Gulpur Hydropower Plant (GHPP) is an operational
run-of-the-river
Run-of-river hydroelectricity (ROR) or run-of-the-river hydroelectricity is a type of hydroelectric generation plant whereby little or no water storage is provided. Run-of-the-river power plants may have no water storage at all or a limited amou ...
hydroelectric
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generation project located on
Poonch River
The Poonch River (also known as Punch River, Punch Tohi, Tohi of Punch) is a tributary of the Jhelum River that flows through Jammu and Kashmir in India, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir in Pakistan.
Name
According to Georg Bühler, the ancient fo ...
, a major tributary of
Jhelum River
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near
Gulpur in
Kotli District of
Azad Kashmir
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Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
. The site is about 167 km from Federal Capital
Islamabad
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and from
Punjab
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's Provincial Capital
Lahore
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and is approachable directly from
Islamabad
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and
Lahore
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by a two-lane, all-weather, paved, partly mountainous road. The location of the project is about 28 km upstream of
Mangla Dam
The Mangla Dam ( ur, ) is a multipurpose dam situated on the Jhelum River in the Mirpur District of Azad Kashmir. It is the sixth-largest dam in the world. The village of Mangla, which sits at the mouth of the dam, serves as its namesake. I ...
Reservoir.
Gulpur Hydropower Project is a
run-of-the-river
Run-of-river hydroelectricity (ROR) or run-of-the-river hydroelectricity is a type of hydroelectric generation plant whereby little or no water storage is provided. Run-of-the-river power plants may have no water storage at all or a limited amou ...
project designed for the generation of consisting of two
Kaplan-type
The Kaplan turbine is a propeller-type water turbine which has adjustable blades. It was developed in 1913 by Austrian professor Viktor Kaplan, who combined automatically adjusted propeller blades with automatically adjusted wicket gates to ach ...
turbine units with an average energy output of 436 Gwh. Gulpur Hydropower Project is a part of least-cost energy generation plan, being executed by
WAPDA
The Pakistan Water & Power Development Authority (WAPDA; ur, ) is a government-owned public utility maintaining power and water in Pakistan, although it does not manage thermal power. WAPDA includes Tarbela and Mangla dams among its resources. ...
to harness the indigenous hydropower resources of the country.
WAPDA
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awarded the contract to MIRA Power Limited, a subsidiary of Korean company KOSEP, an independent power producer (IPP) being developed in the private sector on a BOOT basis (Build, Own, Operate and Transfer) under
Government of Pakistan
The Government of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=hakúmat-e pákistán) abbreviated as GoP, is a federal government established by the Constitution of Pakistan as a constituted governing authority of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provin ...
Policy for Power Generation Projects 2002 as adopted in
Azad Jammu & Kashmir
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. The project has the capability of generating an average annual energy of 465 GWh.
Background and construction
Gulpur Hydropower Project is the third independent hydropower project in
Pakistan
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. Korean company has also been awarded other contracts to build hydropower plants in the country on a BOOT basis i.e. under construction 150 MW
Patrind Hydropower Plant and 100MW
Kotli Hydropower Project.
The sponsor of the project is
Korean South East Power Company along with
Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd. and
Lotte Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd. The Construction of the Project has been awarded to a joint venture between Daelim and Lotte.
Construction of the Gulpur Hydropower Plant commenced in September 2014 and the project is expected to be completed in early 2020. The total cost of the project is about PKR 34 billion. Gulpur Hydropower Project is part of the least-cost energy generation plan of the
Government of Pakistan
The Government of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=hakúmat-e pákistán) abbreviated as GoP, is a federal government established by the Constitution of Pakistan as a constituted governing authority of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provin ...
. It is being executed on a priority basis to harness indigenous hydropower resources to improve the ratio of hydel electricity in the national grid and help provide relief to the consumers.
On its completion, the Gulpur Hydropower project will generate about 465 Gwh of inexpensive electricity annually to earn revenue of about Rs 1 billion. Being an environment-friendly hydropower project, it will help reduce dependence on expensive thermal power, thereby saving foreign exchange amounting to $36 million (equivalent to Rs 3 billion) to the country. According to estimation, the Gulpur hydropower project will add about Rs 10 billion per annum to the national economy through socio-economic uplift in the country caused by the project. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing the loan to Mira Power, run by three Korean companies, which will build and operate a 102MW hydropower plant.
