Increasing Hydroelectric Power Production With The Jaggran II Plant

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The project is simple in its design and has already been tested in the same area with the Jaggran-I project. It consists of: a low-level run-of-the-river dam, with two radial valves to take care of the excess flow during high water periods, an ecological valve for the instream flow and free overflow in case of floods, a water intake at the dam, a water intake tunnel of a 3.85 km length and a diameter of 4 m, a surge chamber to avoid "water hammers" (hydraulic overpressure in the event of valves closing downstream), penstocks along a 220 m vertical drop, a hydroelectric surface plant with 4 Pelton turbines of 12 MW each, a mechanism for discharging turbine water into the river downstream, a substation and the necessary transformers, the high-voltage (132 kV) power transmission line for connection to the PESCO (Peshawar Electric Supply Company) grid that serves Muzaffarabad. The project is expected to produce 212 GWh of electricity annually.