The proposed location is at the Upper Chenab Canal and will be looking to get on steam within the next 5 years. In total Pakistan may have 5,900 MW of hydro power to offer. This is critical for a nation which currently imports expensive oil to meet the 8 to 10 percent growth in energy demand per year. This has meant that regions which were sparsely populated were left without power and those with found themselves unable to foot the ever increasing bill.
