Duber Khwar Hydroelectric Plant

35°7′9.82″N 072°55′38.51″E / 35.1193944°N 72.9273639°E / 35.1193944; 72.9273639StatusOperationalConstruction beganJune 2003Opening dateJune 2013Owner(s)Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)Dam and spillwaysType of damGravity, roller-compacted concreteImpoundsDuber Khwar RiverHeight40.5 m (133 ft)Length202 m (663 ft)Duber Khwar Hydroelectric PlantCoordinates35°6′17.98″N 72°59′39.02″E / 35.1049944°N 72.9941722°E / 35.1049944; 72.9941722Operator(s)WAPDACommission dateJanuary 2014Turbines2 x 65 MW Pelton-typeInstalled capacity130 MWAnnual 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]

See also

• Allai Khwar Hydropower Plant
• Gomal Zam Dam
• List of dams and reservoirs in Pakistan
• List of power stations in Pakistan
• Satpara Dam

References

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.