Jaiprakash Associates-promoted 1,000-MW Karcham Wangtoo hydel power project in Himachal Pradesh will be fully operational from August 16, three months ahead of schedule, managing director DP Goyal said. The first 250-MW unit of the Karcham Wangtoo project had commenced operations in May this year, he said. The hydel project is a run-of-river project over the Sutlej in Kinnaur district. Once fully operational, the project would generate 4,368 million units power, Goyal said. The host state is entitled to 12% free power from the project for first 12 years and 18%, subsequently. The project would also provide power to Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan. With commissioning of Karcham Wangtoo hydroelectric project, Jaiprakash Group