Balakot Hydropower Project | Technical Details and Updates | Kaghan Valley

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300 MW Balakot Hydropower Project is one of the series of hydropower development projects launched by Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization (PEDO), Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK). The objective of the proposed hydropower scheme is to generate and add cheap energy to the system in order to meet the current shortfall and increasing demand of electricity in the region through economical and sustainable means.
The project envisaged a 58 m high gravity concrete dam with about 9 kilometer long headrace tunnel with 8m internal diameter and an underground powerhouse and Transformer Hall on the left bank of #Kunhar River. The dam axis was, identified 18.6 km upstream of town Balakot, headrace tunnel on the left bank and the powerhouse will be located in near the village of Barkot, 8.0 km upstream of #Balakot town.
The project is proposed on Kunhar River originates from the glaciers above Lulu sir Lake in the Kaghan Valley of KPK. The river flows at its bloom during summers due to the fall tributary offshoots and melting snow Glaciers from well-known peaks and lakes.
The major upstream projects on Kunhar River are 884MW Suki Kinari, 188MW Naran HPP and 102 MW Batakundi Hydropower Projects however 147MW Patrind Power Project is the downstream of proposed Balakot project.
CM Mahmood Khan has directed the Energy and Power Department to finalize arrangements for groundbreaking of #Balakot hydropower project by mid-April.
He said groundbreaking of the mega project was expected to be performed by Prime Minister Imran Khan.
CGGC-GRC JV signed the contract worth Rs85bn as an EPC contractor.
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