Ishaq Dar Expresses satisfaction & appreciation at the progress of the project Jagran-2 Hydropower Project

NEELUM, June 19 (SABAH): Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar visited Jagran-2 Hydropower Plant under construction in Neelum district, Azad Jammu and Kashmir. He was briefed on the progress of the construction of 50MW power plant. He was briefed that the work on the Jagran-2 is proceeding as per the plan and that the construction will be completed in the year 2025. Expressing satisfaction and appreciation at the progress of the project, the Deputy Prime Minister promised to take up the issue at the ECNEC to fast track the approvals through an early action.

The Deputy Prime Minister also met the Chinese engineers and Pakistani team working on the Jagran-2. He conveyed the best wishes of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the Government of Pakistan for the engineers, technicians and workers employed in the project and assured full support and security of the Government of Pakistan for its timely completion. He expressed the confidence that the project will contribute significantly towards electrical power generation in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and bring benefits to the local population in terms of employment, education, agriculture, industrial development, and tourism.

Meanwhile Ishaq Dar made a surprise visit to Jagran-1 Hydropower Plant in Neelum district, Azad Jammu Kashmir. The Deputy Prime Minister expressed satisfaction at the smooth functioning of the 30.4 MW Jagran-I which was conceived, approved and financed during the 1997-1999 tenure of former Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif when Senator Ishaq Dar was the Finance Minister of Pakistan.

The Deputy Prime Minister conveyed his best wishes for the engineers, technicians and workers employed in Jagran-1 and the full support of the Government of Pakistan for the project, which is contributing to Pakistan’s energy security.

The Jagran-I Hydropower Project was first initiated in 1995 and progress gained momentum under the leadership of then-Prime Minister Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif. The Deputy Prime Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, serving as then Minister of Finance and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC), fast-tracked the approval of the revised project and ensured its timely completion.

The Jagran-I Hydropower Project was inaugurated in October 2000 and began generating 132 Million Units of energy annually. This power plant is directly connected to the national grid via a 132 KV transmission line, significantly contributing to the country’s energy supply.