Diamer-Bhasha dam to transform Pakistan’s fortune

[maverick1977]

Lol, Dams dont transform any nation's fortune. Egyptians believed Nile Dam will make them industrialized like Europeans.

You have to do the hard work, you cant just automatically become 'transformed'

the point is, it will give chance for cheap electricity, which will lead to lower cost of producing goods in pakistan, and hence transforming Pakistan

 

[RealNapster]

Name one under PSDP funded project in 2008-2018 that would have done so

Kachi canal,
Chishma right bank canal and Chishma left bank canal.

 

[ziaulislam]

Kachi canal,
Chishma right bank canal and Chishma left bank canal.

Kachi canal..oh mushi started delayed 100s of time still lingering on slowly
Iast i remeber the cost was around 80b
Still though not a mega project (>169b rupees)
I would call lahore multan motorway as probably the only mega project that we completed and lahore metro

 

[313ghazi]

I am interested in tidal energy dams near Karachi and Gwadar

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According to a quick google search this is one of the more expensive forms of renewable energy.

I think for a city like Karachi the goal should be solar panels on every roof and off shore wind farms.

According to this report Karachi and the coastal regions of Sindh are perfect for off shore wind farms.

https://tj.uettaxila.edu.pk/older-issues/2016/AcceptedPapers%20No1/Off%20Shore%20Wind%20Turbines%20A%20Solution%20To%20Energy%20Crisis%20In%20Pakistan.pdf

 

[RealNapster]

Kachi canal..oh mushi started delayed 100s of time still lingering on slowly

It's part of psdp..

Partially funded.

Have the ability to change fate of Pakistan specially Balochistan. I just wanted to let you know, about the existence, not the progress.

 

[KhanBaba2]

Name one under PSDP funded project in 2008-2018 that would have done so

Why?

 

[fitpOsitive]

Diamer-Bhasha dam to transform Pakistan’s fortune
Diamer-Bhasha dam would transform the fortune of the country, specifically of Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) claimed Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) Chairman Muzammil Hussain.

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During a meeting with G-B Chief Minister Muhammad Khalid Khursheed on Thursday, Wapda Chairman Muzammil Hussain lauded the region for its continuous support for the construction of the massive Diamer-Bhasha dam. Hydro development affairs and matters concerning the confidence-building measures (CBMs) undertaken by Wapda in the project area for socio-economic development of locals were discussed extensively in the meeting.
Diamer-Bhasha Dam is a concreted-filled gravity dam, in the preliminary stages of construction, on the River Indus between Kohistan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Diamer district in Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan administered Kashmir.

Hussain bought to attention the several facets of CBMs that were being executed at a cost of Rs78.5 billion in the project area. Development initiatives under CBMs would not only provide the local population with the latest facilities of health care, education and infrastructure but would also help alleviate poverty by generating employment opportunities, he added.


Chairman Wapda also emphasized that the natives of the project area would be prioritized in jobs according to the criteria laid down for the purpose.
Addressing the meeting, G-B chief minister praised the efforts put in by Wapda for the resettlement of the affectees of the Diamer Bhasha Project. He also applauded the Water and Power Development Authority for working towards the development of the project area and ensuring the well-being of the people belonging to the region. He expressed contentment over the fulfillment of the development initiatives under CBMs and was hopeful that the schemes would revolutionize the landscape of the area and usher in a positive change in the lives of its natives.

Gilgit Baltistan’s Chief Minister guaranteed full support to the Wapda Chairman for the timely completion of the dam.


