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Machai Hydropower Plant

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Machai Hydropower Plant
CountryPakistan
LocationMachai Kalai, Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Construction began2013
Opening dateOctober 2017
Owner(s)Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity dam
ImpoundsMachai Canal
Operator(s)WAPDA
Commission dateOctober 2017
TypeRun-of-the-river
Turbines4
Installed capacity2.6 MW

The Machai Hydropower Plant is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power plant with a generating capacity of 2.6 MW.[1] Construction of the damn crossing the Machai Canal began in 2013 and was completed in March 2015 at the cost of PKR 683.50 million.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "KP Govt inaugurates 2.6 MW Machai Hydropower Plant in Mardan". Peshawar Today. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Senior Minister Sikandar Sherpao for early completion of Machai Hydro power project". Information and Public Relations Department, Government of KPK. Retrieved 26 February 2018.