Salient features
Basin and Reservoir
◦ Catchment Area 3,625 km
2
◦ NHWL EL.540.0m
◦ L.W.L EL.538.0m
◦ 100yr frequency flood 13,340m
3/s
◦ PMF 21,640m
3/s
◦ Reservoir Capacity(NHWL) 21.893 millionm
3
Main Dam
◦ Type CGD
◦ Design Flood 21,640m
3/s(PMF)
◦ Height 35.0m
◦ Crest EL.545.0m
◦ Length 238.0m
Spillway
◦ Radial Gate Size W10.0m×7Gates (EL.518.0m)
◦ Under Sluice Gate Size W10.0m×4Gates (EL.515.0m)
◦ Energy Dissipation Submerged Bucket
River Diversion
◦ Type Partial cofferdam(1st) + Sheet File(2nd)
◦ Design Flood 2,517m
3/s (25yr frequency)
Intake Weir
◦ Gate Nos. 2 EA
◦ Gate Size 10.0 × 12.0m
Headrace Tunnel
◦ Size D=7.75m
◦ Type Modified horseshoe(Concrete lined)
◦ Length 3,063.5m
Surge Tank
◦ Type Simple Type
◦ Size D=29.0m(Circular)
◦ Height 54.0m
◦ Max Upsurging Level EL.556.523m
◦ Max Downsurging Level EL.525.986m
Vertical Pressure Tunnel
◦ Type Circular (Concrete Lined)
◦ Length 44.6m
Horizontal Pressure Tunnel
◦ Type Circular (Concrete Lined)
◦ Length 71.7m
Steel Penstock
◦ Type Circular (Steel Lined)
◦ Length 11.2m × 1EA 28.9m × 3EA
Powerhouse
◦ Size W74.0m × L31.5m
◦ Turbine Type Francis
◦ Installed Net Capacity 100 MW
◦ Annual Generation 465 GWh
◦ Plant Discharge 194m
3/s
◦ Gross head 57.45 m
Tailrace Channel
◦ Type Open Channel
◦ Length 50.0m
◦ Width 45.0m
Tariff
The project was established on a cost-plus basis with a US cents 9.7994/ kWh levelized tariff for 30 years and the
hydrological risk
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will be borne by the purchaser i.e.
Central Power Purchasing Agency
Central Power Purchasing Agency-Guarantee (CPPA-G) is the market operator in Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries an ...
(CPPA).
[https://nepra.org.pk/tariff/Tariff/NTDC/2015/Decision%20of%20the%20Authority%20Power%20Purchase%20AGreement%20NTDC%20Gulpur%20Hydropower.PDF ]
See also
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List of dams and reservoirs in Pakistan
This page shows the Province-wise list of dams and reservoirs in Pakistan According to the International Commission on Large Dams73 dams and reservoirsin Pakistan are over in height. Tarbela Dam is the largest earth-filled dam in the world a ...
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List of power stations in Pakistan
Pakistan has a total installed power generation capacity of 43,775 MW as on 30 June 2022. Which includes 26,683 MW thermal, 10,635 MW hydroelectric, 1,838 MW wind, 530 MW solar, 369 MW bagasse and 3,620 MW nuclear.
Thermal
In service
Currentl ...
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Satpara Dam
Satpara Dam is a medium-size multi-purpose concrete-faced earth-filled dam located downstream from Satpara Lake on the Satpara Stream approximately 4 km from the town of Skardu in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
The dam has enlarged the si ...
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Allai Khwar Hydropower Project
The Allai Khwar Hydropower Plant is a run-of-the-river, high head project of 687 metres, located in the Battagram District on the Allai Khwar River, a left bank tributary of the Indus River in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. It is approxi ...
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Gomal Zam Dam
Gomal Zam Dam ( ur, ) is a multi-purpose gravity dam in South Waziristan Tribal District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The dam impounds the Gomal River, a tributary of the Indus River, at Khjori Kach, where the Gomal River passes through a na ...
References
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