ISLAMABAD: Tarbela 4th extension hydropower project has contributed 5.6billion units of low-cost electricity to the grid since its launch lastyear, World Bank (WB) President David Robert Malpass was told on Thursday.
Briefing the WB president, Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda)Chairman Muzammil Hussain said as many as 378 million acre feet of waterhas been released from Tarbela reservoir to meet irrigation needs of thecountry. In addition, Tarbela 4th extension hydropower project,commissioned last year, generated 5.6 billion units – more than thegeneration envisaged in PC-I of the project.
The Tarbela 4th Extension Hydropower project was developed to strengthenWapda‘s capacity to develop the country’s hydropower resources throughconstruction of power houses and modification to the tunnel units, dammonitoring and surveillance, capacity building of WAPDA, technicalassistance and training.
The WB president expressed his pleasure over completion of Tarbela 4thextension hydropower project within time and less than the estimated cost.“The work on the project is impressive,” he said.
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he WAPDA chairman added that the WB not only helped broker Indus WatersTreaty between India and Pakistan but also provided financial arrangementswith assistance to complete Indus Basin Replacement Works.
Malpass said the efforts of Pakistani government particularly ministry ofwater resources for improvement of water resources “are applauded”. Heappreciated the efforts of the ministry of water resources for resolvingthe issues in relation to completion of Dassu hydropower project,construction of dams and other related projects.
