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Production Of Low-Priced Electricity In Chitral District.

My dear Bilal Qurishi!

I myself and on behalf of the people of Chitral would like to thank you for your letter published on chitraltimes.com and your interest in the development of the backward and landlocked district and your services will be remembered for long long time in the history of Chitral. We highly appreciate and acknowledge your offer and hope that you and people like you will continue the same with the same zeal and enthusiasms. After Lawari Rail Tunnel, the second major issue of the district is shortage of electricity. Almighty Allah has bestowed the area with natural resource including water resources. But these resources have not been explored or utilized due to one or other reasons. Lack of financial resources and long term policies on the part of the government are the main causes in the not exploration of these hidden resources.

The present District Government has been trying to highlight the issue in every possible forum in order to explore these hidden and God gifted resources for the last three & half years but no positive results haven been achieved so far. It is worth to mention here that in the absence of the other options, the forests of the district are being used in a very large scale and if it has been used in the same manner for coming 3-4 years than the area will loss all the precious trees including deodar. The large scale deforestation has lead to climatic changes and causes floods, avalanches and glaciers outburst. Due to manmade activities two villages in the district namely Sonoghore and Chunj had met catastrophic which displaced the whole population of these villages. It is first time from the last fifty years that Chitral district did not receive snowfall which also indicate a sign of global warming.

The Hydel Power Station Chitral which feeds Town area of Chitral was constructed in 1974 with maximum generating capacity of 1.00 MW, its capacity can be increased to 4.00 MW and in this connection necessary feasibility report has already been prepared. Proper Chitral consists of 4 Union Councils and present demand is more than 4 MW and thus this power house can full fill the over all demand of the Town area if necessary up gradation has been carried out. GTZ in collaboration with SHYDO has carried out detail survey for potential areas and identified the attached list feasible for hydel power projects in Chitral.

You are therefore, requested that if your good self want to visit Chitral to inspect the sites that TMA Chitral will extend every kind of support.

Looking forward for your early response.

Regards.

Sartaj Ahmad Khan
Tehsil Nazim, Chitral.
Enclosed:
Details of potential areas for Hydel Power Stations.

Details of Potential Areas for Hydel Power Projects in the District Chitral Survey carried by GTZ in collaboration with SHYDO.

 1. Golen Gole Hydro Power Project.

 Gross Head      Installing Capacity     No of Unit     Energy Generated     Project Cost       Installation Cost  Gen Cost

4.88m               106 MW                    -                       43 million KWh         US$ 117 M          -                         US$ 44 M

 2. Lawi Hydro Power Project:

 405 m               65 MW                     2                      275 GWh                US$ 73 M                US$ 1135       US Cent 4.0

 3. Uzghor Hydro Power Project:

 351 m               58 MW                     2                      969 GWh               US$ 60 M                 US$ 1045      US Cent 2.95

 4. Parait Hydro Power Project:

 145 M               223 MW                    3                      969 GWh               US$ 948M                US$ 2015        US Cent 5.8

 5. Burbunu Hydro Power Project

 360 M               40 MW                      2                      167 GWh              US$ 61 M                 US$ 1519      US Cent 4.6

 6. Shogo Hydro Power Project:

270                   51 MW                       3                      231 GWh              US$ 86 M                US$ 1685       US Cent 4.6

 7. Sin Hydro Power Project:

 261                   127                           3                      586 GWh              US$ 114 M                US$ 896         US Cent 2.4

 8. Andakhi Hydro Power Project:

 318 M               79 MW                      2                      339 GWh              US$ 66 M                  US$ 834         US Cent 2.4

 9. Ayun Hydro Pwer Project:

 187                   79 MW                      2                      131 GWh              US$ 41 M                  US$ 1331     US Cent 3.91

 10 Zhendoli Hydro Power Project:

 619 M               102 MW                     3                      442 GWh              US$ 103 M                US$ 1010     US Cent 2.91

 11. Buni Hydro Power Project:

 619                   52 MW                       2                      213 GWh              US$ 59 M                  US$ 1135     US Cent 3.5

12 Paur Khwar Hydro Power Project:

100 M               80 MW                         2                      321 GWh              US$ 126 M                US$ 1585     US Cent 4.9

 13 Laspur Hydro Power Project:

 953 M               133 MW                       2                      550 GWh              US$ 173 M                US$ 1309     US Cent 3.9

 14 Kedam Madyanm Hydro Power Project:

 160 M               147                              3                      653 GWh              US$ 292 M                US$ 1986     US Cent 6.0

RAW SITES IDENTIFIED IN CHITRAL (ABOVE 50 MW).