Pakpattan Hydropower Plant is a small hydro, low head project of 4.2 metres, located in the Pakpattan District on the Upper Chenab Canal, in Punjab Province, Pakistan. It is approximately 245 km from the provincial capital of Lahore in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.[1]
| Pakpattan Hydropower Plant | |
|---|---|
  Location of Pakpattan Hydropower Plant in Pakistan | |
| Official name | Pakpattan Hydropower Plant |
| Location | Pakpattan, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 30°20′42″N 73°23′06″E / 30.345°N 73.385°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | January 2010 (completed on 4 March 2016) |
| Opening date | 25 March 2017 |
| Owner(s) | Punjab Power Management Unit (PPMU) |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | RCC |
| Impounds | Upper Pakpattan Canal |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | 2017 |
| Hydraulic head | 4.2 m (14 ft) |
| Turbines | 2 x 1.42 MW Kaplan-type |
| Installed capacity | 2.82 MW |
The total electricity generation capacity of the Pakpattan Hydropower Plant is 2.82 MW.
Financing edit
Asian Development Bank (ADB) provided a loan of US$28.435 million from July 2009 onwards to complete the works on the project. The total cost of the project is estimated to be PKR 3.3 billion.
Construction edit
Power House is in commercial operation since 25 March 2017. The Chinese firm handed over the Project to PPDCL on 8 March 2017.[2]
Dam:
Type: Small hydro
Design Discharge: 2800 Cusecs
Design Head: 4.2 m.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Chinese company hands over Allai Khwar power project to WAPDA". Paktribune.