Patrind Hydropower Plant

Patrind Dam
Patrind Hydropower Plant is located in Pakistan
Patrind Hydropower Plant
Location of Patrind Dam in Pakistan
Official namePatrind Dam
LocationOn the border of Abbottabad District of KPK and Muzaffarabad city, of AJK, Pakistan
Coordinates34°20′38.32″N 73°25′43.73″E / 34.3439778°N 73.4288139°E / 34.3439778; 73.4288139
Statuscompleted
Construction beganJanuary 2009
Opening dateNovember 07, 2017
Owner(s)Star Hydro Power Pvt. Limited (SHPL)
Dam and spillways
Type of damRun of the river
ImpoundsKunhar River
Height26 m (85 ft)
Length114.5 m (376 ft)
Power Station
Hydraulic head110 m (360 ft)
Turbines3 x 50 MW (67,000 hp) Vertical Francis Turbine Units
Installed capacity150 MW (200,000 hp)
Annual generation632.5 GWh (2,277 TJ)

Patrind Hydropower Plant is a run-of-the-river, high head project of 110 metres (360 ft), located on Kunhar River near Patrind Village of Mansehra District, right on the border of Abbottabad District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province and Muzaffarabad city of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It is approximately 138 kilometres (86 mi) from Rawalpindi and Islamabad and about 76 kilometres (47 mi) from Abbottabad city.

The dam and the tunnel has been constructed on Kunhar River at Patrind Village in Muzaffarabad District, AJK and Abbottabad District on the right bank in Boi Village and the power house on the right bank of Jehlum River in Muzaffarabad, AJK at lower Chattar near Thuri Park.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-30. Retrieved 2013-11-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Welcome to Star Hydro Power Limited | Homepage".