Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project (NJHP) is the fourth largest hydropower project in Pakistan, with a generation capacity of 969 MW. It has been installed on river Jhelum by diverting water from river Neelum as a run-of-river power plant. The project is located in the Muzaffarabad district, Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJ&K). It started commercial operations in 2018, after over 30 years of gestation period. However, recently, only after 4 years of its operations, the project has encountered a technical fault, resulting in a complete shutdown until the issue is fixed. [9] The odds of the NJHP becoming operational in few months are also oblique. According to some news sources, the construction contractors who were engaged to fix the technical issue, have abandoned the site on security reservations in the area and the local protests. [3] Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), however, has refuted any such news as fabricated, baseless and misleading. WAPDA has claimed that the repair works are progressing without interruptions and are expected to be completed by February 2023. [15]