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- Golan Gol Hydropower Project
Golan Gol Hydropower Project
Pakistan
Borrower | Pakistan |
Financing Type | Public Sector |
Instrument | Project Loan |
Focus Area | Energy |
Approved | 19.12.2006 |
Signed | 04.11.2008 |
Status | Completed |
Loan Administrator | OPEC Fund |
Executing Agency | Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) |
Co-financiers | SFD, KFAED, Government |
OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 15.00 |
Total Project Cost (US$m) | 109.09 |
This project will support government’s power sector development strategy, which seeks to increase the use of hydropower and reduce dependence on imported fuel. Activities to be carried out include:
- construction of a hydropower plant on the Golan Gol River in the Mastuj Valley-Chitral District of the North Western Frontier Province;
- construction of a diversion weir;
- installation of three hydropower generating units with a combined capacity of 106 MW; and
- installation of a 132 kV transmission line to connect the power station to the national grid.