Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) chairman Lt Gen (retd) SajjadGhani said on Wednesday that the authority would add 10,000 MegaWatts ofhydroelectricity to the national grid by 2030.
Mr. Ghani chaired a conference attended by Wapda General Managers, ProjectDirectors, member Finance, member Water, and member Power. He said theaddition of 10,000MWs to the grid would not only increase the totalelectricity capacity to 20,000MWs but also add 12 million acre-feet (MAF)to the water storage capacity.
The chairman said the addition of electricity and water storage capacitywould help stabilize the country’s economy. “Diamer Bhasha, Mohmand, Dasu,and Tarbela hydel-power projects stand out in the under-constructionprojects being carried out by the Wapda”, he added. It was the biggestchallenge for Wapda, he said, to complete the ongoing projects.
