Kohala Hydropower Project
| Kohala Hydropower Project | |
|---|---|
  Location of Kohala Hydropower Project in Pakistan | |
| Official name | Kohala Hydropower Project |
| Location | Azad Kashmir, Pakistan |
| Status | Contract awarded [1] |
| Construction cost | $2.4 Billion |
| Owner(s) | Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity, roller-compacted concrete |
| Impounds | Jhelum River |
| Height | 57 m (187 ft) |
| Length | 212 m (696 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 49,000,000 m3 (39,725 acre⋅ft) |
| Active capacity | 8,730,000 m3 (7,078 acre⋅ft) |
| Surface area | .78 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Maximum length | 6.4 km (4 mi) |
| Kohala Hydropower Plant | |
| Type | Run-of-the-river |
| Hydraulic head | 290 m (950 ft) |
| Turbines | 4 x 275 MW Francis-type[2] |
| Installed capacity | 1100 MW |
| Annual generation | 4800 GWh |
The Kohala Hydropower Project is a proposed run-of-the-river, high head project of 316 meters, located in Muzaffarabad District, Azad Jammu & Kashmir. The dam site is just upstream of Domel on Jhelum River near Siran Village 174 km from Islamabad and powerhouse is located at Barsala 7 km upstream from Kohala Bridge.[3] The dam and powerhouse are to be connected through a tunnel. The feasibility study and detailed engineering designs were performed by SMEC.[4]
China Three Gorges Corporation
China Three Gorges Corporation (CTGC), the state-owned hydropower developer, has won the right to develop a hydropower project in Pakistan, CTGC announced on Thursday January 7, 2015. The Kohala Hydropower Project, the firm’s biggest investment in the Pakistani hydropower market as of yet. In 2014, Pakistan’s National Transmission and Dispatch Co. and China International Water and Electric Corp. (CWE) -- a subsidiary of Three Gorges Dam -- finalized a 30-year tariff at 7.9 cents per unit and estimate the project will cost about US$2.4 billion.
The Kohala hydroelectric scheme will have a gravity, roller-concrete compacted dam on the upper branch of the Jhelum, 40 km from Muzaffarabad. The powerhouse, on the lower branch of the Jhelum near Barasala, will house four 275-MW Pelton turbines. CWE is required to construct the project on a build, own, operate and transfer basis. In 2014, local published reports said the average tariff for the first 12 years was set at 8.9 cents per unit and during the following 18 years would be 5.1 cents per unit. The average tariff for the 30-year life of the project is 7.9 cents per unit. The tariff ensures 17 per cent return on equity on internal rate of return basis. The project is expected to earn carbon credit from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change for clean energy development under the Kyoto protocol.
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
- ^ http://app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=124824&Itemid=2
- ^ "1100 MW Kohala Hydropower Project— Approval of Feasibility Stage Tariff Proposal" (PDF). NATIONAL TRANSMISSION & DESPATCH COMPANY. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ "KOHALA HYDROPOWER PROJECT". wapda.gov.pk. Retrieved 2014-06-22.
- ^ "SMEC - Kohala Hydropower Project". smec.com. Retrieved 2014-06-22.