ISLAMABAD: The Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) here on Fridaysigned a contract worth Rs 4.90 billion with China Gansu InternationalCorporation for Economic and Technical Cooperation (CGICOP) forconstruction of Project Colony and Infrastructure (PCI-01R), one of thecomponents of Dasu Hydropower Project.
General Manager and Project Director Dasu Hydropower Project, Javed Akhtarand CGICOP Principal Officer Mr Guan Wei signed the agreement on behalf oftheir organizations in a ceremony.
Dasu Hydropower Project Management, representatives of the ProjectConsultants and CGICOP were also present on the occasion, said a pressrelease.
The contract includes construction of Project Colony and Infrastructureincluding road network, a distribution network for water supply and watertreatment works, sewerage system network, waste-water treatment works,electrification of a colony, boundary wall and permanent securitywatch-towers.
The contract is scheduled to be completed in about two years. DasuHydropower Project will be completed in two stages.
The World Bank is partially providing funds for construction of the Stage-1of Dasu Hydropower Project.
On completion in five years as per PC-I, Stage-1 of the project willcontribute more than 12 billion units per annum.
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The Stage-II, after its completion, will also provide another 9 billionunits to the National Grid every year.
The construction work on Main Civil Works of Stage-1 has been commenced in2017.
In addition, the construction work on eight different contracts relating topreparatory works in the area is also underway.
These preparatory works include construction of right bank access roads,relocation of Karakoram Highway (KKH), construction of transmission lineand grid station to provide electricity from Dubair Khwar Hydel PowerStation to the site for implementing the project and resettlement sites foraffectees.
The project being constructed by WAPDA on River Indus 7km upstream of DasuTown in Kohistan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Province, is a vitaldevelopment project not only for the Country but also for KP Province, asthe project will stabilize the economy of Pakistan by providing low-costhydel electricity besides triggering a new era of socio-economicdevelopment in the far-flung areas of KP Province. – APP
