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Gomal Zam Dam — 17 MW Hydroelectric

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Gomal Zam Dam is a 17 MW hydro power plant located in Pakistan. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
17 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2010

Year online

Owner
Water & Power Development Authority

Operator

Location
32.10, 69.88

Coordinates

Insights

#150
largest in %s
#4,710
largest %s worldwide
#20,596
largest worldwide
2010
%d yrs newer than avg
29
operated by %s
0
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
17 MW
Commissioned
2010
Status
Operational
Owner
Water & Power Development Authority
Country
Pakistan
Coordinates
32.099, 69.881
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Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,463 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
117,062 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

318
cars / year
195
homes / year
66,512
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Gomal Zam Dam is a 17.4 MW hydroelectric power plant in Pakistan, operated by the Water & Power Development Authority.

Ranked #42 of 63 hydro plants in Pakistan. Its 17.4 MW represents 0.04% of Pakistan’s 43,855 MW total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in Pakistan is Bunji Dam at 7,100 MW, making Gomal Zam Dam 408 times smaller.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, approximately 150 km from Islamabad.

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