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Balakot Hydropower Project

Name of Project:     Construction of 300 MW Balakot HPP


Location:                  Kunhar River Near Balakot Town, District Mansehra


 Brief:

The Balakot Hydropower Project is located on Kunhar River, in the Kunhar valley, in District Mansehra of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.  The Project has been proposed on the left bank of 9 km intermediate part of Kunhar River from Paras to Sangarh village. The dam site on Kunhar River is about 18 km upstream of Balakot town main bridge. The Powerhouse is to be located on the left bank of Kunhar River 1 km upstream of Dabrain village and 8 km upstream of Balakot town main bridge. The project layout including headrace tunnel is proposed on left bank of Kunhar River.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will finance portion of 300 MW Balakot Hydropower Project’s cost. The total cost of the project is estimated as 750 Million USD, wherein ADB had committed to arrange 580 Million USD.

 


Salient Features:



Location

Near Balakot Town, District Mansehra

  Generation Cost per KW

Rs. 5.009

Name of River

Kunhar

   Installed cost per MW

2.243 MW/Mill USD

Design Discharge

154 m3/s (Francis turbines)

   Feasibility Level Tariff

6.9 USC/Unit

Gross Head

228.20 m (concrete gravity dam 45 m high)

   B/C ratio

1.7

Design Capacity

300 MW

   Net Profit

23 Million US$/Annum (RoE 12%)

Mean Annual Energy

1143 GWh

   IRR



11.30 % (cost of investment/capital 6.1 %)

Length of power tunnel

9.3 km

 


Objectives:

The main objective of construction of the Balakot Hydropower Project is to develop low cost hydropower and to provide more reliable and consistent power to local areas and the National Grid keeping in view the present severe power shortage and future requirements for industrial, agricultural and economic development of the country.

The project will provide the economical, renewable and environment friendly power. This project will contribute towards the present and future power requirements of Pakistan, especially rural and remote areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. 

The energy generated by this project shall be sold to Distribution Company, PESCO/ NTDC.

 


Benefits:

Balakot HPP will generate Mean Annual Energy of 1143 GWh and will earn Net Profit of 23 Million US $/Annum.


NEPRA Tariff:          Feasibility Level Tariff 6.9 USC/Unit


Completion Date:    2027


Current Physical Status/ Progress:

Ø  Section-4 notified

Ø  Corrigendum section-4 notified.

Ø  Processing of land acquisition up to Section-11 (Award) by last week of Feb.2021

Ø  Management Consultants appointed.





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