Dasu Hydropower Project (DHP), .... 4,320 MW

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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.

 

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Under Construction 4320 MW Dasu Hydropower Project.
Dasu Dam Stage 1 Completion..............: 2025
Power Generation of stage 1..................: 2160 MW

 

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30th Dec 2021: Contract signing ceremony for improvement of Sanitation and Sewerage System in Komila & Dasu Towns held in the office of GM/PD Dasu HPP. Mr. Anwar Ul Haque, GM/PD Dasu HPP and Mr. Arshad Iqbal, Project Manager M/s KGL signed the contract agreement.

 

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WAPDA CHAIRMAN VISITS TO REVIEW PROGRESS ON DASU PROJECT
January 10, 2022: Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) Chairman Lt Gen Muzammil Hussain (Retd) today visited Dasu Hydropower Project, being constructed on River Indus in Upper Kohistan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. During the visit, he reviewed progress on the project.

WAPDA General Manager Dasu Hydropower Project Anwar-ul-Haq and representatives of the Consultants and the Contractor were also present on the occasion.
The Chairman had a round of the various components of the project and witnessed the construction activities going on there.
WAPDA Chairman said that Dasu Hydropower Project is of immense importance for a quantum increase in green and low-cost hydel electricity in the National Grid, therefore the project authorities must ensure achieving major construction milestones in accordance with the timelines set for the purpose. He directed the management to double their efforts for completion of the project in accordance with the stipulated time and construction standards.
Earlier, the Chairman was briefed about the progress on the project. It was apprised that the construction work is underway simultaneously on as many as eight sites which include diversion tunnels, underground powerhouse, flushing and traffic tunnel, Relocation of Karakoram Highway, right bank access roads, 132 KV transmission line, WAPDA colony and offices.
It is worth mentioning that the 4320 MW-Dasu Hydropower Project is being implemented in two stages. At present, WAPDA is working on 2160 MW-Stage-I, which will provide 12 billion green and low-cost electricity to the National Grid annually while the Stage-II will also contribute another 9 billion units to the system per annum.

 

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Dasu Hydropower Project - DHPP

February 10, 2022:.... Special monitoring team of Ministry of Planning Development and Special Initiative, Planning Commission visited various parts of Dasu Pin Electricity Project.

The officers of the monitoring team held briefing regarding the ongoing construction activities on various compo points of the Dasu Pin Electricity Project. Monitoring officers Majid Mustafa and Mohush Ros were involved in the special monitoring team of the Planning Commission.

The planning commission delegation also visited the main dam works and under construction Wapda Chuching Colony.

The planning commission team gave a chance to visit the site. Had a detailed meeting with M/Project Director Dasu Pin Electricity Project Mr. Nawar ul Haq in which the delegation was briefed on the speed and progress of work on various parts of the project.


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Work Done! Completion of an auxiliary road of the Dasu Hydropower Project.

 

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The first Concrete of the Shear Zone of Diversion Tunnel Began at Dasu Hydropower Project..

Recently, the pouring of first concrete has begun. The pouring of concrete lay down the solid foundation for the subsequent construction of the dam body.....

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Mr. AnwarulHaq GM/PD Dasu HPP WAPDA inaugurated a truss bridge at CR-9 on Indus River , Which is constructed for transportation of heavy machinery, workers and other material across the indus River during the construction activities on DHPP.

 

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Construction work continues simultaneously on 10 sites of Dasu Project, scheduled to start electricity generation in 2026.
This was briefed in a progress review meeting today chaired by WAPDA Chairman Naveed Asghar Chaudhry.

 

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