ALLAI KHWAR HYDROPOWER PROJECT
Location The Project is located on Allai Khwar River, a tributary of Indus River near Besham District Battgram in N.W.F.P. at a distance of 245 Km from Islamabad.
Brief scope of the Project
Installed Capacity 121 MW
Design Discharge 21 m3/s
Gross Head 687 m
Pressure Tunnel 2.366 Km
Energy per annum 463 GWh
Main Components Reservoir Weir Pressure Tunnel Powerhouse Tailrace Switchyard
Approving Agency ECNEC
Date of approval 02.09.2002
Approval cost of Project
Local Foreign Total
5124.284 3453.540 8577.823
Date of Commencement
Original (as per Contract) Revised
June  2003  
Date of Completion
Original (as per Contract) Revised/Expected
June  2007 Jan  2009 / Sep 2010
Progress  
A-FINANCIAL Local Foreign Total
(i) Expenditure upto 30.06.2008 2784.490 1145.360 3929.850
(ii) Budget allocation 2008-09 1685.000 580.000 2535.000
(iii) Exp during current Financial year (upto 30 Sept. 2008 ) 124.656 129.656 254.312
(iv) Expenditure upto date (i+iii) 2909.146 1275.016* 4184.162
         
B-PHYSICAL (upto Sept. 2008) Planned (%) Actual (%)
(i) Civil Works 92 29
(ii) E&M 95 42
*  Expenditure incurred against Foreign Component has been met out of Cash Foreign Exchange.
Reason for Delay
  • Late issuance of Construction Order (06 August 2005) due to delay in completion of access roads.
  • Effects of devastating earthquake of 8th Oct. 2005 in form of frequent slides on Thakot-Allai road & project sites resulting from after shocks.
  • Scarcity of local labour in the area after earthquake & NGOs operation.
  • Adverse climatic conditions.
  • Slow progress due to poor management of Chinese Contractor.
  • Evacuation of Chinese from Project sites due to security reason on 7 Nov. 2007. Resumption of Works at Project sites with effect from 20 Feb. 2008.