Pakistani government allocates PKR42 billion for 5,400-MW Dasu hydropower project

[FalconsForPeace]

The government of Pakistan allocated PKR42 billion (US$401.1 million) earlier this week for construction of the 5,400-MW Dasu hydropower project.

The money was allocated under the Public Sector Development Programme for the year 2016-2017, according to Pakistan’s Daily Times. The newspaper indicated capacity of the project would be 4,500 MW.

This facility, on the Indus River in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, will be completed in two stages, with the first having a capacity of 2,160 MW and being completed in five years. The roller-compacted-concrete dam will be 242 meters (794 feet) tall and the underground powerhouse will contain six 36-MW turbine-generator units and be located about 3.5 km downstream.

Pakistan’s Water and Power Development Authority is building the project. WAPDA’s website indicates a 2,160-MW Stage I, meaning Stage II would be 3,340 MW. At its full capacity, Dasu is expected to produce 26,700 GWh of electricity annually.

According to Daily Times, there is a “chronic energy crisis in the country,” but work to resolve the issue has yielded good results, with load shedding reduced from to six to eight hours from 18 to 20 hours in 2013.

“Dasu Hydropower Project is one of the priority projects under the Power Policy 2013 and the Vision 2025 of [the] Government of Pakistan,” WAPDA’s website says.

The Dasu site is 74 km downstream from the proposed Diamer Basha Dam site.

http://www.hydroworld.com/articles/...ion-for-5-400-mw-dasu-hydropower-project.html

 

[Sulman Badshah]

its like spoon feeding to the project ...

 

[Muhammad Omar]

5400 MW?? it was 4320-4500 MW project

and what about world bank providing loan for it? and It was supposed to be included in CPEC

From Dam Site the heavy Machinery just reached at the site of Dasu Dam couple of weeks ago

 

[Spy Master]

Lol...With current politicians including IK, it will never start in first place...What happened to Nandi Pur? Solar projects? Neelum Jehlum? IK's claims of small dams?
All are just stunts,,!

 

[Uzair Shafiq [Босс]]

Sometimes you just want to grab a bow and arrow put on a green hood and visit the NA.

 

[Muhammad Omar]

Lol...With current politicians including IK, it will never start in first place...What happened to Nandi Pur? Solar projects? Neelum Jehlum? IK's claims of small dams?
All are just stunts,,!

Nandipur is Operational and producing 479 MW

Solar Project 400 MW is completed and rest is under Construction

Neelum Jehlum 85% work has been competed will be operational Next year

IK claim of Small Dams 21 has been completed more are under Construction

 

[BetterPakistan]

With current politicians including IK

IK's claims of small dams?

I think its better to research first than posting because inspired by KPK energy generation plan Asian Development Bank is ready to finance 1000 dams like those.

Following dams have been completed in KPK:-
Clickable Link

Under Construction:-
Clickable Link

IK claim of Small Dams 21 has been completed more are under Construction

More than 21. View Links above.

 

[Muhammad Omar]

I think its better to research first than posting because inspired by KPK energy generation plan Asian Development Bank is ready to finance 1000 dams like those.

Following dams have been completed in KPK:-
Clickable Link

Under Construction:-
Clickable Link



More than 21. View Links above.

Yrs more then 21

 

[BetterPakistan]

Yrs more then 21

The links I provided are other bigger power projects and a few days before IK opened 3 more of those 356 dams and I heard somewhere in next few months 45 more will be operational. Those all 300+ dams will be completed in this fiscal year.

 

[Spy Master]

Nandipur is Operational and producing 479 MW

Solar Project 400 MW is completed and rest is under Construction

Neelum Jehlum 85% work has been competed will be operational Next year

IK claim of Small Dams 21 has been completed more are under Construction

All are just claims...Shortfall was reached close to 9000MW all time high in past two days...Situation is same as it was in PPP era...I live in posh area of Islamabad, and if in capital there is 8 hours load-shedding then God save rest of the country...!

 

[war&peace]

Lol...With current politicians including IK, it will never start in first place...What happened to Nandi Pur? Solar projects? Neelum Jehlum? IK's claims of small dams?
All are just stunts,,!

What IK has to do with it?. He is building small dams in KPK and those are doing just fine. Dassu is being used by this corrupt govt as a cash cow....it is part of CPEC, then world bank loan, and now they are feeding this money? Is there anyone who can keep a check on the govt and track where all this money is going? These bloody nooniyas are failing each and every project deliberately through their corruption and now they are turning this into another blackhole for money.

 

[Muhammad Omar]

All are just claims...Shortfall was reached close to 9000MW all time high in past two days...Situation is same as it was in PPP era...I live in posh area of Islamabad, and if in capital there is 8 hours load-shedding then God save rest of the country...!

Yeah right Shortfall is 9000 MW claimed by just 1 news Channel... I live is Islamabad to Load shedding is just of 3 Hours so please i don't know which posh area you live in Even in Sector G-13 has Load Shedding of 4 Hours

 

[Spy Master]

Yeah right Shortfall is 9000 MW claimed by just 1 news Channel... I live is Islamabad to Load shedding is just of 3 Hours so please i don't know which posh area you live in Even in Sector G-13 has Load Shedding of 4 Hours

Lol @ 3 Hours????...Anyone from Islamabad here, from E,F,G10,G9,G5,G8 Sectors ..Please tell him How many hours we experience Load Shedding..Its not less than 6-8 Hours...Please stop defending and see what's reality...! My office is in E-11/4 , the sector where most elite class and Army officers lives, even there we experience 3-4 hours load shedding in 9-6 office timings...!
...And the G13-G14 you are talking about, its not even in main Islamabad city, its close to G-T Road...! I don't know about it, I am talking about main Islamabad City...!
The rest of the country, you know better what's the situation there..!

What IK has to do with it?. He is building small dams in KPK and those are doing just fine. Dassu is being used by this corrupt govt as a cash cow....it is part of CPEC, then world bank loan, and now they are feeding this money? Is there anyone who can keep a check on the govt and track where all this money is going? These bloody nooniyas are failing each and every project deliberately through their corruption and now they are turning this into another blackhole for money.

That's what I am talking about...The above mentioned news also came out in 2014 too...but has the project started? what's its pace? People here are defending these politicians and their failed policies even when they don't have electricity and water...! I am starting to wonder what will be our situation after 5-10 years...!

 

[Kakaspai]

Lol @ 3 Hours????...Anyone from Islamabad here, from E,F,G10,G9,G5,G8 Sectors ..Please tell him How many hours we experience Load Shedding..Its not less than 6-8 Hours...Please stop defending and see what's reality...! My office is in E-11/4 , the sector where most elite class and Army officers lives, even there we experience 3-4 hours load shedding in 9-6 office timings...!
...And the G13-G14 you are talking about, its not even in main Islamabad city, its close to G-T Road...! I don't know about it, I am talking about main Islamabad City...!
The rest of the country, you know better what's the situation there..!


That's what I am talking about...The above mentioned news also came out in 2014 too...but has the project started? what's its pace? People here are defending these politicians and their failed policies even when they don't have electricity and water...! I am starting to wonder what will be our situation after 5-10 years...!

I live near islamabad airport and here load shedding is about 3 hours a day during ramzan,after ramzan it will be back to 6 to 8 hours a day

 

[Spy Master]

I live near islamabad airport and here load shedding is about 3 hours a day during ramzan,after ramzan it will be back to 6 to 8 hours a day

Thank God you have 3 hours in Ramadan...In start of Ramzan we also had 3-4 hours load shedding but its 6 hours again, and hopefully 8 hours after Ramadan...Like Old Times...!