Azad Pattan Hydropower Project

Azad Pattan Hydropower Project
Project Layout
Location of Azad Pattan Hydropower Project in Pakistan
Country Pakistan
Location Sudhanoti District, Azad Kashmir
Coordinates 33°46′3.9″N 73°34′17.45″E / 33.767750°N 73.5715139°E / 33.767750; 73.5715139Coordinates: 33°46′3.9″N 73°34′17.45″E / 33.767750°N 73.5715139°E / 33.767750; 73.5715139
Status Proposed
Construction began 2018
Opening date 2022
Owner(s) Laraib Group
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Gravity dam, Run of the river
Impounds Jhelum River
Height 90 m (295 ft)
Length 80 m (262 ft)
Power Station
Turbines 4 x 160 MW
Installed capacity 700  MW (10% continuous overload)[1]
Annual generation 3064 GWh

The Azad Pattan Hydropower Project is a proposed 700 MW hydroelectric power station on the Jhelum River roughly 7 km upstream of Azad Pattan Bridge in the Sudhanoti District of Azad Kashmir and 90 km from Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Pakistan announces $1.5b hydropower project in AJK". tribune.com.pk. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Recorder, Business. "Azad Pattan HPP | Business Recorder". Business Recorder. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  3. ↑ Change, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate. "CDM: Azad Pattan Hydropower Project". cdm.unfccc.int. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
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