Renovation of the Warsak Hydroelectric Power Plant

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Renovation of the Warsak Hydroelectric Power Plant

Co-financed by the European Union, the European Investment Bank and KfW, the renovation project for the 240MW Warsak hydroelectric power station, which produces nearly 1,000 GWh/year, is helping solve the energy crisis by enabling the Government of Pakistan to maintain a production capacity that is both inexpensive and non-emissive. Located in Northwest Pakistan on the Kabul River, the dam was built in the 1960s but is now suffering from dilapidated electromechanical equipment that has been heavily eroded and the siltation of the reservoir. To meet these challenges, the project includes three actions:

- Rehabilitation work to secure the intake and renew all the electromechanical equipment

- Upgrading the maintenance workshop

- Support measures for flood management and to fight against sedimentation.


Being connected to the national grid, the project will benefit the entire economy: Maintenance and even increase in cheap power production (from 1,000 to 1,144 GWh/year by recovering the drop height) Positive economic impacts:

Economic rate of return of more than 20% Very positive social impacts: Community projects in villages around the dam to share the benefits locally and support in flood management that should improve flood prevention and warning systems At the institutional level: The project should make it possible to engage in a dialogue with WAPDA on crosscutting issues such as flood management and sediment management.

Rehabilitation work started in 2015 and expected to complete in 2021.

 

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Agence Française de Développement (AFD) representatives visited the site of the Warsak Hydroelectric Power Plant.

The renovation project for the 240 MW Warsak hydroelectric power station, which produces nearly 1,000 GWh/year, is helping solve the energy crisis by enabling the Government of Pakistan to maintain a production capacity that is both inexpensive and non-emissive.

Located in Northwest Pakistan on the Kabul River, the dam was built in the 1960s but is now suffering from dilapidated electromechanical equipment that has been heavily eroded and the siltation of the reservoir. To meet these challenges, the project includes three actions:


• Rehabilitation work to secure the intake and renew all the electromechanical equipment
• Upgrading the maintenance workshop
• Support measures for flood management and to fight against sedimentation.
• Being connected to the national grid, the project will benefit the entire economy: Maintenance and even an increase in cheap power production (from 1,000 to 1,144 GWh/year by recovering the drop height)
• Being connected to the national grid, the project will benefit the entire economy: Maintenance and even increase in cheap power production (from 1,000 to 1,144 GWh/year by recovering the drop height)
• Positive economic impacts: Economic rate of return of more than 20%
• Very positive social impacts: Community projects in villages around the dam to share the benefits locally and support in flood management that should improve flood prevention and warning systems
• At the institutional level: The project should make it possible to engage in a dialogue with WAPDA on cross-cutting issues such as flood management and sediment management.

Photo Credit: @DOLSAR Engineering Inc. Co.