Shadiwal Hydropower Plant

Shadiwal Hydropower Plant (SHPP) is a small, low-head hydroelectric generation station of 13.5 megawatt generation capacity (two units of 6.75 MW each), located near Gujrat city at Shadiwal 100 kilometer North-West of Lahore, Punjab province of Pakistan, on the flows of Upper Jhelum Canal. It is a small hydropower generating plant constructed and put in commercial operation in June 1961 with the Average Annual generating capacity of 42.67 million units of least expensive electricity.[1]

Shadiwal Hydropower Plant
Shadiwal Hydropower Plant is located in Pakistan
Shadiwal Hydropower Plant
Location of Shadiwal Hydropower Plant in Pakistan
Official nameShadiwal Hydropower Plant
LocationShadiwal, Gujrat District, Punjab, Pakistan
Coordinates32°30′38.80″N 74°00′36.27″E / 32.5107778°N 74.0100750°E / 32.5107778; 74.0100750
StatusOperational
Opening dateJune 1961
Owner(s)Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsUpper Jhelum Canal
Shadiwal Hydroelectric Plant
Operator(s)WAPDA
Commission dateJune 1961
Turbines2 x 6.75 MW
Installed capacity13.5 MW
Annual generation42.67 million units (GWh)

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  1. ^ Hussain, Mazhar. "Development of Low Head Hydropower Projects on Canals In Punjab Pakistan" (PDF). Centenary Celebration (1912 – 2012). Pakistan Engineering Congress. Retrieved 27 March 2014.