ECNEC APPROVED MOHMAND DAM HYDROPOWER PROJECT
Islamabad April 26th, 2018: The Secretary Ministry of Water Resources Mr. Shamail Ahmad Khawaja apprised the forum about the Project’s financing plan according to which the cost of dam attributable to water sector and agricultural benefits is Rs. 114,285 million which will require funding from the Federal PSDP as a grant whereas the remaining amount of the project which is Rs. 195.273 billion for power generation component will be arranged in the form of WAPDA’s equity and local and foreign commercial financing. The forum chaired by the Prime Minister of Pakistan approved the project according to the above stated financing strategy. Irrigation BenefitsLeft Bank Right Bank 9,013 acre; (through 116 cusec canal) 7,716 acre; (through 116 cusec canal)
The ECNEC in its meeting held on 26 April 2018 approved Mohmand Dam Hydropower Project at a total cost of Rs. Rs. 309.558 billion including FEC component of Rs. 71.548 billion.
Sr. No.
Item
Quantity
1.
Catchment Area
13,650 km2
2.
Dam Type
Concrete Faced Rock-fill Dam (CFRD)
3.
Dam Height
203 m
4.
Design Flood
968,575 cusec
5.
Live Storage
0.676 MAF
6.
Installed Capacity
800 MW
7.
Annual Energy
2,862 GWh
8.
Plant Factor
40.84%
9.
10.
Drinking Water for Peshawar
460 cusec capacity for water supply
11.
Implementation Period
86 months, including 12 months for Defect Liability Period (DLP) and further 6 months for closure of the project
