Dargai Hydropower Plant
| Dargai Hydropower Plant (Malakand-II) | |
|---|---|
  Location of Dargai Hydropower Plant (Malakand-II) in Pakistan | |
| Official name | Dargai Hydropower Plant (Malakand-II) |
| Location | Dargai, Malakand District, KPK, Pakistan |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | December 1952 |
| Owner(s) | Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Swat River |
| Dargai Hydropower Plant (Malakand-II) | |
| Operator(s) | WAPDA |
| Commission date | December 1952 |
| Type | Run-of-the-river |
| Turbines | 4 × 5.0 MW |
| Installed capacity | 20 MW |
| Annual generation | 162 million units (GWh) |
Dargai (Malakand-II) Hydropower Plant (MHPP-II) is a small, low-head, run-of-the-river hydroelectric power generation station of 20 megawatt generation capacity (four units of 5.0 MW each), located at Dargai, Malakand District, KPK province of Pakistan on the flows of Swat River and about 210 km from Pakistan's Capital Islamabad, 45 km from the city of Mardan. It is a small hydel power generating plant constructed and put in commercial operation on December 1952 generating Average Annual yield of 162 million units (GWh) of much needed least expensive electricity.[1][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
- ^ a b "WAPDA VISION-2025" (PDF). 29 February 2012. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
- ^ "WAPDA - Ongoing Projects". wapda.gov.pk. Retrieved 2014-08-27.