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Khan Khwar Hydropower Plant — 72 MW Hydroelectric

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Khan Khwar Hydropower Plant is a 72 MW hydro power plant located in Pakistan. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
72 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2003

Year online

Owner
Water & Power Development Authority

Operator

Location
34.91, 72.81

Coordinates

Insights

#132
largest in %s
#2,721
largest %s worldwide
#11,616
largest worldwide
2003
%d yrs newer than avg
29
operated by %s
18
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
72 MW
Commissioned
2003
Status
Operational
Owner
Water & Power Development Authority
Country
Pakistan
Coordinates
34.905, 72.812
Wikipedia
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Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
6,055 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
484,393 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,316
cars / year
807
homes / year
275,223
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Khan Khwar Hydropower Plant is a 72 MW hydro facility in Pakistan, operated by the Water & Power Development Authority since 2003.

Ranked #37 of 63 hydro plants in Pakistan, it accounts for 0.16% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 43,855 MW. The largest hydro plant in Pakistan is Bunji Dam at 7,100 MW, making Khan Khwar 98.8 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Dasu Dam (4,320 MW, Hydro), Duber Khwar Hydroelectric Plant (130 MW, Hydro), and Allai Khwar Hydro Power (121 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, approximately 150 km from the nearest major city, Islamabad.

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