Renala Khurd Hydropower Plant Explained

Renala Khurd Hydropower Plant
Name Official:Renala Khurd Hydropower Plant
Location Map:Pakistan
Coordinates:30.8827°N 73.598°W
Dam Crosses:Lower Bari Doab Canal
Location:Renala Khurd, Okara District, Punjab, Pakistan
Dam Type:run-of-the-river
Construction Began:1922
Opening:March 22, 1925
Status:Operational
Owner:Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
Plant Name:Renala Khurd Hydroelectric Plant
Plant Coordinates:36.1153°N 73.9167°W
Plant Operator:WAPDA
Plant Commission:1925
Plant Turbines:5 x 22kW
Plant Capacity:1.1MW
Plant Annual Gen:3.61GWh

Renala Khurd Hydropower Plant (RKHPP), also known as Ganga Ram Powerhouse, and Zaheer-ud-Din Babar Powerhouse, is a small, low-head, run-of-the-river hydroelectric generation station with a capacity, located at Renala Khurd, Okara District, North-East of Punjab province of Pakistan, on the flows of Lower Bari Doab Canal.[1] It is located about away from Lahore and away from the district capital Okara city towards south-west of Lahore on national highway (GT Road) and on Lahore-Karachi main railway line. Having five turbine units, each rated for 22kW production capacity, this plant was set up to meet the electricity needs of the Mitchells Fruit Farms and Food Processing.[2]

History

Sir Ganga Ram (1851–1927), a civil engineer and philanthropist, established Renala Hydral Power Station in 1925, Pakistan's (Indian subcontinent's) first hydropower station.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The powerhouse of Ganga Ram | Footloose. The News International.
  2. http://pecongress.org.pk/images/upload/books/12-Mazhar%20Hussain.pdf
  3. Web site: Sir Ganga Ram, Civil Engineer, Renala Hydropower Station. PM News. Bureau. June 28, 2013. India's first NewsPortal on Projects.