Patrind Hydropower Plant 3.16

Patrind Hydropower Plant is a run-of-the-river, high head project of, located on Kunhar River near Patrind Village right on the border of Abbottabad District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province and Muzaffarabad city of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It is approximately from Rawalpindi and Islamabad and about from Abbottabad city.The dam and the tunnel will be constructed on Kunhar River at Patrind Village in Muzaffarabad District, AJK and Abbottabad District on the right bank in Boi Village and the power house will on the right bank of Jehlum River in Muzaffarabad, AJK at lower Chattar near Thuri Park.Design and constructionThe Korean construction company Star Hydro Power Limited, an Independent Power Producer, is setting up the Patrind Hydropower Plant, which will be the second private hydro power project in Pakistan. Project is being financed by IFC, ADB and K-Exim Bank. The company will complete the project in a period of three-and-a-half years at an estimated cost of $400 million. The project would generate 150 megawatts of electricity which would not only help improve the electricity voltage in Abbottabad and Mansehra districts but also boost economic activities in the region.