| Jabban Hydropower Plant (Malakand-I) | |
|---|---|
  Location of Jabban Hydropower Plant (Malakand-I) in Pakistan | |
| Official name | Jabban Hydropower Plant (Malakand-I) |
| Location | Malakand District, KPK, Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 34°33′26.80″N 71°55′54.14″E / 34.5574444°N 71.9317056°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | July 1938 |
| Owner(s) | Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | run-of-the-river |
| Impounds | Swat River |
| Jabban Hydropower Plant (Malakand-I) | |
| Operator(s) | WAPDA |
| Commission date | July 1938 |
| Turbines | 4 × 5.5 MW |
| Installed capacity | 22 MW |
| Annual generation | 122 million units (GWh) |
Jabban (Malakand-I) Hydropower Plant (MHPP-I) is a small, low-head, run-of-the-river hydroelectric power generation station having 22 megawatt generation capacity (four units of 5.5 MW each) located at the Jabban area of the Malakand District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is situated on the Swat River. It is about 210 km from Pakistan's capital Islamabad, 45 km from the city of Mardan and 7 km upstream of 20 MW Dargai Hydropower Plant (Malakand-II). It is a small hydel power generating plant constructed and put in commercial operation in July, 1938, generating an average annual yield of 122 million units (GWh) of least expensive electricity.[1][2]
- ^ Development Portfolio Archived 2014-07-21 at the Wayback Machine. wapda.gov.pk
- ^ Ongoing Projects Archived 2014-07-22 at the Wayback Machine. WAPDA. Retrieved on 2015-06-20.