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:
Capacity |
69 MW |
Discharge |
20 m³/s |
Head |
413 m |
Headrace Tunnel |
12,117 m |
Energy |
312 GWh/A |
Tariff |
EPC Stage - Submitted |
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: 1st September, 2023 (Tentative).
Management Consultant:
ACE - EGC – TEAM JV
EPC Contractor:
SICHUAN – SARWAR - SILIAN - CHONGQING LUYANG JV
Project Pictures: