Dasu Electricity Generation Project To Commence By End Of 2026

When the two stages are finished, Dasu will have an average annual energy generation of 21 billion units, making it Pakistan’s largest energy project.

Dasu's Electricity Generation Project To Commence By End Of 2026

The Dasu Hydropower Project’s construction is ongoing simultaneously at 12 different locations. The electricity generation of project will start by the end of 2026 after the crucial diversion system is finished in May of this year.

During his visit to the Dasu Hydropower Project, which is being built by WAPDA on the River Indus upstream of Dasu town in the Upper Kohistan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Chairman WAPDA Lt Gen Sajjad Ghani (Retd) was briefed on this by the project management.

The Chairman visited a number of project locations, including the project colony, stater dam area, and diversion tunnels.

The Commissioner of the Hazara Division was with him. At the event, there were also representatives from the GM and PD Dasu Hydropower Project, the consultants, and the contractors.

The chairman opened the project’s newly built office building while he was in the project colony. He also met with the grand jirga, which was made up of Kohistan’s notable elders.

The United Kohistan Jirga, the civil administration, and WAPDA signed an agreement last month that the Chairman of the Jirga said would be advantageous to both the project and the locals in the area.

It’s important to note that the 4320 MW Dasu Hydropower Project will be finished in two phases. Stage I of the Dasu Hydropower Project is currently being built by WAPDA with an installed generation capacity of 2160 MW and an annual energy generation of 12 billion units of low-cost and environmentally friendly electricity.

When stage II is completed, it will also give the National Grid 9 billion units. When the two stages are finished, Dasu will have an average annual energy generation of 21 billion units, making it Pakistan’s largest energy project.

In the project area, WAPDA is investing Rs. 17.34 billion in programmes for resettlement, environmental management, and social development. A total of about 3722 jobs, including 1945 for locals, have already been created; during the project’s busiest construction period, that number will rise to 8000.