SK hydro

SK Hydropower Project
Official name SK Hydro
Location Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Status Under construction
Construction began 2014
Opening date June 2020
Owner(s) SK Hydro[1]
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Gravity
Impounds Kunhar River
Power station
Commission date expected 2020
Type Run-of-the-river
Turbines 4 x 210 MW Pelton-type
Installed capacity 840 MW
Annual generation 2,958 GWh

SK Hydro also known as Suki Kinari HPP, is an under construction run-of-the-river hydropower project located on the Kunhar river in the Kaghan valley of Mansehra District Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which has an installed generation capacity of 840 MW. The project is one of the largest in private sector power development.[2] The feasibility study had been carried out by various International firms since 1960's by German GTZ, Quebec based Montreal Engineering and recent detailed design and engineering study was performed by Mott Macdonald of UK.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.skhydro.com/#
  2. ↑ http://www.skhydro.com/about-us/sponsors.html
  3. ↑ http://www.pcq.com.pk/suki-kinari-hydropower-project-pakistan/

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