Developing Pakistan's Hydroelectric Resources With The Jabban Power Plant

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Jabban is a run-of-the-river power station located on the Swat Canal, using a vertical drop of 76 meters for a nominal flow of 34 m3/s. It has been out of order since November 2006, following a fire. WAPDA used the fire as an opportunity to completely review the power plant's equipment, with the modification and construction of the necessary civil engineering infrastructure. The project included:Dismantling existing equipment and the demolition of some civil engineering infrastructureThe rehabilitation of infrastructure as required (water intake), the dismantling of three of the five penstocks and their replacement with two new onesThe supply, installation and commissioning of electromechanical equipment and a 132 kV substation, including the inherent civil worksThe completion of a 132 kV line over 3 kilometres to connect to the national grid.Future production was estimated at 126 GWh/year.