The project will finance the construction of a 300-megawatt (MW) run-of-river hydropower plant on the Kunhar River in Mansehra District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. The project will (i) improve energy security by increasing the clean energy share in the country’s energy mix, which is dominated by thermal power generation; (ii) boost the economy and promote revenuegenerating investments in the hydro-abundant Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province; and (iii) build capacity and awareness on climate change impacts, adaptation, and mitigation measures.
The report and recommendation of the President to the Board of Directors (RRP) document describes the terms and conditions of a project for consideration and approval by ADB's Board of Directors.
This document dated March 2021 is provided for the ADB project 49055-007 in Pakistan.