Kurram Tangi Dam— 83.4 MW Hydroelectric
Kurram Tangi Dam is an 83.4 MW hydro power plant in Pakistan, operated by the Water & Power Development Authority. Ranked #36 of 63 hydro plants in Pakistan. Its 83.4 MW represents 0.19% of Pakistan's total hydro capacity of 43,855 MW. The largest hydro plant in Pakistan is Bunji Dam at 7,100 MW, making Kurram Tangi Dam 85.2 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Bunji Dam (7100 MW, Hydro) and Ashihama Nuclear Power Plant (2700 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, approximately 200 km from Peshawar.
7 years old
Pakistan, Asia
- 130. largest of 198 plants in Pakistan
- #10,996 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,534 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.08% of the installed capacity of Pakistan
7 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Water & Power Development Authority operates 29 plants totalling 26,835 MW
296 plants within 100 km, 22,468 MW combined
Source: Wikidata
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Kurram Tangi Dam is a hydro power plant producing approximately 292 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Hydro
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
Pakistan- Continent
- Asia
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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