Energy Projects - News & Updates

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The 1530 MW-Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project will start electricity generation in August 2025.

It will contribute 1.347 billion units clean, green and low-cost electricity to the National Grid every year. World Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank are providing US$ 390 and 300 million respectively for construction of the Project.

With its completion, installed capacity at Tarbela Dam will increase from 4888 MW to 6418 MW.

 

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Chairman WAPDA Engr Lt Gen Sajjad Ghani (Retd) visited Mohmand Dam, being constructed across River Swat in Mohmand district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. He visited in detail construction sites of the spillway, the diversion tunnels and the power house to review construction activities going on there.

Mohmand Dam is a multipurpose project, which will store water for agriculture, control floods, supply water to Peshawar for urban use and generate green, clean and economically affordable hydel electricity. The project is scheduled for completion in 2026. Mohmand Dam will store 1.29 MAF of water to irrigate 18,237 acres of new land in Mohmand and Charsadda and supplement irrigation supplies to 160,000 acres of existing land.

The project has an installed power capacity of 800 MW with annual energy generation of 2.86 billion units of electricity. It will also provide 300 million gallons water per day to Peshawar for drinking purpose. Annual benefits of the project are estimated at Rs. 51.6 billion

 

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Construction updates from Suki Kinari Hydropower Project. The project is near completion and physical progress is 97%.
- Under construction since Dec 2016 under the umbrella of #CPEC
- Annual Energy: More than 3,000 GWh
- Highest Head in Pakistan
- Completion Date: Nov 2024

 

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WAPDA establishes Hydel Museum at Tarbela

March 11, 2024: WAPDA has established Hydel Museum at Tarbela 4th Extension Hydel Power Station comprising equipment of hydropower plants, aimed at preserving and portraying the tremendous heritage of WAPDA hydel power stations.

The vintage electro-mechanical equipment and parts of Jabban, Warsak, Tarbela, Renala, Kurrum Garhi and Chitral hydel power stations have been showcased in the museum.

Besides, the model of Jabban Hydel Power Station (1937) and structural model of Tarbela Dam have also been displayed there.

Addressing the ceremony, the Member (Power) said that WAPDA Hydel Museum has been established at Tarbela Dam, being the largest power station in the country. Tarbela is a hub of power system, a role model and a symbol of pride for all of us, he added.

Terming the WAPDA Hydel Museum a great initiative of the Authority.

 

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Engro Powergen Thar completes 5 million safe man-hours​

By Tahir Ali | Gwadar ProMar 15, 2024

THARPARKAR - Engro Powergen Thar (EPTL) has achieved a significant safety milestone, surpassing 5 million safe man-hours. This accomplishment underscores the company’s unwavering commitment to safety, as announced by ETPL on Friday.

“This achievement underscores our unwavering dedication to fostering a safe and secure work environment with absence of any lost workday injuries,” reads an official statement.
“Safe man-hours” is a concept frequently employed in industrial and construction contexts to quantify work completed without any time lost due to accidents, injuries, or other safety-related incidents.

Engineer Aziz Ahmad, an electrical engineer specializing in electricity projects, explained that man-hours represent the total hours worked by employees or contractors without any recordable incidents.

Mr. Aziz told Gwadar Pro that safe man-hours serve as a crucial metric for evaluating workplace safety performance, indicating the effectiveness of safety practices and the establishment of a safe working environment.

EPTL was formed in 2014 to set up a 2x330MW power project in Thar Block II, Sindh, Pakistan.

The company is a joint venture between Engro Powergen Ltd (EPL), China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC), Habib Bank Ltd, and Liberty Mills Limited.

The project successfully achieved commercial operations on July 10, 2019.

EPTL’s power project is a pioneering project in generating electricity using indigenous lignite coal from the Tharparkar district. According to EPTL’s official website, it is the first Company to have demonstrated proof of concept and successfully produced up to 660MW of electricity linking it to the national grid.

 

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NTDC has acquired 2553 acres of land for construction of 600 MW Solar Power Project in Muzaffargarh. Punjab.

 

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Construction work is underway on Mohmand Dam project. The project is scheduled to be completed in 2026.
The dam will store 1.2 million acres of water. 18 thousand 237 acres of new land will be irrigated while one lakh 60 thousand existing land will have additional water. 800 MW of eco-friendly and affordable electricity will be generated.

 

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Damsite of Suki Kinari Hydropower Project -884MW
During reservoir impounding
Naran , Kaghan on River Kunhar , KPK

 

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Subsequent to diversion of River Indus at Diamer Basha Dam, construction work is continuing simultaneously on 13 key sites.

The Project is scheduled for completion in 2028. It will store 8.1 MAF water to irrigate 1.2 million acres of land.

With installed generation capacity of 4500 MW, the Project will provide 18 billion green, clean and low cost electricity to the National Grid.

 

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Ski Kanari Hydropower Project dam started filling water - Dam site (Kaghan Valley)

 

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Neelum Jhelum achieves max capacity of 969 MW after TRT inspection
March 29, 2024:

 

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The Right Bank irrigation tunnel of the Mohmand Hydropower Project in Pakistan begins at the inlet and plays a crucial role in water distribution.

This project, located on the Swat River, involves the construction of an 800MW dam and an integrated powerhouse.

The tunnel system includes low-level river diversion outlets and irrigation tunnels.

The tunnel work on the right bank aims to channel water for irrigation, benefiting 7,720 acres of cultivable land.

Photo Credits: Engr. Mushahid

 

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K-Electric (KE) will include 640 megawatts of cheap, renewable electricity to its system in the next two years through solar and wind energy projects, which will lead to a notable decrease in the cost of production, said KE Chief Executive Officer Moonis Abdullah Alvi .

Responding to a query, Alvi stated that solar and wind energy projects were expected to receive investments of more than $400 million from 12 companies hailing from Europe, China and the Middle East.

These alternative energy projects will be installed in Balochistan’s cities of Hub, Uthal and Bela as well as Karachi’s Surjani Town area. With the use of cost-effective, renewable energy by the consumers, the overall electricity consumption will go down by 200 to 250MW.

 

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Dam Site Of Suki Kinari Hydro Power Project Kaghan Valley...