Duber Khwar Hydroelectric Plant

Duber Khwar Hydropower Plant is located near the town of Pattan in Kohistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan on the Duber Khwar River, a right bank tributary of Indus River. It is approximately 300 km NW from Islamabad, the federal capital of Islamic Republic of Pakistan.[1]

Duber Khwar Hydropower Plant
Location of Duber Khwar Hydropower Plant in Pakistan
Official name	Duber Khwar Hydropower Plant
Location	Pattan, Kohistan, KPK, Pakistan
Coordinates	35°7′9.82″N 072°55′38.51″E
Status	Operational
Construction began	June 2003
Opening date	June 2013
Owner(s)	Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Gravity, roller-compacted concrete
Impounds	Duber Khwar River
Height	40.5 m (133 ft)
Length	202 m (663 ft)
Duber Khwar Hydroelectric Plant
Coordinates	35°6′17.98″N 72°59′39.02″E
Operator(s)	WAPDA
Commission date	January 2014
Turbines	2 x 65 MW Pelton-type
Installed capacity	130 MW
Annual generation	595GWh

The total electricity generation capacity of the Duber Khwar Project is 130 MW.[2] There are two vertical Pelton wheel turbine units of 65 MW each installed at Duber Khwar Hydroelectric Station. These turbines are manufactured by Andritz Hydro Austria.[3] Andritz Hydro Austria has supplied and installed the complete electro-mechanical equipment and services with the focus on its "water to wire" concept. The supplies consisted of two 65 MW Pelton-type turbines with a rated head of 516 m, associated generators and generator auxiliaries and the complete electrical power systems.[4]

Construction of Duber Khwar Hydropower Plant was commenced in June 2003 and the project was completed in June 2013. The plant began commercial operation in January 2014.[5] The total cost of the project is about PKR 16.325 billion. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is likely to inaugurate the Duber Khwar hydropower project soon. Environment-friendly Duber Khwar hydropower project will generate 595 million units of low-cost hydel electricity per annum.[6]