New Bong Escape Hydropower Project
The New Bong Escape Hydropower Project is a privately owned 84 MW run-of-the-river project located on Jhelum River 7.5 km downstream of the 1,070 MW Mangla Dam, a major multi-purpose water storage project commissioned.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Fuel145, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Power station
- Description: dam in Mangla, Azad Kashmir
- Also known as: “Bong Escape Hydropower Project”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chitterpari and Mirpur.
Chitterpari
Suburb
Photo: Zahoo65, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chitterpari is a rapidly expanding town situated near Mirpur, in the state of Azad Kashmir in Pakistan. Its population is nearly 30,000. Chitterpari is located in the northern plains of the Punjab region, about 6 kilometres west-southwest of Mirpur, 95 kilometres north-northwest of Islamabad, and 1,000 kilometres northeast of Karachi. Chitterpari is situated 5 km northwest of New Bong Escape Hydropower Project.
Mirpur
Photo: Muhammad umair wazir, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mirpur is a city of 125,000 people in Pakistan. Mirpur is known for its grand buildings and large bungalows, primarily funded through its expatriate community. Most of the surrounding area remains agricultural.
Shamaspur
Village
Shamaspur is a village of Jhelum District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. It is part of Jhelum Tehsil and Union Council Chak Jamal. Shamaspur is situated 9 km south of New Bong Escape Hydropower Project.
New Bong Escape Hydropower Project
- Categories: run-of-river hydroelectric power station and industry
- Location: Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.08877° or 33° 5′ 20″ northLongitude
73.71338° or 73° 42′ 48″ eastInception
January 1st, 2013Operator
HUBCOOpen location code
8J5M3PQ7+G9OpenStreetMap ID
way 851251211Wikidata ID
Q22952142
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In Other Languages
From Persian to Ukrainian—“New Bong Escape Hydropower Project” goes by many names.
- Persian: “پروژه برق آبی نیوبونگ”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Нью-Бонг-Ескейп”
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