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External view of the Power House
Internal view of Power Generators
Ganga
Power House commonly known as Renala Khurd Hydral Power Station is one of the
most popular hydral stations of Pakistan and it is situated on Canal Lower Bari
Doab at Renala Khurd, Distt: Okara, Punjab, Pakistan.
Sir
Ganga Ram had established this Power Station in 1925 to meet the local
requirement of electricity. The five generators that once produced 1.1 megawatt
of power to run the pumping stations designed to lift water into a barren
higher land around this installation. For various reasons, the generators today
produce only 750 kilowatts.
Interestingly,
it was the first Hydropower station in Indian Subcontinent at that time (Present
day Pakistan).
Sir
Ganga Ram (1851–1927), was a civil engineer, agriculturist and leading
philanthropist of his time.
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An imported electricity from Iran is meeting requirements of districts of Gwadar, Turbat,
Panj-Gore and Mand along with Gwadar Deep Sea Port and other areas of the
Makran division of the Baluchistan Province and there would be no power
shortage in the area for next five years The area would benefit from the power
supply leading to promotion of economic and social development.
It is added here that in the past; the Quetta Electric
Supply Company (Quesco) had been resorting to 10 to 12 hours load shedding in
all areas of the said division in summer.
Contents source: (A piece of news on March 1, 2012 in the
daily DAWN refers)
Image source: Google
Makran Division is free of load shedding with the help of an Imported Electricity
Friday, 22 March 2013
Posted by shabbirbhutta
Tag :// Baluchistan,
Tag :// Electricity,
Tag :// Gwadar,
Tag :// Gwadar Deep Sea Port,
Tag :// Iran,
Tag :// Mand,
Tag :// Pakistan,
Tag :// Panj-Gore,
Tag :// Quesco,
Tag :// Turbat