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Kwar HE Project, is an under construction Hydroelectric power plant with 540 MW capacity in Kishtwar District of Jammu and Kashmir. The plant is expected to generate 1975 million units of electricity once operational. During a review meeting in January 2026, headed by Union Power Minister Manohar La
l Khattar at Kishtwar, it was stated that the project is expected to be completed by March 2028. In January 2024, the flow of Chenab river was diverted to felicitate the main dam construction. The construction of this power project was fast tracked by India after Indus Waters Treaty was put in abeyance in the aftermath of 2025 Pahalgam attack. In November 2025, a major fire incident happened inside one of the tunnels of the project when a load carrier caught fire. 39-50 workers were rescued.
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