The Duber Khwar Hydropower Plant is located near the town of Pattan in Kohistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan on the Duber Khwar River, a right bank tributary of the Indus River. It is approximately 340 km NW from Islamabad, the federal capital of Pakistan.[1]
| Duber Khwar Hydropower Plant | |
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  Location of Duber Khwar Hydropower Plant in Pakistan | |
| Official name | Duber Khwar Hydropower Plant |
| Location | Pattan, Kohistan, KPK, Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 35°7′9.82″N 072°55′38.51″E / 35.1193944°N 72.9273639°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | June 2003 |
| Opening date | June 2013 |
| Owner(s) | Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity, roller-compacted concrete |
| Impounds | Duber Khwar River |
| Height | 40.5 m (133 ft) |
| Length | 202 m (663 ft) |
| Duber Khwar Hydroelectric Plant | |
| Coordinates | 35°6′17.98″N 72°59′39.02″E / 35.1049944°N 72.9941722°E |
| Operator(s) | WAPDA |
| Commission date | January 2014 |
| Turbines | 2 x 65 MW Pelton-type |
| Installed capacity | 130 MW |
| Annual generation | 595GWh |
The total electricity generation capacity of the Duber Khwar project is 130 MW.[1] There are two vertical Pelton wheel turbine units of 65 MW installed at the Duber Khwar Hydroelectric Station. These turbines are manufactured by Andritz Hydro Austria.[2] Andritz Hydro Austria supplied and installed the complete electro-mechanical equipment and services with a focus on its "water to wire" concept. The supplies consisted of two 65 MW Pelton-type turbines with a rated head of 516 m, associated generators and generator auxiliaries and the complete electrical power systems.[3]
Construction of the Duber Khwar Hydropower Plant commenced in June 2003, and the project was completed in June 2013. The plant began commercial operations in January 2014.[2] The total cost of the project was about PKR 16.325 billion. At its completion, the Duber Khwar hydropower project was projected to generate 595 million units of low-cost hydel electricity per annum.[4]
Dam edit
Type: Concrete gravity dam
Length: 202 m.
Height: 40.5 m.
Design Discharge: 29 cusecs
Headrace tunnel length: 4.873 km
Design head: 535 m.[5][1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Duber Khwar Hydropower Project: Updated as on 31.05.2014". Water & Power Development Authority. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ a b "First Unit at Pakistan's 130-MW Duber Khwar Hydroelectric Plant Generating Power". HydroWorld.com. 6 January 2014. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ "30MW Duber Khwar Hydropower Project Starts Test Production". The Nation. Associated Press of Pakistan. 4 January 2014. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ Munawar Hasan (1 March 2014). "Duber Khwar Hydropower Project Completed". The News International. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ "Pakistan, Duber Khwar Hydropower Project". Sinohydro. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.