| Project Detail |
Karot Hydropower Project is located on the Jhelum River which is the 4th among the 5 Cascade HPPs to be developed along Jhelum River. Installed capacity of the Project is 720MW (4×180MW) with average annual electricity output 3206 GW•h and annual utilization hours 4452h. As a single power generation task hydropower complex, The project’s structure layout includes rock fill dam, spillway, powerhouse, diversion tunnels, head race power tunnels, tail race tunnel and etc. The project is being developed under the Power Policy 2002 on a Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) basis with 5 years construction period and 30 years concession period. 720MW Karot Hydropower Project has been listed as one of the Prioritized Project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Salient Features General Project Company : Karot Power Company (Pvt.) Ltd. (KPCL) Location : District Rawalpindi, Punjab & AJK River : Jhelum River Technical Capacity : 720 MW Energy : 3,206 GWh Project Type : Run-of-River Gross Head : 79 m Designed discharge : 1200 m3/s No and Type of Units : 4 Francis Turbine Units EPC Stage Tariff : US Cents 7.6152 / kWh Key Milestones Issuance of LOI : May 19, 2007 Approval of Feasibility Study : Oct 7, 2009 Feasibility stage tariff : Dec 12, 2012 Issuance of LOS : Aug 29, 2013 Financial Close : Feb 22, 2017 Expected COD : Dec 28, 2021 |
