Lt Gen Muzammil Hussain (Retd), Chairman Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) had an official tour on the site of Tarbela 5th Extension Project. Wapda Member (Water) Abdul Zahir Khan Durrani, Member (Power) Jamil Akhtar, Authority’s Advisor Nasir Hanif, project management and representatives of the consultants were also there during the visit. On his visit to review on the preparedness level for mobilization of the contractor, he announced the commence date of project in July. The contract for civil works of the 1530 MW Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project (T5) has been awarded. On the detailed visit, he reviewed the Tunnel No. 5, sites of the Power House and Switchyard and Intake of the Power House. The T5 is another landmark project constructed by Wapda under its least-cost energy generation plan to meet the increasing demand of energy in the country. This will generate indigenous clean and green hydel electricity. One out of 10 mega projects, Wapda is implementing to double the existing hydel generation with the addition of more than 9000 MW to the National Grid. It is planned to be added in just eight years from the year 2022 to 2028-29. The addition of this cheap electricity will help to stabilize the power tariff by decreasing reliance on import of expensive fuel for thermal power generation.
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