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Pakistan 4th hydel project under CPEC, the Azad Pattan hydropower project is a 700MW run of the river hydroelectricity generation facility being developed on the Jhelum River in Pakistan occupied Azad Jammu Kashmir. It is being developed under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor framework as part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
The hydel project is being developed on a build own operate transfer basis by Azad Pattan Power Private Limited, a joint venture of China Gezhouba Group (80%) and Pakistan renewable energy developer Laraib Group (20%).

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Dam Project location:
Hydropower project is located approximately 7km upstream of the Azad Pattan bridge on the Jhelum River, near the Muslimabad village, Sudhnoti district, in Azad Jammu Kashmir, Pakistan. The project site is approximately 90km away from the capital city Islamabad.

Project Dam Cost:
Pak China signed a $1.5bn deal for the hydropower project in July 2020. It is the second major CPEC project agreement between the two countries after the $2.4bn deal for the 1.12GW Kohala hydropower project that was signed in June 2020.

Hydroelectric Plant:
The Azad Pattan project will comprise a 90M tall reinforced cement concrete (RCC) gravity dam with its crest 535m above sea level, a 170M long and 20Mwide underground powerhouse equipped with four 178.9MW Francis turbine generator units and 12 single-phase generator transformers.

Power transmission:
The electricity generated by the Azad Pattan hydropower station dam facility will be purchased by the National Transmission & Dispatch Company (NTDC) for distribution in the national grid.

Project completion and electricity production:
The construction period for the Azad pattan hydropower plant is estimated to be sixty-nine months. Scheduled for commissioning in 2026, the hydroelectric facility is expected to generate more than 3.265 billion units of clean electricity a year.

For more information about Pakistan new Dam constructions please watch other videos on my channel:

1ST hydel project under Cpec Completed karot hydropower
▶ https://youtu.be/Z7QeEXPCNZE

2nd Hydel Project under cpec Suki Kinari Hydropower Dam
▶ https://youtu.be/m2Nv_bMOano

3rd Hydel Project under CPEC Kohala Hydropower Project
▶ https://youtu.be/Y7y4YEWwKpI

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