Pakpatan Hydropower Plant

Pakpattan Hydropower Plant
Pakpatan Hydropower Plant is located in Pakistan
Pakpatan Hydropower Plant
Location in Punjab Province
Official namePakpattan Hydropower Plant
LocationPakpattan, Punjab, Pakistan
Coordinates30°34′50″N 73°38′50″E / 30.58056°N 73.64722°E / 30.58056; 73.64722
PurposeFlood control, power
StatusOperational
Construction beganJanuary 2010
(completed on 4 March 2016)
Opening date25 March 2017
Owner(s)Punjab Power Management Unit (PPMU)
Dam and spillways
Type of damRCC
ImpoundsUpper Pakpattan Canal
Power Station
Commission date2017
Hydraulic head4.2 m (14 ft)
Turbines2 x 1.42 MW Kaplan-type
Installed capacity2.82 MW

The Pakpattan Hydropower Plant (Urdu: پاکپتن ہائیڈرو پاور پلانٹ) is a small hydro, low head project of 4.2 metres, located in the Pakpattan District on the Upper Chenab Canal, in Punjab, Pakistan. It is approximately 245 km from the provincial capital of Lahore.[1]

The total electricity generation capacity of the Pakpattan Hydropower Plant is 2.82 MW.

Financing

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

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

References

  1. ^ "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)
  2. ^ "Chinese company hands over Allai Khwar power project to WAPDA". Paktribune.

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