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KHAN KHWAR
HYDROPOWER PROJECT |
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Location
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The Project is
located on Khan Khwar River, a tributary of Indus River near Besham
District Shangla in N.W.F.P. at a distance of 245 Km from Islamabad. |
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Brief scope of the Project
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Installed Capacity
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72 MW |
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Design Discharge |
35 m3/s |
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Gross Head |
254 m |
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Pressure Tunnel |
4.557 Km |
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Energy per annum |
306 GWh |
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Main Components
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Reservoir Dam Headrace
Tunnel Powerhouse Tailrace Switchyard |
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Approving Agency |
ECNEC |
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Date of approval
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02.09.2002 |
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Approval cost of Project
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Local |
Foreign |
Total |
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2718.607 |
2644.098 |
5362.705 |
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Date of Commencement |
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Original (as per Contract) |
Revised |
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June 2003 |
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Date of Completion |
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Original (as per Contract) |
Revised |
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Oct 2007 |
Oct 2008 / Sep 2009 |
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Progress |
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A-FINANCIAL
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Local |
Foreign |
Total |
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(i) |
Expenditure upto
30.06.2008 |
2267.760 |
1389.277 |
3657.037 |
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(ii) |
Budget allocation 2008-09 |
395.000 |
780.000 |
1175.000 |
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(iii) |
Exp during current
Financial year (upto 30 Sept. 2008 ) |
90.399 |
88.657 |
179.056 |
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(iv) |
Expenditure upto date (i+iii) |
2358.159 |
1477.934* |
3836.093 |
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B-PHYSICAL (upto Sept. 2008) |
Planned (%) |
Actual (%) |
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(i) |
Civil Works |
99 |
51 |
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(ii) |
E&M Works |
100 |
80 |
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* Expenditure
incurred against Foreign Component has been met out of Cash Foreign
Exchange. |
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Reason for Delay
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- Late issuance of
Construction Order (12 Jan. 2005) due to delay in completion of
access roads.
- Effects of
devastating earthquake of 8th Oct. 2005 in form of frequent slides
on roads & project sites resulting from after shocks.
- Scarcity of local
labour in the area after earthquake.
- Adverse climatic
conditions.
- Slow progress due
to poor management of Chinese Contractor.
- Evacuation of
Chinese from Project sites due to security reason on 07 Nov 2007.
Resumption of Works at Project sites by end Apr. 2008.
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