Chairman WAPDA Lt Gen (Retd) Sajjad Ghani said on Tuesday Tarbela Dam has been phenomenally contributing towards economic and social development in Pakistan since its completion in 1974 adding that the under-construction Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project (T-5) will increase Hydel Generation Of Tarbela.

T-5 Project To Increase Hydel Generation Of Tarbela Chairman WAPDA

He expressed these views during his visit to Tarbela Dam. Chairman WAPDA took a detailed round of Ghazi Barrage downstream of Tarbela Dam, intake, penstock and power house sites of T-5 Project, Tarbela Hydel Power Station and Tarbela 4th Extension Hydel Power Station.Hydel Generation Of Tarbela,  Earlier, GM Tarbela Dam/PD T-5 Project briefed the Chairman about effective operation and benefits of the dam. He was also briefed about the progress on the under-construction T-5 Project, which is scheduled for generation in 2025. GM (Power) Tarbela gave a presentation about the matters related to the operation and maintenance of the 3478 MW-Tarbela Hydel Power Station and the 1410 MW-Tarbela 4th Extension Hydel Power Station.

Tarbela Dam has been a vital project for irrigated agriculture and economy of the country, because it provides water for agriculture, mitigates floods and generates a sizeable quantum of low-cost and environment friendly hydel electricity to the national grid. As many as 64 million acre feet of water are released annually from the dam to meet irrigation needs of the country. Hydel Generation Of Tarbela, In addition, Tarbela Hydel Power Station and Tarbela 4th Extension Hydel Power Station have contributed 540.37 billion units and 17.30 billion units green, clean and cheap electricity to the national grid respectively since their commissioning. Tarbela has the singular honour of possessing more than half of the total installed capacity of hydel generation in Pakistan. With completion of under construction 1530 MW-T-5 Project, the existing installed capacity at Tarbela will rise from 4888 MW to 6418 MW.

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