Diamer-Bhasha Dam-Crucial for Pakistan’s progress
Since PTI came into power, it has been fixated on exploiting the the untapped 50,000 MW hydel power generation potential to achieve self-sufficiency in the energy sector. After kickstarting the construction work of the much-anticipated Mohmand Dam in May 2019, the government is now focused on building the strategically significant Diamer-Bhasha dam which is expected to be a game changer for the country.
In July 2020, PM Khan kicked off the construction for the project which had been stalled by the successive governments for the past 40 years. Diamer Bhasha Dam is regarded as one of the most vital projects for ensuring water sustainability in Pakistan. Pakistan, an agro-based economy, heavily dependent upon its agricultural produce for exports cannot afford a scarcity of water. The South Asian nation sticks its hopes on the Diamer Bhasha dam to ensure food and energy security of Pakistan.
Read More: Diamer Basha Dam – letter to the Editor
This multibillion project aims to generate 4500 megawatts of cheaper and greener hydel power and would also help create 16000 jobs besides giving a boost to power, steel, cement and construction industries. The dam will have a gross water storage capacity of 8.1-million-acre feet (MAF) to irrigate 1.23 million acres of additional land. Moreover, with installed power generation capacity of 4500 megawatts (MW), this project will provide more than 18 billion units per annum to the National Grid.
The project is being executed by a Chinese state-run company, China Power along with the Pakistani Frontier Works Organisation (FWO). The government signed a contract of Rs442 billion with China Power for the construction of the Diamer-Bhasha Dam. The dam project with a total financial outlay of about Rs1,406.5 billion would be completed in 2028.
China power holds the majority of share in the project. It controls 70 per cent and the FWO, a commercial arm of the Pakistan Armed Forces, has 30 per cent share in the consortium.
The total financial outlay, according to Chairman WAPDA, includes land acquisition and resettlement, confidence-building measures for social uplift of the local people, construction of dam and powerhouses.

Dams for water only. For electricity, oil, coal, sun, wind. Whatever may be nearest to the consumption place.

 

[ziaulislam]

Dams for water only. For electricity, oil, coal, sun, wind. Whatever may be nearest to the consumption place.

Why?
Coal oil is too expensive
& wind solar is too seasonal

All you need is invest a bit more in high voltage line to move power which is built in cost of the project

 

[fitpOsitive]

Why?

Line losses.

 

[ziaulislam]

Line losses.

Line losses on high voltage line is less then 1%
This is 8th level science

Infact more line losses will happen with solar wind given vast nework of power harness area

 

[fitpOsitive]

Line losses on high voltage line is less then 1%
This is 8th level science

Yes. In 8th class it's 1%. However, at masters level, it's around 35%.

 

[jupiter2007]

Since some of you have done research on this topic, what about bio-gas from waste/trash to electricity?

 

[Salahuddin Ayyubi]

Hi,

Take the Nile out of egypt and see what happens.

Hard work has to have some foundation behind it to prosper---like electricity to run machinery.

You have not seen the change in the Thar desert from the small dams yet---but it is a big change.

I respectfully disagree. In the aftermath of the korean war. All the good land with farms industry and mineral resources were on the north. The south had nothing except for 3 useful port cities. Their people poor and uneducated. Human development takes precedence over exploiting resources.

 

[Cliftonite]

"Gamechanger. Will chhange the destiny of Pakistan." Lol someone needs a crash course in macroeconomics.

Infrastructure is of no use if its not generating employment or increasing our exports.

Pakistan can follow the East Asian manufacturing/export led growth model or the tertiary service led model like India, Turkey, Mexico etc.

Generating white elephant huge infrastructural projects ain't really gonna do much for us. Tons of smaller dams can be built and used to settle smaller cities in Balochistan or Sindh. Boosting foreign reserves amd then trickling it down to a consumption led internal growth should be the priority.

 

[MastanKhan]

"Gamechanger. Will chhange the destiny of Pakistan." Lol someone needs a crash course in macroeconomics.

Infrastructure is of no use if its not generating employment or increasing our exports.

Pakistan can follow the East Asian manufacturing/export led growth model or the tertiary service led model like India, Turkey, Mexico etc.

Generating white elephant huge infrastructural projects ain't really gonna do much for us. Tons of smaller dams can be built and used to settle smaller cities in Balochistan or Sindh. Boosting foreign reserves amd then trickling it down to a consumption led internal growth should be the priority.

Hi,

Big dams have their own utiltiy and the small dams their own. Where as the small dams play a very important role in the regional growth at the local l---the large dams provide an overwhelming growth potential---.

I respectfully disagree. In the aftermath of the korean war. All the good land with farms industry and mineral resources were on the north. The south had nothing except for 3 useful port cities. Their people poor and uneducated. Human development takes precedence over exploiting resources.

Hi,

What does tat have to do with what I wrote---?