Hydro power plants updates

[Muhammad Omar]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1260243998310109190

 

[ghazi52]

102 MW Gulpur Hydropower Project Azad Kashmir.

Total capacity ---------------- 21,893,000 m3 (17,749 acre⋅ft)

Gulpur Hydropower Plant (GHPP) is an under construction, run-of-the-river hydroelectric generation project located on Poonch River, a major tributary of Jhelum River near Gulpur in Kotli District of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.

 

[ghazi52]

 

[ghazi52]

The News
The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) has awarded the contract of the construction of the Diamer-Bhasha dam to a joint venture between Power China and Frontier Works Organisation (FWO), WAPDA Chairman Lt Gen (retired) Muzammil Hussain said on Wednesday.

The move comes in the wake of a meeting presided over by Prime Minister Imran Khan two days prior about water security and construction of the mega dams.

Hussain said that the contract for the construction of the main dam was worth Rs442bn and includes the construction of the main dam, a diversion system, access bridge, and a 21MW hydropower plant in Tangir.

Diamer-Basha dam Chief Executive Officer Amir Bashir Chaudhry and authorised representative Yang Jiandu signed the agreement on behalf of WAPDA and the joint venture, respectively.

Speaking on the occasion, WAPDA Chairman Lt Gen Muzammil Hussain (Retd) said that the dam will go a long way for the economic development and social uplift of the country.

He said that WAPDA is committed to completing the mega project in accordance with the stipulated time frame to cope with the increasing water and electricity requirements of the country.

The WAPDA CEO said that the Diamer-Bhasha project's value was estimated at around Rs1,406.5bn and will complete in 2028.

Hussain said that the dam will be able to store 8.1 million acre-feet (MAF) of water and will be able to produce 4,500MW of electricity.

The dam will be able to provide the national grid 18 billion units of electricity annually.

Hussain said that earlier a consultancy service contract had also been awarded to the Diamer Basha Consultants Group (DBCG) worth Rs27.18 bn.

The consultancy agreement includes construction design, construction supervision and contract administration of the Diamer-Basha dam project.

The Joint Venture DBCG comprises of 12 top-ranked national and foreign consulting firms namely NESPAK (Pakistan), Associate Consulting Engineers(Pakistan), Mott MacDonald Pakistan (Pakistan), Poyry (Switzerland), Montgomery Watson and Harza(MWH) International - Stantec (USA), Dolsar Engineering (Turkey), Mott McDonald International (England), China Water Resources Beifang Investigation, Design and Research Company (China), Mirza Associates Engineering Services (Pakistan), Al-Kasib Group of Engineering Services (Pakistan), Development Management Consultant (Pakistan) and MWH Pakistan (Pakistan) with NESPAK as the lead firm.

These firms have a vast experience of providing consultancy services for mega water projects the world over.

"The Diamer-Bhasha dam is a vital project for the water, food and energy supply in the country," said Faisal Vawda, the minister for water resources.

"Our government launched the construction of major dams like Mohmand and Diamer-Bhasha within one year," he said.

 

[Path-Finder]

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[ghazi52]

Neelam Jhelum project built in a difficult mountain area .

 

[ghazi52]

The Suki Kinari Hydropower Station is equipped with four Pelton turbine generators with a single unit capacity of 221 MW, with a total installed capacity of 884 MW, a maximum net head of 922.72 meters & an average annual power generation of 3.212 billion kWh for many years

 

[ghazi52]

 

[ghazi52]

Excavation of Traffic Tunnel has been commenced at 884MW Suki_Kinari Hydropower Project.
N15 would be submerged in the reservoir of the project.

It is a road leading to a famous summer tourist destination i.e. Naran Valley which also serves as a gateway to the tourism spots

 

[Gryphon]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1265557746033852417

 

[ghazi52]

Karot hydropower project has completed its pouring concrete at spillway control section in No.5 dam-section. It marked the spillway control section of the main project to the top.

 

[ghazi52]

A major milestone towards successful implementation of 1124 MW Kohala Hydropower Project in Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) under the CPEC Framework.

A Tripartite Agreement has been finalized and initialed between the #China Three Gorges Company, the Government of AJ&K and the PPIB (Government of #Pakistan). This will be the largest ever investment of US$ 2.4 billion in any of the IPPs in Pakistan and AJ&K. The project will provide more than 5 billion unit per year clean and cheap electricity for the consumers in Pakistan and AJ&K.

 

[ghazi52]

$2.4 Billion Deal Signed for New 1124MW Power Project Under CPEC

The government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) has signed an agreement with #China Three Gorges Corporation and Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) for the development of Kohala hydroelectric power project.

The 1,124-megawatt power project will be developed in AJK under the umbrella of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework.

The project is estimated to produce more than five billion units of clean and low-cost electricity every year. With a $2.4 billion initial investment, this is one of the largest investments in an independent power producer (IPP) in Pakistan as well as in AJK.

Another hydropower project – the 102MW Gulpur project – at Poonch River in Kotli district has been operational since March this year.

Power Minister, Omar Ayub Khan, while chairing the 127th meeting of PPIB, lauded the board’s role in enhancing hydroelectric power generation.

He said that the government is looking for long-term energy sustainability and reliability for which renewable energy, hydroelectric power, and indigenous coal-based projects are being prioritized.

During the meeting, PPIB managing director (MD), Shah Jahan Mirza, briefed the board on the status of upcoming IPPs, saying that various projects might miss the deadline due to the coronavirus restrictions.

The board also extended the validity of the Letter of Support/ financial close date for the 1,124MW Kohala hydroelectric power project

 

[CrazyZ]

We need a large pumped hydro energy storage project. Couple it will solar. 1MW of energy storage may be enough to make 4MW of solar energy viable without fear of intermittency.

Desert SW of USA is planning large amounts of pumped hydro.....probably to couple with solar energy in the future.

 

[ghazi52]

83.4 MW Kurram Tangi Dam Under Construction in Kurram District, North Waziristan.

Kurram Tangi Dam is a multipurpose mega project, which includes power generation as well irrigation components. It will also develop and uplift the ground water table of the area. It will have positive environmental affects. KTMDP