In the lovely Pakistani province of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, Peshawar is the best spot to come with your family.

Warsak Dam Peshawar Travel Guide

At a glance

The majestic and picturesque, concrete body Hydroelectric dam of Warsak on the Kabul river, which became operational in 1960, lies about 20 kilometers northwest of Peshawar KPK.
Irrigation for food crops and fruit orchards in the Peshawar valley is provided by the Warsak multipurpose project on the Kabul River, about 12 miles (19 kilometers) northwest of Peshawar.
In the lovely Pakistani province of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, Peshawar is the best spot to come with your family.

Activities at Warsak Dam

The road to the destination is good and safe, with plenty of hotels, shops, and other amenities along the way. The dam itself is a fun activity for youngsters because they can see the spillways and the power plant. For its rehabilitation, Germany, France, and European Union will collaborate with Pakistan.

Warsak Dam is a great place to go boating, fishing, and sightseeing. There is also a rest house where you can relax and enjoy the dam’s scenery.

History

It has six turbines and is designed to produce 243 MW of power. It was built under the Colombo plan. The dam is 460 feet long and 250 feet tall, with a water surface area of over 10 square kilometers.
The Canadian government funded and finished the Warsak Dam in two parts. The dam was constructed in the first phase, which was finished in 1960. In 1960, irrigation tunnels were finished, as well as the installation of four power generating units, each with a capacity of 40 MW and a 132 kV transmission system.

In the second phase, two more producing units with a combined capacity of 41.48 MW were built in 1980-81.
A rehabilitation plan with Germany, France, and European Union in collaboration with Pakistan is in place. According to WAPDA, this is the second time that Warsak hydroelectric power station renovation was planned.
The rehabilitation is aimed to overcome several problems, including regaining the capacity lost with reliable annual energy generation, upgrading and modernization of the old system, and achievement of another life cycle of 30 to 40 years for the Warsak dam.

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