The Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) spokesperson stated that malfunctioning occurred in Unit No 2 of the under-construction Jinnah Hydropower Project on Saturday reportedly due to thunder and lightning. The unit was on its test run for the last one week and was yet to be formally commissioned. The spokesperson said the Jinnah Hydropower project was being constructed by a Chinese company. He said malfunctioning of the unit would inflict no monetary loss to WAPDA or the government, as the unit/project was still with the contractor, and as such, responsibility of any rectification or replacement whatsoever lay with the contractor as per contractual obligations.
