Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has succeeded in completing the most difficult transmission line from Golen Gol, Chitral to Timergara for evacuation of generated power by Golen Gol Hydropower Project to the national grid.

According to a WAPDA spokesman, the 180-kilometer long Golen Gol-Timergara transmission line crosses through the most difficult mountainous terrain having extreme weather conditions.

He said Golen Gol Hydropower Project will provide 436 million units of electricity to the National Grid every year.

Benefits of the project have been estimated at 3.7 billion rupees per annum.

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