Pakpatan Hydropower Plant

Pakpattan Hydropower Plant is a small hydro, low head project of 4.2 metres, located in the Pakpattan District on the Upper Chenab Canal, in Punjab Province, Pakistan. It is approximately 245 km from the provincial capital of Lahore in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

The total electricity generation capacity of the Pakpattan Hydropower Plant is 2.82 MW.

Financing
Asian Development Bank (ADB) provided a loan of US$28.435 million from July 2009 onwards to complete the works on the project. The total cost of the project is estimated to be PKR 3.3 billion.

Construction
Power House is in commercial operation since 25 March 2017. The Chinese firm handed over the Project to PPDCL on 8 March 2017.

Dam: Type: Small hydro Design Discharge: 2800 Cusecs Design Head: 4.2 m.