Upstream 14 km from Muzaffarabad. Power tunnels 2 x 9.0 km with 46-80m2 section together with underground powerhouse for proposed 600 MW station. 375 m-long power tunnel to start late-1999. Five-year construction period on 25-year BOT by Synergics Energy Development Inc of United States. Detailed engineering study completed by Norconsult/Norplan. Value $850 million. Contractors wishing to prequalify should contact Azad Jammu & Kashmir Private Power Board, fax +92 581 4014. February 1998.
