Nandipur Hydropower Plant

Dam in Punjab, Pakistan
Gujranwala Hydropower Plant Nandipur
Interactive map of Gujranwala Hydropower Plant Nandipur
Official nameNandipur Hydropower Project
LocationGujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan
StatusOperational
Opening dateMarch 1963
OwnerWater and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
Dam and spillways
Type of damrun-of-the-river
ImpoundsUpper Chenab Canal
Nandipur Hydroelectric Plant
Coordinates32°14′34″N 74°15′51″E / 32.24278°N 74.26417°E / 32.24278; 74.26417
OperatorWAPDA
Commission dateMarch 1963
Typehydroelectric power plant
Turbines3 × 4.6 MW
Installed capacity13.8 MW
Annual generation33.66 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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References

  1. ^ Hussain, Mazhar. "Development of Low Head Hydropower Projects on Canals In Punjab Pakistan" (PDF). Centenary Celebration (1912–2012). Pakistan Engineering Congress. Retrieved 27 March 2014.


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