Dasu Hydorpower Project – Construction activities after a long halt...
DASU Hydropower Project is located in the Indus River Basin, Kohistan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. The total installed capacity of the power station is 4320 MW, which will be implemented in two phases. The first phase will have 6 installations, totaling 2,160 MW.
The dam is 242 meters high and 570 meters long, with a designed RCC project volume of 4.7 million cubic meters. It is one of the highest RCC dam under construction in the world.
The construction activities of the powerhouse complex are in full swing. The civil and electro-mechanical works are in progress side by side. PH is housed with four Pelton turbines and construction on all units is in progress.
The construction activities were started in 2017 and expected completion date of the project is Dec, 2022.
Another Day & Another Milestone marked at 884MW Suki Kinari Hydropower Project
On 28th November 2021, the 2nd Stator for Unit no.3 has been hoisted successfully and lowered into the unit pit.
The total lifting weight was 335 Tons which was accomplished with the help of the tandem operation of Bridge cranes.
The Project has four (04) generating units and is scheduled to be fully operational for power generation in 2022.
LAHORE: The Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) has signed Rs 860 million agreement with Special Communication Organization (SCO) to avail uninterrupted and state-of-the-art communication and information technology services for Diamer Bhasha Dam project. The services may also be utilized for other Wapda projects as well.
The contract signing ceremony was held at Wapda House. Wapda General Manager Diamer Basha Dam project Muhammad Yousuf Rao and SCO Director Development Col Muhammad Saadi Manzoor signed the contract on behalf of their organizations. Wapda Member (Water) Jawaid Akhter Latif and other senior officers of Wapda and SCO also attended the ceremony.
Diamer Bhasha Dam project is of immense strategic significance, construction of which requires uninterrupted and state-of-the-art communication and information technology services in the project area in most challenging terrain and weather.
Under the contract, the SCO will provide 4G cellular sites equipment, transmission media comprising 300 Km optic fiber cable from Thakot to Chilas, power arrangements and all required civil works including construction of towers as well as commissioning of 4G sites at various locations of Diamer Basha Dam project.
Diamer Basha Dam 4500MW - Under Construction
The Construction works were commenced in July 2020 on this monumental project. InshAllah, on completion, this dam will reduce water scarcity and also address power woes of the country.