Nandipur Hydropower Plant Explained

Gujranwala Hydropower Plant Nandipur
Name Official:Nandipur Hydropower Project
Dam Crosses:Upper Chenab Canal
Location:Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan
Dam Type:run-of-the-river
Opening:March 1963
Status:Operational
Owner:Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
Plant Name:Nandipur Hydroelectric Plant
Plant Coordinates:32.2428°N 74.2642°W
Plant Operator:WAPDA
Plant Commission:March 1963
Plant Type:hydroelectric power plant
Plant Turbines:3 × 4.6 MW
Plant Capacity:13.8 MW
Plant Annual Gen:33.66 million units (GWh)

Nandipur Hydropower Plant (NHPP) is a small, low-head, run-of-the-river hydroelectric power generation station of 13.8 megawatt generation capacity (three units of 4.6 MW each), located at Nandipur near Gujranwala, Punjab province of Pakistan, on the flows of Upper Chenab Canal. It is located at 32°90'0N 74°11' 0E. It is a small hydel power generating plant constructed and put in commercial operation in March 1963 with the Average Annual generating capacity of 33.66 million units (GWh) of least expensive 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.