Hydroelectric power
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688Tarbela dam once again touches dead level of 1398 feet
The Tarbela Dam once again has touched the dead level as the second dip in water flows has hit the country’s water...
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720MW Karot hydro project built under CPEC at a cost of $1.7 billion starts trial operation
Under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the first hydropower project with 720MW Karot Hydropower Project (HPP) has begun trial operations as two...
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PM Shehbaz calls for completion of $2.8 billion Diamer-Bhasha dam three years early
The construction of the mega project of the Diamer-Bhasha dam would prove to be a lifeline for the country’s future, improve the...
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IsDB gives Pakistan $180 million for 800 MW Mohmand Dam hydropower project
The Pakistani government and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) have signed three Framework Agreements totaling $180 million to fund the Mohmand Dam...
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Construction work on 800-MW Mohmand Dam is under progress on 13 sites
Mohmand Dam Hydropower Project has the capacity to generate 800 megawatts (MW) of low-cost hydel electricity, being constructed on River Swat in...
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Naulong Dam in Jhal Magsi and Gomal Zam Dam in Tank to cost Rs 65.9 billion
The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) okayed 10 projects about health, higher education, physical planning, housing and power sectors costing Rs 96.1...
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Chitral has potential to generate 4,300 MW of cheap hydel electricity
The Chitral valley has the potential of making 4,300 megawatts of cheap hydel power, stated Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Energy...
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Wapda records highest peak-hour hydel generation at 8,854MW
The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) has recorded 8,854 megawatts of hydel power generation which is the highest peak-hour generation of...
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Chinese officials join probe into Dasu bus blast
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid has disclosed that a 15-member team of Chinese investigators has joined the ongoing investigations into the Dasu bus...
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CCI approves National Electricity Policy 2021 to reform power sector
The Council of Common Interests (CCI) unanimously approved the National Electricity Policy 2021 to streamline matters related to the power sector. While...
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Power generation increases 7 percent to 115,862 GWh in Jul-May despite costly fuel
Power generation in Pakistan grew by 8.3% year-on-year basis in May 2021 to 13,010 GWh, moved up by 24% month-on-month basis as compared to 10,481 GWh in...
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Saudi Arabia pledges Rs 37.4 billion for construction of Mohmand Dam
Prime Minister Imran Khan’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia met with success as the Kingdom has approved an amount of Rs 37.4...
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CDWP approves 15 energy, transport, and construction projects worth Rs 169 billion
The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) approved 15 projects worth Rs 169.2 billion, pertaining to transport, communication, and construction sectors. The meeting of CDWP...
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Pakistan, ADB sign $300 million loan agreement for Balakot hydropower project
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is going to provide $300 million concessional loan for the 300MW Balakot Hydropower Project. The Government of Pakistan and...
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Govt aims to complete construction of 10 dams across Pakistan by 2028
The construction of 10 dams and hydropower projects across Pakistan initiated by the PTI government in 2018 are planned to be completed...
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Chinese firm PCCCL awarded $355 million Tarbela civil works project
On Thursday, WAPDA awarded $354.6 million worth of contract to Power Construction Corporation of China Ltd (PCCCL) for civil works of the...
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Pakistan has potential of producing 150,000MW power from wind energy projects
Pakistan has the resources to produce 150,000 megawatts (MW) energy from potential wind energy projects in the future, says the president of...
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World Bank to provide $1.15bn for two power projects in KP
On Thursday, Pakistan and the World Bank signed two agreements related to renewable energy and hydro power projects in KP province worth...
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa okays cheap electricity for agriculture, industries
On Wednesday, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet took a decision about the supply of cheap electricity for the local industries and agriculture sectors...
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ECNEC okays Rs573bn for road, hydropower projects
On Thursday, the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) approved seven major road projects worth Rs 162,607 billion, 3 hydropower...
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World Bank okays $450m to support Pakistan’s transition to renewable energy
$450 million has been approved by the World Bank in financing to support Pakistan’s transition to renewable energy as the country aims...
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‘Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to utilize hydropower potential’
Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mahmood Khan on Sunday said the provincial government is taking result-oriented steps under a well devised strategy to...
