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Kohala Hydropower project to be completed by 2025
October 25, 2022
The 1124 MW Kohala Hydropower Project is likely to be completed by December 2025 with a cost of $2.4 billion. The annual generation capacity of the run-of-the-river project is 4,800 GWh, according to information available with WealthPK.
The diversion dam is situated on the Jhelum River near Sarran Village, some 40 km upstream of Muzaffarabad, and a 20 km-long tunnel connects it to the powerhouse located at Barsala, some 7 km upstream from Kohala Bridge. The Kohala hydroelectric scheme will have a gravity, roller-concrete compacted dam on the upper branch of the Jhelum, some 40 km from Muzaffarabad.
The powerhouse, on the lower branch of the Jhelum near Barasala, will house four 281 MW Pelton turbines. The Kohala Hydropower Project is the largest investment in Pakistan made by China Three Gorges Corporation (CTGC), a Chinese state-owned hydropower developer. It won the right to develop a hydroelectric dam in Pakistan on January 7, 2015.
Credit : Independent News Pakistan-WealthPk
