This was revealed by Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) Member Syed Raghib Abbas Shah while addressing a delegation of the Pakistan Navy War College here at Wapda House today. He said that in view of the increasing needs of water and power in the country, Wapda is implementing a number of projects in the two sectors. Diamer-Bhasha Dam, with gross water storage capacity of 8.1 million acre feet (MAF) and power generation capacity of 4,500 MW; Bunji (7,100 MW) and Dasu (4,320 MW) hydropower projects; Munda Dam multipurpose project, with gross water storage capacity 1.29 MAF and power generation capacity 740 MW; and Kurram Tangi Dam, with gross water storage capacity 1.2 MAF and power generation capacity 84 MW, are to name a few, he added. These three projects will be completed this year, while 969-MW Neelum Jhelum and 106-MW Golen Gol hydropower projects are scheduled to be completed in 2016, Abbas said.
Earlier, Wapda General Manager Planning Hasnain Afzal, while briefing the delegation, said that 20 million acres of virgin land could be developed for agriculture, provided water is made available by constructing new dams. He also informed the delegation about Wapda’s achievements, future projects, and new initiatives. Pakistan Electric Power Company Coordination and Monitoring General Manager Ziaur Rehman briefed the delegation about the electricity demand and supply scenario, the national power sector energy plan and issues related to electricity tariff.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 6th, 2012.
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@ Ali Tanoli
If you don't work on your grammar & spellings, others will always benefit from you (as you won't qualify for any good post!)
Tarbela dam located in Tanawal Hazara aera and punjab will benefited like allways what we get nothing shame on these peoples.
@khan:
I agree. This should have been started years ago.
While the list of hydro-power projects is impressive, I hope the people will see some benefit accrue to them. We invest and there is no visible benefit. Nothing seems to change.
Would that become an another excuse for raising price per unit???
thank the world bank for completly funding the project..the project was on cards for a very long time but govt didnt wanted to invest a penny..neither its ready to invest a penny in power sector today...
"....Wapda General Manager Planning Hasnain Afzal, while briefing the delegation, said that 20 million acres of virgin land could be developed for agriculture, provided water is made available by constructing new dams."
Drooling over the prospects of ra.. and pillage? How much does Mr. Afzal know about farming and agriculture? Does he have any idea how long and how much would it take to turn an acre of "virgin land" into productive land? Long live Marie Antoinettes of Pakistan!
Its a great news for Pakistan. . It will make some people jealous...looking forward to comments from them ;)