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Overview
The Balakot 300 MW Hydropower Project is the flagship assignment in CIV Tech Associates’ hydropower portfolio: a run-of-river scheme on the Kunhar River comprising a 58 m high concrete gravity dam with a curved axis and 130 m crest length, a 2.2 km reservoir with 3.6 million m³ of gross storage, a 640 m sediment bypass/diversion tunnel, a 9.1 km concrete-lined headrace tunnel, a 122 m surge shaft, and a cavern powerhouse housing three Francis units for a combined 300 MW installed capacity.
As part of a Project Management Consultant (PMC) consortium led by DOLSAR Engineering, CIV Tech Associates holds a 20% share of the assignment, contributing to design review, resettlement action plan implementation, EPC contractor procurement support, detailed design review of the contractor’s design, construction supervision, quality control, and supervision of testing and commissioning of hydromechanical equipment.
Financed under ADB’s Hydropower Development Investment Program, Balakot represents CIV Tech Associates’ largest single hydropower assignment by project value, positioning the firm within an international consortium delivering utility-scale renewable energy infrastructure for the national grid
Scope of Services
- Design review, risk assessment, and pre-construction procurement support
- Resettlement Action Plan preparation and implementation
- EPC contractor design review and construction supervision
- Contract management and financial monitoring
- Environmental, social, and gender action plan monitoring
- Testing and commissioning supervision of hydromechanical equipment
Implementation Approach
Delivered under an EPC construction mode, the project is being progressed in stages — from design review and resettlement implementation through to construction supervision — by a PMC consortium led by DOLSAR Engineering, with CIV Tech Associates holding a 20% share and contributing dam, powerhouse, and planning engineering staff on-site.
Conclusion
As part of an international PMC consortium, CIV Tech Associates is contributing engineering oversight to one of Pakistan’s major ADB-financed hydropower developments, on track for 300 MW of installed capacity by 2027.
Project Information
Location
Kunhar River, District Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Clients:
Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization (PEDO)
Funding