Project Brief:
The project is located on Siran River, a left tributary of Indus River. The weir site of the project is located about 1 km up stream of Jabori near Village Sacha, while the powerhouse is located near Granthali Village about 3 km downstream of Jabori. The scheme has been identified by SHYDO (Now PEDO), with the technical assistance of GTZ, within the studies for Hazara region, during preparation of the master plan for hydropower development in Northern Areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Salient Features:
Location :Village Jabori, District Mansehra
Capacity : 10.2MW
Design Discharge : 8 m3/sec
Net Head : 148m
Length of Power Tunnel : 2895m
Transmission Line : 132KV (14.6Km)
Turbine : Vertical Francis (2 Nos)
Annual Energy : 71.1 GWh
Present Status / Project Progress:
Overall Project Progress : 99%
Land Acquisition : 100%
Detailed Engineering : 100%
Civil Work : 100%
Tunnel : 100%
Power House (E&M Work) : 100%
Switch Yard : 100%
Power Evacuation : 98%
Project is physically completed in all respects since Dec, 2022 but due to connectivity problem and non-approval of EPA, it could not be made operational.
Challenges Faced During Construction:
- Delay due to Possession of land.
- Delay caused due to Change of 132KV single circuit transmission line 132KV double circuit transmission line.
- Delay occurred due to extreme poor geological condition encountered in Tunnel.
- Suspension of Work due to Security threats.
- Delay due to unavailability of Chinese Engineers due to Covid-19.
- Delay in execution of transmission line due to severe local issues, court stay orders etc.
Challenges Faced Recently:
- Commercial Operation is delayed due to non-finalization of Energy Purchase Agreement (EPA) from PESCO & CPPA-G despite vigorous follow ups at every level.
- Unavailability of Chinese Engineers due to Security Issues.