ISLAMABAD- Diamer Basha Dam having storage capacity of 8.1 Million AcreFeet (MAF) will generate 18,100 Gigawatt hours (GWh) power annually aftercompletion by April, 2029, official source said.
The installed capacity of Diamer Bhasha Dam will be 4,500 Mega Watt (MW)and live storage capacity of 6.4 MAF.
Diamer Basha Dam is being constructed on River Indus – 40 kilometerdownstream of Chilas town. The project is of paramount importance forwater, food and energy security of the country.
The total estimated cost of Diamer Basha Dam project is Rs.1406, 122million which includes PC-I (acquisition of land & resettlement Rs. 175,436million, PC-I (Dam Part Rs. 479,686 million while cost for PC-I (PowerGeneration Facilities yet to be approved) is Rs. 751,000 million.
Similarly, the amount spent by previous governments on the Dam is Rs.86,685 million under acquisition of land & resettlement (AL&R) since2009-10 while present government has spent Rs. Rs. 30273 million under AL&Rand Rs. 51555 million under dam part.The total amount of Rs. 116,158million has been spent under AL&R and Rs. 51,555 million under dam part.
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The source further revealed that present government which is givingpriority to completion of mega power projects and had earmarked Rs. 15,500million for Dam Part and Rs. 7,000 million for AL&R during fiscal year2020-21.
The government has so far acquired 32,073 acres of land for importantDiamer Basha Dam project would meet growing water and power needs of thecountry.The acquired land is around 90 percent of total required 35,924 acres ofland for the project.
