Chichonki Malian Hydropower Plant Explained

Chichonki Malian Hydropower Plant
Name Official:Chichonki Malian Hydropower Plant
Location Map:Pakistan
Coordinates:30.7942°N 74.115°W
Dam Crosses:Upper Chenab Canal
Location:Sheikhupura, Punjab, Pakistan
Dam Type:run-of-the-river
Opening:May 1959
Status:Operational
Owner:Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
Plant Name:Chichonki Malian Hydroelectric Plant
Plant Coordinates:31.7942°N 74.1153°W
Plant Operator:WAPDA
Plant Commission:1959
Plant Turbines:3 x 4.4 MW
Plant Capacity:13.2 MW
Plant Annual Gen:22.88 million units (GWh)

Chichonki Malian Hydropower Plant (CMHPP) is a small, low-head, run-of-the-river hydroelectric generation station of generation capacity (three units of each), located at Sheikhupura, about north-west of Lahore, Punjab province of Pakistan, on the flows of Upper Chenab Canal. It is a small hydro power generating plant constructed and put in commercial operation in May 1959 with the average annual generating capacity of 22.88 million GWh of inexpensive electricity.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hussain. Mazhar. Development of Low Head Hydropower Projects on Canals In Punjab Pakistan. Centenary Celebration (1912–2012). Pakistan Engineering Congress. 27 March 2014.