Dasu’s diversion system to be completed by May

Power generation by project will commence by end of 2026

LAHORE:

Construction work is continuing simultaneously on 12 different sites of Dasu hydropower project and the critical diversion system will be completed in May this year while electricity generation will commence by the end of 2026.

It was said in a briefing to Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) Chairman Lt General (Retd) Sajjad Ghani during his visit to the Dasu hydropower project.

It is being constructed by Wapda on Indus River upstream of Dasu town in Upper Kohistan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P).

Ghani visited various sites of the project including diversion tunnels, the dam area and the project colony. He was accompanied by the Hazara Division commissioner. Dasu hydropower project GM and PD, representatives of consultants and contractors were also present on the occasion.

During his visit to the project colony, the chairman inaugurated a newly constructed office building of the project. He also had a meeting with the grand jirga, comprising elders and notables of the Kohistan region.

Interacting with the jirga members, Ghani said that the agreement, signed among the United Kohistan Jirga, civil administration and Wapda last month, would prove beneficial for both locals of the area and the project.

It is worth mentioning that the 4,320-megawatt Dasu hydropower project is planned to be completed in two stages. At present, Wapda is constructing stage-I with installed generation capacity of 2,160MW and annual energy generation of 12 billion units of low-cost and environment-friendly electricity.

Stage-II, when implemented, will also provide nine billion units to the national grid.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 4^th, 2023.

Like Business on Facebook, follow @TribuneBiz on Twitter to stay informed and join in the conversation.