The water and power department of Gilgit-Baltistan is setting up another hydro power project of 16MW in the Naltar valley where an 18MW project has already been established by a Chinese firm, officials said.

The officials said that the government was harnessing the hydro power potential of the region to produce cheapest mode of energy.

The officials said the 18MW project was catering to needs of the population of the Gilgit city, but there was need to set up another power project to cater to the growing number of power consumers.