884 MW Suki Kinari HPP connected with National Grid

CT Staff

MANSEHRA: The 884 MW Suki Kinari Hydropower Project (SKHPP) in Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has been connected to the National Grid, marking a significant milestone in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

The project, constructed by the China Gezhouba Group Company Ltd. (CGGC Ltd.), was connected to the National Grid on Aug. 12 and has been generating low-cost, green energy for the past five days.

Located on the Kunhar River, a tributary of the Jhelum River, the SKHPP is an asphalt concrete core rock-fill dam with a crest elevation of 2,239.5 meters. The dam has a maximum height of 54.5 meters, a crest width of 10 meters, a length of 258 meters, and a total capacity of 1.9 million cubic meters.

The SKHPP is expected to produce 3.2 billion kWh annually, contributing to Pakistan's energy supply.