Dargai Hydropower Plant

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Dargai Hydropower Plant (Malakand-II)
Dargai Hydropower Plant is located in Pakistan
Dargai Hydropower Plant
Location of Dargai Hydropower Plant (Malakand-II) in Pakistan
Official nameDargai Hydropower Plant (Malakand-II)
LocationDargai, Malakand District, KPK, Pakistan
Coordinates34°31′07.77″N 71°55′08.11″E / 34.5188250°N 71.9189194°E / 34.5188250; 71.9189194Coordinates: 34°31′07.77″N 71°55′08.11″E / 34.5188250°N 71.9189194°E / 34.5188250; 71.9189194
StatusOperational
Opening dateDecember 1952
Owner(s)Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsSwat River
Dargai Hydropower Plant (Malakand-II)
Operator(s)WAPDA
Commission dateDecember 1952
TypeRun-of-the-river
Turbines4 × 5.0 MW
Installed capacity20 MW
Annual generation162 million units (GWh)

Dargai (Malakand-II) Hydropower Plant (MHPP-II) is a small, low-head, run-of-the-river hydroelectric power generation station of about 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 in December 1952 generating Average Annual yield of 162 million units (GWh) of much needed least expensive electricity.[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

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References[]

  1. ^ "WAPDA VISION-2025" (PDF). 29 February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
  2. ^ "WAPDA - Ongoing Projects". wapda.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2014-07-22. Retrieved 2014-08-27.


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