Kleinschmidt initially evaluated five pipe material options for the penstock replacement: wood stave, concrete, high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic, steel and fiber reinforced polymer (FRP).

Penstock is a costly equipment costing around 20% of the total project cost. Last week, a burst in the penstock pipe at Sorang project in Kinnaur played havoc with lives and livelihoods of people ...

At least three people are feared dead and four were injured after a penstock pipe of 3.25-metre diameter burst at the 1o0MW Sorang Hydroelectric plant at Sorang village in Bhaba Nagar sub-division ...

A 3-member delegation of World Bank visited the under-construction 1530 MW-Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project.The delegation visited several key sites and witnessed ongoing construction ...