Dasu Hydropower Project picks up pace, generate power in 2024

Following the resolution of land rates issues, reports suggest that construction work on Dasu Hydropower Project has started gaining momentum. The issue was resolved with active support from the federal and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governments.
The project is expected to generate power from the second half of 2024. Six units of the Stage-I, with a cumulative generation capacity of 2160 MW will be completed by early 2025, said WAPDA Chairman Lt Gen Muzammil Hussain (r) who visited the project site.
WAPDA chairman reviewed construction activities at the main access tunnel leading to the powerhouse, two diversion tunnels, project offices and colony.
The project management briefed the chairman of the progress on main civil and preparatory works in the project area. He was also informed that the KP government and the district administration have assured completing the process of land acquisition by June this year.
WAPDA Chairman, appreciating the spirit of the locals, said that their cooperation was vital to expedite the land acquisition process. WAPDA is cognizant of its responsibilities for the betterment of the project affectees and has been taking all possible measures for the progress and prosperity of the residents, he further said.
The 4320-MW Dasu will stabilize the economy of Pakistan by generating low-cost hydel electricity besides ushering in a new era of socio-economic development in the backward and far-flung areas of the province.
Dasu Hydropower Project is being constructed on River Indus upstream of Dasu town. WAPDA is implementing the project in two stages – each stage having a generation capacity of 2160 MW.
On completion, Stage-I of the project will contribute more than 12 billion units of electricity per annum to the national grid. Stage-II, after its completion, will also provide another 9 billion units to the system every year.
Besides the main civil works of Stage-I, the construction work on seven different contracts relating to infrastructure development is also underway.
These include the construction of the right bank access roads, relocation of Karakoram Highway, construction of 132 KV transmission line and grid station to provide electricity from Duber Khwar Hydel Power Station to the site for implementing the project and adjacent areas, project colony and resettlement works