Energy Projects...Updates

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Dam site view after recent spell of snowfall

Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project located in Azad Jammu & Kashmir.
The 969-MW strategically important project, completed in 2018, has so far contributed 15.7 billion units of green and clean energy to the National Grid.

 

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69MW Lawi Hydropower Project Site during Snowfall
Under construction on Shishi River, a left bank tributary of Chitral River by utilizing a gross head of 413 m and designed discharge of 20 m³/s to generate approx. 308 GWh annual energy.

 

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What an ending of year 2021 and start of year 2022. There was shower of milestone achievements at Suki Kinari Hydropower Project.

It is really appreciated the team of National and International staff accomplished this challenging task. The excavation of these two middle Pressure shafts was started in the beginning of year 2021 and completed at the end of year 2021 and beginning of 2022.

The penstock system is about 2km long which consists of 6 pressure shafts and 8 pressure tunnels. The overall elevation difference is 744m and one of the “Deepest Pressure Shaft Systems” among World’s Hydropower projects.

The excavation of all Pressure shafts is being done with drilling and blasting. Initially, the guide shaft having a diameter of 1.65m had been achieved. The expansion of the guide shaft from 1.65m to 5.08m was achieved with the drilling & Blasting method.

No doubt, the drilling, and excavation of such a short diameter shaft was not an easy task in these geological conditions but the determined team made it happen. With the joint efforts of SKHPP Management, Construction, Quality, and other stakeholders, enabling everyone to celebrate this achievement..

 

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WAPDA CHAIRMAN VISITS TO REVIEW PROGRESS ON DASU PROJECT

January 10, 2022: Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) Chairman Lt Gen Muzammil Hussain (Retd) today visited Dasu Hydropower Project, being constructed on River Indus in Upper Kohistan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. During the visit, he reviewed progress on the project.

WAPDA General Manager Dasu Hydropower Project Anwar-ul-Haq and representatives of the Consultants and the Contractor were also present on the occasion.

The Chairman had a round of the various components of the project and witnessed the construction activities going on there.

WAPDA Chairman said that Dasu Hydropower Project is of immense importance for a quantum increase in green and low-cost hydel electricity in the National Grid, therefore the project authorities must ensure achieving major construction milestones in accordance with the timelines set for the purpose. He directed the management to double their efforts for completion of the project in accordance with the stipulated time and construction standards.

Earlier, the Chairman was briefed about the progress on the project. It was apprised that the construction work is underway simultaneously on as many as eight sites which include diversion tunnels, underground powerhouse, flushing and traffic tunnel, Relocation of Karakoram Highway, right bank access roads, 132 KV transmission line, WAPDA colony and offices.

It is worth mentioning that the 4320 MW-Dasu Hydropower Project is being implemented in two stages. At present, WAPDA is working on 2160 MW-Stage-I, which will provide 12 billion green and low-cost electricity to the National Grid annually while the Stage-II will also contribute another 9 billion units to the system per annum.

 

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What is the state of the transmission lines?

 

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884MW - Suki Kinari HPP (under construction

The construction activities are in progress with severe weather conditions. The civil and electro-mechanical works are going on.
The construction activities were started in 2017 and expected completion date of the project is Dec, 2022.

 

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With all these dams being built in the North, I hope the government, as part of CPEC, works to join the power grids of China and Pakistan, so that electricity can be shared where ever it is needed or being underutilized.

Perhaps a transmission line from a fully developed Gwadar (where oil/gas is shipped, refined and put through power plants) all the way through Pakistan (along the KKH) to China would cut down on the need for Iran to export oil or gas, and just directly ship the electricity.

Continent wide electric grids have been spoken of, and there are regions, such as Baluchistan, that could generate solar power most efficiently. A line that links these regions would allow clean electricity to reach markets in China.

 

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Artistic Wind power Plant achieved an exciting milestone!

50 MW Artistic Wind Power Plant is now connected to National Grid successfully and will be soon fully operational, bringing the total renewable energy that we provide to the national grid to 100 MW.
This means we have avoided 19,650 kg carbon dioxide equivalent of GHGs from being released into environment.

 

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Tarbela 5th Extension project (1,530MW)

• 03 generating units of 510MW each
• Commenced in August, 2021
• Completion Date: Mid-2024
• 1.347 billion units of low-cost hydel electricity

Installed power generation capacity at Tarbela Dam will increase from 4,888MW to 6,418MW on completion of T5 project.

 

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The 267-meter long temporary Cableway Bridge, with weight bearing capacity of 80 tons, completed yesterday on River Indus downstream of Main Dam site of Diamer Basha Dam Project for transportation of heavy machinery and construction material from the left bank to the right bank for acceleration of construction activities on the Project.

The three Cableway Bridges, upstream of the Main Dam site, are already operational to expedite the construction work.

 

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Under Construction Tarbela 5th Extension Project - 1,530MW

 

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884MW - Suki Kinari HPP under construction...........

The construction activities are in progress with severe weather conditions. The civil and electro-mechanical works are going on...

The construction activities were started in 2017 and expected completion date of the project is Dec, 2022.

 

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Hopefully they also find a way to safely dredge Tarbela and Mangla Dams. It may not be a dramatic difference , but every little bit that can be held can increase electricity generation and mitigate against large floods due to climate change.

Perhaps the material collected behind the dams can be mixed with organic matter to create some kind of “Himalayan Peat” and allow marginal land to be turned into farm land.