Dargai Hydropower Plant
| Dargai Hydropower Plant (Malakand-II) | ||
|---|---|---|
Annual generation 162 million units (GWh) | | |
Dargai (Malakand-II) Hydropower Plant (MHPP-II) is a small, low-head,
hydroelectric power generation station having about 20 megawatt generation capacity (four units of 5.0 MW each). It is located at the region of Dargai, Malakand within the province of Khyber Pajhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is functions on the flow of the Swat River. It is about 210 km far from Pakistan's capital Islamabad and 45 km from the city of Mardan. It is a small hydel power generating plant constructed and put in commercial operation in December, 1952, generating an average annual yield of 162 million units (GWh) of much needed least expensive electricity.[1][2]
Salient Technical Features
Installed capacity: 20 MW (4 Units of 5.0 MW each)
Annual Net Electrical Output: 162 GWh
Design Discharge: 34 m3/s (8.5 m3/s per unit)
Rated Net: Head 76.8 m
Generation Voltage: 11 kV
Transmission Voltage: 132 kV
See also
- List of dams and reservoirs in Pakistan
- List of power stations in Pakistan
- Khan Khwar Hydropower Project
- Satpara Dam
- Gomal Zam Dam
- Duber Khwar hydropower project
References
- ^ "WAPDA VISION-2025" (PDF). 29 February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
- ^ "WAPDA - Ongoing Projects". wapda.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2014-07-22. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
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