, with a nominal capacity of 480 MW, is generating 6 MW; Uri-II, with a nominal capacity of 240 MW, is generating 37 MW. The Salal facility, with a nominal capacity of 690 MW, is generating 9 MW.

The power infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir features 13 state-owned units operated by JKPDC alongside central sector projects managed by the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC). JKPDC’s projects, which include Baglihar-I and Baglihar-II on the Chenab as well as lower and upper Jhelum projects in Kangan, have a combined capacity of 1197.4 MW, yet actual generation is generally below 300 MW.