Project Brief:
Project was identified by PEDO-GTZ in 1992. Feasibility was conducted in 2008-2011. Total cost of the project is 13,998.89 million. The Project area is situated near village Koto and is within the Administrative District of Lower Dir along Panjkora River on (NHA – N45 road). It is 7 km from Timergara along Timergara-Dir-Chitral metaled road, which provides an access to the left bank of the Project area. The right bank is accessible through Munjai road after crossing the Panjkora River through Wadigram Bridge. The right abutment of weir axis is about 2km from this bridge.
Salient Features of Project:
Location : Timergara (District Lower Dir) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Design Discharge : 126 m3/sec
Capacity (MW) : 40.8 MW
Net Head : 38.63 m
Length of Power Tunnel : 1883 m
Transmission Line : 1 Km
Turbine : 3 Nos. Vertical Francis (13.6 MW Each)
Annual Energy : 207 GWH
Approved Tariff : Rs.8.241/kWh
Revenue/Annum : Rs.1,705.88 Million
Project Progress : 97%
Current Status:
Overall project progress is 97%.
Transmission line works Completed.
Generation license, tarrif and Power Acquisition approved by NEPRA.
Signing of Power Purchase agreement with CCPA-g / PESCO in process.
Physical work on the Project is almost completed except switchyard for which the import of equipment for additional line bay, as advised by the NTDC, could not be managed from China due to LC’s restrictions and other import issues.
Project will be ready for testing once switchyard equipment are imported by the contractor.
Challenges Faced During Construction:
Land Acquisition issues for Box channel, Powerhouse, switchyard, surge shaft, colony etc.
Social Issues in Box channel, sandtrap and Weir.
Issuance of license for transportation and Storage of Explosive for tunnel Excavation.
Security issues of Chinese Staff.
Entrance of Flood water at Powerhouse area.
Additional work of Munjia Bridge crossing at Box channel required by C&W Department.
Issuance of Import certificate from Federal Power Division that halted the E&M equipment supply from Jan 2020 till August 2021.
COVID – 19 outbreak.
LCs issue. Project equipment arrived in Sep 2022 yet to be cleared from Foreign Exchange Operation Department FOED State Bank of Pakistan due to foreign reserves issue.
Issue in Transport of Dollars back to china for payment to Manufacturer and Installers.