Client:
Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
From 2011 to 2020, PITCO, in association with Fichtner GmbH & Co. KG, provided comprehensive site supervision and contract administration services for the Golen Gol 108 MW Hydropower Plant in Chitral Town, NWFP, Pakistan. The project aimed to ensure compliance with specifications, drawings, and manufacturers’ instructions. The scope included site supervision of civil works, mechanical and electrical equipment installation, and compliance with environmental and social safeguards. Key components of the project included civil works for the diversion weir, river diversion, headrace tunnel, surge chamber, pressure shaft and tunnel, and surface powerhouse, as well as the design and installation of electro-mechanical equipment and a 198 km transmission line.
PITCO’s services involved reviewing tender stage designs, updating tender level reports, and preparing construction drawings. Our team also performed environmental and social safeguard studies, reviewed resettlement action plans, and provided assistance in construction detail design and site supervision. The project ensured the proper execution of civil and electro-mechanical works and facilitated the timely completion of contracts. Technical data included a total head of 400 m, total discharge of 30 m³/s, and a dam with a weir height of 12 m and crest length of 40 m. The powerhouse featured three Pelton units, each generating 36 MW.
