Way forward: ‘Diamer Bhasha Dam a lifeline’

ISLAMABAD: Five hydel power projects, with a capacity to produce over 5,789 megawatts of power, would be completed by 2016, said an official of the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA). According to Wapda official, the power would help meet the energy requirements of the country.  He said the Diamer-Bhasha Dam project on River Indus is a “lifeline” for the national economy, which will go a long way in meeting future agricultural and electricity requirements. “Diamer-Basha Dam has three important objectives, including flood control, power generation and storage of water.” The gigantic project will generate 4,500 megawatts electricity and store over 8 million acre feet of water to meet growing power and irrigation needs, added the source. The Golen Gol Hydropower Project, being constructed by Wapda in district Chitral of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, will be completed in 2015 and will produce 106 MW.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, January 9^th, 2014.

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