Dargai Hydropower Plant
Dargai (Malakand-II) Hydropower Plant (MHPP-II) is a small, low-head, run-of-the-river hydroelectric power generation station having about 20 megawatt generation capacity (four units of 5.0 MW each). It is located at the region of Dargai, Malakand within the province of Khyber Pajhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is functions on the flow of the Swat River. It is about 210 km far from Pakistan's capital Islamabad and 45 km from the city of Mardan. It is a small hydel power generating plant constructed and put in commercial operation in December, 1952, generating an average annual yield of 162 million units (GWh) of much needed least expensive electricity.
| Dargai Hydropower Plant (Malakand-II) | |
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Location of Dargai Hydropower Plant (Malakand-II) in Pakistan | |
| Official name | Dargai Hydropower Plant (Malakand-II) |
| Location | Dargai, Malakand District, KPK, Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 34°31′07.77″N 71°55′08.11″E |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | December 1952 |
| Owner(s) | Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Swat River |
| Dargai Hydropower Plant (Malakand-II) | |
| Operator(s) | WAPDA |
| Commission date | December 1952 |
| Type | Run-of-the-river |
| Turbines | 4 × 5.0 MW |
| Installed capacity | 20 MW |
| Annual generation | 162 million units (GWh) |
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