Duber Khwar Hydroelectric Plant

Duber Khwar Hydropower Plant
Duber Khwar Hydroelectric Plant is located in Pakistan
Duber Khwar Hydroelectric Plant
Location of Duber Khwar Hydropower Plant in Pakistan
Official nameDuber Khwar Hydropower Plant
LocationPattan, Kohistan, KPK, Pakistan
Coordinates35°7′9.82″N 072°55′38.51″E / 35.1193944°N 72.9273639°E / 35.1193944; 72.9273639
StatusOperational
Construction beganJune 2003
Opening dateJune 2013
Owner(s)Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity, roller-compacted concrete
ImpoundsDuber Khwar River
Height40.5 m (133 ft)
Length202 m (663 ft)
Duber Khwar Hydroelectric Plant
Coordinates35°6′17.98″N 72°59′39.02″E / 35.1049944°N 72.9941722°E / 35.1049944; 72.9941722
Operator(s)WAPDA
Commission dateJanuary 2014
Turbines2 x 65 MW Pelton-type
Installed capacity130 MW
Annual generation595GWh

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]

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

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]

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Pakistan, Duber Khwar Hydropower Project". Sinohydro. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.