Dasu Hydropower to start electricity generation in 2027
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
Several critical targets have been achieved at under-construction Dasu Hydropower Project which will start electricity generation in 2027.
It was informed during a briefing given to Chairman WAPDA Engr Lt Gen Sajjad Ghani (Retd) during his visit to the project, being constructed on River Indus in Upper Kohistan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. During his day-long visit, the Chairman reviewed construction progress on key sites, which include River Diversion System, Main Dam, Power House and relocated Karakoram Highway (KKH-1).
It was briefed that construction activities on 20 work fronts are progressing at a good pace. Several critical targets have recently been completed, while a number of milestones are about to be achieved.
As per the details, excavation of right and left abutment of the Main Dam has been completed. Likewise, extended right bypass tunnel and right-side open channel are also ready for operation to pass excess water during the high flow season.
After completion of the upstream and downstream starter (coffer) dams, excavation of the Main Dam’s foundation is in progress and will be completed in August 2025. Yet another critical activity of placing Roller Compact Concrete (RCC) in the Main Dam is likely to be started by December this year.
Excavation of the Power House will be completed in January 2026, while 25 Km-long KKH-1 with seven tunnels and three bridges will also be completed in February 2026. Electricity generation from the Project is scheduled in 2027.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chairman urged the consultants and contractors to expedite their efforts for completion of the Project as per the timelines.
It is important to note that the 4320 MW-Dasu Hydropower Project is planned to be completed in two stages. At present, WAPDA is constructing stage-I of 2160 MW and annual energy generation of 12 billion units of clean, green and affordable electricity.
Reference Link:- https://pakobserver.net/dasu-hydropower-to-start-electricity-generation-in-2027/
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
