Kashmir Valley's power woes including voltage problems may finally end as the Power Grid Corporation has integrated the power-hungry Valley with the rest of country. "Barring four states in the southern region, power can now move from anywhere to Srinagar and vice versa", an official of Power Grid Corporation told KTNS here. Power Grid Corporation in association with Jammu and Kashmir government is now planning to three major transmission facilities including 400/220 kV substation at New Wampoh with 630 MVA transformation capacity, Kishenpur - New Wampoh 400 kV D/c and a 400 kv transmission facility between Kishenpur and Wagoora. Officials at the Grid here stated that this transmission scheme shall provide additional 1000 MW transfer capacity for Kashmir valley through Kishenpur - New Wampoh 400 kV D/c line. They have set a deadline of three years to complete this project. With these projects a total of 2000 MW power transfer capability would be available to Kashmir Valley. The Corporation has also estimated that there was a need to transport 1000 MW of electricity from the regional grid to Kashmir Valley by 2011-12. Earlier, Power Grid had commissioned its first 400-kv double circuit transmission line that connects Wagoora in Srinagar with Kishanpur in Jammu at an investment of Rs. 277 crores. "The system is standardized and the power is flowing from Kishanpur right now. Voltage profile in valley has gone up by 40 kilo volts to 390 Kv against the national average of 400 kv", claimed an official. Till now only two transmission lines owned by state's power development corporation existed to transport power to Kashmir Valley. Now the 220 kv double circuit line connecting Pampore with Kishanpur would transmit around 400 MWs. The older single circuit 132 kv Chenaini-Srinagar was handling just 60 MWs. The system was totally inadequate for the huge winter requirements and overloading would frequently trigger a breakdown plunging entire valley into the darkness. Now the twin state owned lines would run parallel to the Power Grid's 184-Kms long main energy artery that could be charged up to 800 MWs. The project executed by the TATA Power in over three years has 520 towers, some of which pass through the high-altitude 10,000 feet peaks over the Pir Panchal heights that remain snow-clad round the year. Certain towers required additionally strong bases in order to prevent them from fast winds that usually debase the huge steel structures. Cable and other material used on the line and towers have been specially chosen to suit the climatic conditions in different areas. The interesting feature of the line is that it takes off as a double circuit line at Kishanpur up to Thathar (108 Kms), bifurcates into two single circuit lines in the Pir Panchal range between Thathar and Qazigund (11 Kms) and then rejoins and reaches Wagoora (65 Kms) as a double circuit line. "This was done to ensure that even if a snag hits one circuit another remains functional", an engineer associated with the project said.