Name of the project:      69 MW Lawi Hydropower Project

Location:

Lawi Hydropower Project is located near Drosh town District Chitral (Lower), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan, lies from 35 -15' to 36 -55' North and 71 -12' to 73 -55' East.

Brief Description:

Lawi HPP of installed capacity of 69 MW is under construction on Shishi River, a left bank tributary of Chitral River by utilizing a gross head of 413 m and designed discharge of 20 m³/s to generate approx. 308 GWh annual energy.  A fixed concrete weir is situated on Shishi River near Lao Nissar village to divert 20 m³/s discharge of water to a headrace tunnel which will carry it to surge shaft near Lawi Village from where pressure shaft and pressure tunnel will bring these flows down to the Powerhouse. The releases from the powerhouse will be carried to Chitral River through a concrete lined tailrace channel.  The power will be transmitted to National Grid through Loop-in Loop-out interconnection with 132 kV double circuit transmission of Golen-Gol HPP. The Construction of Lawi HPP was started on 3rd November 2016 and was scheduled to be completed in 60 months.

Salient Features:

Objectives:
The main objectives of development of Lawi HPP is to develop cheap Hydropower Potential and to provide more Reliable and Sustainable Power to local areas and to the National Grid for at least another 50 years.

Benefits:

·   The Project will supply 69 MW of Power and will Generate 308 GWh Energy Annually.

·   Lawi HPP will Generate Revenue of Rs.4.264 Billion Annually at Full Operation.

·   It is a Hydropower Project; therefore, it is more Economically Attractive in respect of saving Foreign Exchange on Import of Fossil Fuels require for Production of Energy.

·   The Project will provide Employment and Business Opportunities to the Public during its Construction and Operation Stages.

·   Improvement of Access Road from N-45 to Intake of the Project will provide easy & smooth transportation facilities to the Local Inhabitants of Remote Villages and Tourists Spots.

Estimated Annual Energy for sale:               303 GWh / Annum

NEPRA TARIFF:

Levelized EPC Stage Tariff submitted to NEPRA as US$ Cents 9.27 / Kwh = Rs.15.45 / Kwh @ (1 US$ = Rs.166.58)

Expected DATE of its completion:     1^st September, 2023 (Tentative).

Management Consultant:

ACE - EGC – TEAM JV

EPC Contractor:

SICHUAN – SARWAR - SILIAN - CHONGQING LUYANG JV

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