Shadiwal Hydropower Plant
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{{Infobox dam
|name = Shadiwal Hydropower Plant
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|name_official = Shadiwal Hydropower Plant
| location_map =Pakistan
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| coordinates = {{coord|32|30|38.80|N|74|00|36.27|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
|dam_crosses = Upper Jhelum Canal
|location = Shadiwal, Gujrat District, Punjab, Pakistan
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|construction_began =
|opening = June 1961
|status = Operational
|owner = Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
| plant_name = Shadiwal Hydroelectric Plant
| plant_coordinates =
| plant_operator =WAPDA
| plant_commission =June 1961
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| plant_type =
| plant_turbines =2 x 6.75 MW
| plant_capacity =13.5 MW
| plant_annual_gen =42.67 million units (GWh)
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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.{{cite web|last=Hussain|first=Mazhar|title=Development of Low Head Hydropower Projects on Canals In Punjab Pakistan|url=http://pecongress.org.pk/images/upload/books/12-Mazhar%20Hussain.pdf|work=Centenary Celebration (1912 – 2012)|publisher=Pakistan Engineering Congress|accessdate=27 March 2014}}
See also
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Category:Hydroelectric power stations in Pakistan
Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 1961
Category:Energy in Punjab, Pakistan
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