Karot is a 720MW hydro power project. It is located on Jhelum river/basin in Punjab, Pakistan. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. The project construction commenced in 2015 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2022. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project is developed and owned by Karot Power. The company has a stake of 100%.
Karot is a run-of-river project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 164.5 million cubic meter. The gross head of the project is 79m. The project generated 3,206 GWh of electricity.
Karot (Karot Phase-I) consists of 2 units of francis turbines with 180MW nameplate capacity.
Karot (Karot Phase-II) consists of 2 units of francis turbines with 180MW nameplate capacity.
The hydro power project consists of 4 generators each with 200 MVA nameplate capacity.
Development status
The project construction commenced in 2015 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2022.
Power purchase agreement
Central Power Purchasing Agency and National Transmission & Despatch are the power offtakers from the project.
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Contractors involved
China Machinery Engineering and China Yangtze Three Gorges Development were selected to render engineering procurement construction services for the hydro power project.
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