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{{Short description|Dam in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan}}
{{Infobox dam
| name = Warsak Dam, District Mohmand
| name_official = {{lang|ps|د ورسک بند}}
| image = Warsak Dam Mohmand Agency 3.jpg
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| location_map = Khyber Pakhtunkhwa#Pakistan
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| coordinates = {{coord|34|09|50|N|71|21|29|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| country = Pakistan
| location = [[Kabul River]], [[District Mohmand]]
| status = O
| construction_began = 1949
| opening = 1960
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| owner = The Royalty of Warsak Dam belongs to the Public of District Mohmand
| dam_type = Gravity
| dam_height = {{Convert|76.2|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
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| dam_length = {{Convert|140.2|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
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| dam_crosses = [[Kabul River]]
| spillway_count = 9 floodgates
| spillway_type = Service, controlled
| spillway_capacity = {{Convert|540|m3/s|ft3/s|0|abbr=on}}
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| res_capacity_total =
| res_capacity_active = {{Convert|31207090|m3|acre.ft|0|abbr=on|lk=out}} (design, now silted)
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| res_surface = {{Convert|10.3|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}
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| plant_hydraulic_head = {{Convert|144|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
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| plant_operator =
| plant_commission = 1960, 1981
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| plant_type =
| plant_turbines = 4 x 40 [[megawatt|MW]], 2 x 41.5 MW [[Francis-type]]
| plant_capacity = 243 MW
| plant_annual_gen = 1100 GWh
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[[File:Picture of Kabul River near Warsak Peshawar.jpg|thumb|right|River Kabul near Warsak Dam]]
'''Warsak Dam''' ({{langx|ps|د ورسک بند}}; {{langx|ur|ورسک ڈیم}}) is a mass concrete gravity dam located on the [[Kabul River]] in District Mohmand, Mechni, approximately 30&nbsp;km northwest from the city of [[Peshawar]] in the [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] province of [[Pakistan]].
== History ==
Warsak Dam was completed under the [[Colombo Plan]] in two phases and financed by the Canadian Government. The first phase was completed in 1960 and consisted of the construction of the dam. Irrigation tunnels and installation of four power generating units, each of 40 MW capacity with 132&nbsp;kV transmission system, were also completed in 1960. Two additional generating units of 41.48 MW capacity each were added in 1980-81 in the second phase.
== Capacity ==
The total installed capacity of the Warsak Dam Hydropower Project is 243 MW. In June 2012, the Pakistan WAPDA (Water and Power Development Authority) decided to add a 375 MW powerhouse to Warsak, which will raise Warsak's total power generation capacity to 525 MW. No date was given on when the project would be complete.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.brecorder.com/top-news/1-front-top-news/61153-wapda-to-construct-375mw-powerhouse-at-warsak-.html|title=Latest - Business Recorder}}</ref>
== Rehabilitation ==
[[Germany]] will loan 40 million euros to [[Pakistan]] for the rehabilitation of the Warsak hydroelectric power station built over half a century ago on [[Kabul River]] in [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]. According to [[Water and Power Development Authority]], this is the second time that Warsak hydroelectric power station will be renovated. They plan to overcome several problems, including regaining the capacity loss of 30MW with reliable annual energy generation of 1,144GWh, upgrade and modernise the old system, and achieve another life cycle of 30 to 40 years. The current rehabilitation work will be financed by [[Germany]], [[France]] and the [[European Union]]<ref name="dawn17Sep2015">{{Cite news|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1207464/germany-to-lend-40m-euros-for-warsak-power-station|title = Germany to lend 40m euros for Warsak power station| newspaper=Dawn.com |date = 17 September 2015| last1=Ahmed | first1=Amin }}</ref> Extension is being planned.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pepco.gov.pk/warsak.php |title=Pakistan Electric Power Company - Pepco |access-date=2015-09-23 |archive-date=2012-03-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305211031/http://www.pepco.gov.pk/warsak.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> Germany and France will loan 40 million euros each to Pakistan for the rehabilitation of the Dam. The total cost of the project is euro 162m and it is being co-financed with the [[German Development Bank]] (KfW), [[European Investment Bank]] (EIB), [[French Agency for Development]] (AFD) and Pakistan government contributions.<ref name="dawn17Sep2015" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1208766/france-announces-rs505bn-credit-for-warsak-project|title = France announces Rs5.05bn credit for Warsak project|date = 23 September 2015}}</ref>
==See also==
{{stack|{{Portal|Pakistan|Water|Renewable energy}}}}
* [[Warsak Canal Project]]
* [[List of dams and reservoirs in Pakistan]]
* [[List of power stations in Pakistan]]
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* [http://www.wapda.gov.pk/htmls/pgeneration-dam-warsak.html Warsak Dam] at WAPDA
{{Dams in Pakistan}}
[[Category:Dams in Pakistan]]
[[Category:Hydroelectric power stations in Pakistan]]
[[Category:Dams completed in 1960]]
[[Category:Dams on the Kabul River]]
[[Category:Gravity dams]]
[[Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 1960]]
[[Category:1960 establishments in Pakistan]]
[[Category:Dams in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]