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[Kabira]

Diamer-bhasha dam: Power minister says land acquisition complete

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali said the process of land acquisition for Diamer-Bhasha dam is almost complete and work would start from next year.

“We’ve acquired the required land for the dam and work on it will start next year,” Ali informed the National Assembly in response to a question.

He said no practical step for construction of dams was taken by previous governments, adding that the present one had initiated work on eight to nine new dams, with each of them producing over 50 megawatts of electricity. He said after the 18th Amendment provinces could build dams, which could produce electricity up to 50 megawatts.

Earlier, answering a question asked by Shaikh Rohale Asghar, the minister said that CPEC electricity generation projects were categorised as prioritised and actively promoted projects having total capacity of 17,045 MW.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 17th, 2016.
http://tribune.com.pk/story/1265735/diamer-bhasha-dam-power-minister-says-land-acquisition-complete/

finally? after more then a decade. Its funny how previous governments used to inaugurate Bhasha dam without even having brought the land.

 

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[I FLY HIGH]

very nice documentry on construction of Khanki barrage.

 

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very nice documentry on construction of Khanki barrage.

 

[ice_man]

I hope the work on this starts soon

 

[RISING SUN]

http://www.dawn.com/news/1310195/wapda-cancels-rs54bn-contracts-for-dasu-project
Seriously I wonder by when will this start working in same way I wonder about LCA. Here in India at least we push dams to the best we can for multiple uses

 

[Surya 1]

This is an awesome news and it will transform the life of Millions. All subcontinent countries need to spend money on this sort of infrastructure.

Benefits of Diamer-Bhasha Dam:

1. Availability of about 6,400,000 acre feet (7.89×109 m3) annual surface face water storage for supplementing irrigation supplies during low flow periods

2. Harnessing of renewable source of clean and cheap energy through installed capacity of 4500 MW

3. Reduction of dependence on thermal power, thus saving foreign exchange

4 .Employment opportunity, particularly to the locals, during the construction and operation

5. Creation of massive infrastructure leading to overall socio-economic uplift of the area and standard of living of people.

Yes, these are great benifits and must be pursueded on priority basis

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Look forward to positive news on the dam completion

 

[RangeMaster]

AZAD JAMMU & KASHMIR | Kohala Hydropower Plant | 1100 MW | APP
$2.4bn Kohala hydropower deal finalised



ISLAMABAD: State-run companies of Pakistan and China have finalised a 30-year tariff at 7.9 cents per unit for $2.4 billion Kohala Hydropower Project of 1,100MW capacity in Azad Kashmir.

The National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC) and China International Water and Electric Corporation (CWE) — a subsidiary of Three Gorges Dam — have reached the agreement on feasibility stage tariff.

The tariff is subject to approval by National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) as a formality.

The NTDC has now officially sought Nepra’s consent for the agreed tariff given the special legal status of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The project is located on the river Jhelum downstream of Muzaffarabad and Kohala. CWE of China is required to construct the project on build, own, operate and transfer (BOOT) basis.

Under the agreement, the average tariff for first 12 years has been set at 8.9 cents per unit which would come down to 5.1 cents per unit for next 18 years. The average tariff for 30-year life of the project works out at 7.9 cents per unit.

It ensures 17 per cent return on equity on internal rate of return basis.

The tariff has been finalised on the assurance of the Chinese government that the contractor would get lending from foreign financial institutions for a period of 18 years inclusive of 72-month grace period at interest rate of six-month London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor) plus 4.75pc.

The project targeted to achieve commercial operation in 2023 and generate about 5,093 gigawatt energy a year at 53.4pc average annual plant factor. It is expected to earn carbon credit from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) for clean energy development under Kyoto protocol.

The two sides had agreed to develop the project during PPP tenure on specific intervention of former President Asif Ali Zardari through a government-to-government deal bypassing public procurement rules.

The PML-N government honoured the deal and continued with full support to the Chinese investor.

 

[RangeMaster]

Karot hydropower project.Jehlum river.720MW

Dasu Dam.
http://https://www.dawn.com/news/131...-dam-contracts

Chinese firm awarded Dasu dam contracts


ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday awarded Rs180 billion worth of two contracts to a Chinese firm for carrying out main civil works in the first stage of the Dasu hydropower project.

The two contracts for the main dam, appurtenant structures and hydraulic steel structures (MW-01) worth Rs115 billion and construction of underground power complex, tunnels and hydraulic structures (MW-02) worth Rs64bn were formally awarded to China Gezhouba Group Company (CGGC).

The agreements were signed between the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) and the CGGC.

Dasu Project Director Javed Akhtar and CGGC representative Tan Bixuan signed the contracts on behalf of the two companies respectively in the presence of Water and Power Minister Khwaja Mohammad Asif.


This stage of the project, to be completed in 2021 under the contract, would generate 2,160MW of electricity. The contractor was selected through international competitive bidding among prequalified Chinese firms.

When complete in 2021, the project is expected to generate over 2,100 megawatts
Terming the contract signing ceremony a historic occasion, Mr Asif said it heralded a new era of cheap electricity generation. He said besides Dasu, the government would lay foundation stones of the Mohamand dam and the Diamer-Bhasha dam during the current year.

Responding to a question, he said the duration of loadshedding had gradually been declining since 2013 and the present government would ensure addition of another 10,400MW capacity by 2018 that would bridge the demand and supply gap that was now less than 5,000MW.

