Kurram Garhi Hydropower Plant
| Kurram Garhi Hydropower Plant | |
|---|---|
  Location of Kurram Garhi Hydropower Plant in Pakistan | |
| Official name | Kurram Garhi Hydropower Plant |
| Location | Kurram Garhi, KPK, Pakistan (on border with Kurram Agency, on canal from Kurram River) |
| Coordinates | 33°02′00.48″N 70°31′56.09″E / 33.0334667°N 70.5322472°ECoordinates: 33°02′00.48″N 70°31′56.09″E / 33.0334667°N 70.5322472°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | February 1958 |
| Owner(s) | Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | run-of-the-river |
| Impounds | Kuchkot Canal from Kurram River |
| Power station | |
| Name | Kurram Garhi Hydropower Plant |
| Operator(s) | WAPDA |
| Commission date | February 1958 |
| Turbines | 4 x 1.00 MW |
| Installed capacity | 4 MW |
| Annual generation | 17 million units (GWh) |
Kurram Garhi Hydropower Plant (KGHPP) is a small, low-head, run-of-the-river hydroelectric power generation station of 4.0 megawatt generation capacity (four units of 1.0 MW each), located at Kurram Garhi, a small town in Bannu KPK province of Pakistan on the flows of Kuchkot Canal from Kurram River. It is a small hydel power generating plant constructed and put in commercial operation on February 1958 with the Average Annual generating capacity of 17 million units (GWh) of least expensive electricity.[1]
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
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