Jabban Hydropower Plant
Jabban (Malakand-I) Hydropower Plant (MHPP-I) is a small, low-head, run-of-the-river hydroelectric power generation station of 22 megawatt generation capacity (four units of 5.5 MW each), located at Jabban, Malakand District, KPK province of Pakistan on the flows of Swat River and 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 on July 1938 generating Average Annual yield of 122 million units (GWh) of least expensive electricity.[1][2]
| Jabban Hydropower Plant (Malakand-I) | |
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  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 |
| 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) |
Old Jabban Power Station
Since its commissioning in 1937 with an initial installed capacity of 9.6 MW (3 units of 3.2 MW each), and addition of 10 MW (2 units of 5.0 MW each), Jabban Hydro electric Power Station generated 5783.314 Gwh of cheap electricity till last day of its operation of Nov 12, 2011.
Fire incident
The 70-year-old power house was badly damaged due to a fire incident on 12-11-2006. The extent of damage was such that it was not possible to restore operation of the existing units. Moreover, the plant equipment had already outlived its life. The situation necessitated to carry out Rehabilitation of Jabban Hydroelectric Power Station on "Fast Track Basis" by installation of new machines of higher efficiency at the same site.
The Rehabilitation of the hydropower station was completed in 2013 with a total cost of Rs3.8 billion by the contractor HRL-CCPG JV (Habib Rafique Ltd. (Pakistan) & Central China Power Group China).[2]
Salient technical features
- Installed capacity: 22 MW (4 Units of 5.5 MW each)
- Annual net electrical output: 122 GWh
- Design discharge: 34 m3/s (8.5 m3/s per unit)
- Rated net: head 76.8 m
- Generation voltage: 11 kV
- Transmission voltage: 132 kV
See also
References
- 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.
