Suki Kinari HPP commenced reservoir filling

The CGGC team celebrating the successful reservoir filling at SKHPP. [Photo by the project]

 MANSEHRA, Feb. 29 (Gwadar Pro) - In a groundbreaking achievement, the 884 MW Suki Kinari Hydropower Project (SKHPP) in Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), has commenced reservoir filling. SKHPP is one of the major hydropower projects under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

SKHPP, which is being constructed by China Gezhouba Group Company Ltd (CGGC Ltd) as sponsor, began filling its reservoir on February 28 at 10:00 AM local time, as per an official statement.

A site of the SKHPP’s Reservoir. [Photo by the project]

The project is being built at River Kunhar (a tributary of River Jhelum) at Mansehra by CGGC Ltd. SKHPP is an asphalt concrete core rock-fill dam with a crest elevation of 2,239.5 meters. The maximum height of the dam is 54.5 meters with a crest width of 10 meters, a length of 258 meters, and a total capacity of 1.9 million cubic meters.

Upon completion, SKHPP will produce 3.2 billion kWh of electricity for Pakistan each year.