By the year 2018, there would be not only sufficient generation capacity but the entire transmission and distribution system would also be capable of absorbing the additional supply to consumers, he said.

Wapda Chairman retired Lt Gen Syed Muzammil Hussain said the total cost of the first phase of the project was estimated at $4.2bn that would lead to 2,160MW power generation in four to five years. The first phase included construction of the main dam and the first part of the power house with a total of six units.

He said the Dasu project was of critical importance because with more than 4,000MW capacity it would be able to generate more than 21bn electricity units when run to maximum capacity and its generation would be 7-8bn units greater than the current capacity of the Tarbela dam.

Mr Hussain said the second phase of the project would also be capable of generating 2,160MW but this will obviously not take such a long time given the fact that the main dam would already be available and the second stage would involve only setting up a power house at an estimated cost of $2bn.

Mr Asif said the government was working for optimal utilisation of hydropower resources for generating low-cost electricity to eliminate loadshedding and provide relief to people and Dasu was a manifestation of this commitment.

The 4,320MW Dasu hydropower project is being constructed by Wapda on the River Indus upstream of Dasu town in Kohistan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The project will be completed in two stages — each stage having a generation capacity of 2,160MW.

The World Bank is partially providing funds for the construction of stage-I of the project, while a major chunk of the finances are being arranged by Wapda from its own resources and with the sovereign guarantee of the government of Pakistan.

Stage-I of Dasu Hydropower Project will be completed in almost five years and contribute more than 12bn units per annum to the national grid. The stage-II, after its completion, will provide another 9bn units to the system every year.

Published in Dawn, March 9th, 2017

 

[usamafarooqui2]

Benefits of Diamer-Bhasha Dam:

1. Availability of about 6,400,000 acre feet (7.89×109 m3) annual surface face water storage for supplementing irrigation supplies during low flow periods

2. Harnessing of renewable source of clean and cheap energy through installed capacity of 4500 MW

3. Reduction of dependence on thermal power, thus saving foreign exchange

4 .Employment opportunity, particularly to the locals, during the construction and operation

5. Creation of massive infrastructure leading to overall socio-economic uplift of the area and standard of living of people.

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[ghazi52]

The Central Development Working Party has approved construction of twenty small dams in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with a cost of over 970 million rupees.

 

[ghazi52]

Tarbela Dam attains maximum storage level

http://nation.com.pk/business/17-Aug...-storage-level

ISLAMABAD - Tarbela Dam on Wednesday filled to its maximum storage level of 1,550 feet due to increased water flows in river Indus.

The maximum storage level in Tarbela Reservoir is 6.17 MAF which was achieved, claimed by Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) and Indus River System Authority (Irsa) in official figures released here. It is worth mentioning that 6.17 MAF water, maximum live storage capacity of Tarbela, has been stored in the reservoir which is being used for irrigation and power generation.

However, the water level in Mangla Dam is 1,234.60 feet above mean sea level. The water stored in Mangla Reservoir is 6.8 MAF. In a meeting held between various stake holders in July, it was decided that only one feet of water per day will be stored in Tarbela. According to the stance of the Ministry of Water and Power, since the piezometer of the dam has been not working for the last three decades so it’s becoming hard to get the accurate reading of the storage and therefore it was decided to store only one feet water in Tarbella reservoir. Due to rains in the catchment area and snow melting due to high temperature it becomes possible to fill the dam to the maximum level.

Last year, Wapda failed to fill Tarbela reservoir to its maximum level of 1,550 feet and resultantly on August 21, 2016, the Irsa had imposed cut on the water share of both Punjab and Sindh by 21.5 percent. Last year, the Tarbela Dam was filled to 1,541.47 feet only which was more than 8 feet less than the peak level. Irsa held Wapda responsible for not taking prompt action on the authority’s request to fill the reservoir to its capacity.

Meanwhile, the position of the river inflows and outflows at Tarbela, Mangla and Chashma along with the reservoirs levels and the barrages on Wednesday is as under: The inflows in river Indus at Tarbela were 203,600 cusecs and the outflows 174,600 cusecs, while inflows Kabul at Nowshera 37,200 cusecs and outflows 37,200 cusecs, inflows in Jhelum at Mangla 25,600 cusecs and outflows 10,000 cusecs, inflow in Chenab at Marala 72,200 cusecs and outflows 42,600 cusecs.

Tarbela minimum operating level is 1380 feet, present level 1550.00, maximum conservation level 1550 feet, live storage today 6.174 million acre feet (MAF). Mangla minimum operating level 1040 feet, present level 1234.60 feet, maximum conservation level 1242 feet, live storage was 6.825 MAF. Chashma minimum operating level is 637 feet, present level 647.20 feet, maximum conservation level 649 feet, live storage 0.208 MAF.

Inflows in Jinah Barrage were 234,900 cusecs and outflows 227,700 cusecs, Chashma inflows 229,900 cusecs and outflows 200,000 cusecs, Taunsa inflows 237,400 cusecs and outflows 214,700 cusecs, Panjnad inflows 60,115 cusecs and outflows 45,100 cusecs, Guddu inflows 308,000 cusecs and outflows 275,600 cusecs, Sukkur inflows 257,300 cusecs and outflows 199,500 cusecs, Kotri inflows 200,200 cusecs and outflows 160,400.

 

[ghazi52]

Under Construction site of Koto Hydropower, located at Koto Timergara, Dir Lower. Total capacity of the project is 40.8MW.

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