- Source: Renala Khurd Hydropower Plant
Renala Khurd Hydropower Plant (RKHPP), also known as Ganga Ram Powerhouse, and Zaheer-ud-Din Babar Powerhouse, is a small, low-head, run-of-the-river hydroelectric generation station with a 1.1 megawatts (1,500 hp) capacity, located at Renala Khurd, Okara District, North-East of Punjab province of Pakistan, on the flows of Lower Bari Doab Canal. It is located about 116 kilometres (72 mi) away from Lahore and 18 kilometres (11 mi) away from the district capital Okara city towards south-west of Lahore on national highway (GT Road) and on Lahore-Karachi main railway line. Having five turbine units, each rated for 22 kW (30 hp) production capacity, this plant was set up to meet the electricity needs of the Mitchells Fruit Farms and Food Processing.
History
Sir Ganga Ram (1851–1927), a civil engineer and philanthropist, established Renala Hydral Power Station in 1925, Pakistan's (Indian subcontinent's) first hydropower station.
See also
List of dams and reservoirs in Pakistan
List of power stations in Pakistan
Satpara Dam
Allai Khwar Hydropower Project
Gomal Zam Dam
