WAPDA signs Rs133.18bn contract for Diamer-Basha dam hydro-mechanical works

WAPDA has awarded a Rs133.18 billion contract to the Power China-IKAN Joint Venture for hydro-mechanical work on the Diamer-Basha Dam, Profit by Pakistan Today reported. The agreement covers the production, delivery and installation of equipment, including gates, hydraulic steel structures, steel lining, hoisting and pumping systems, and related electrical work.

The equipment will be installed at flushing tunnels on both sides of the dam, as well as at its power intakes and outlets. The project is being built across the Indus River, around 40 kilometres downstream of Chilas, and is planned to store 8.1 million acre-feet of water and generate 4,500 megawatts of electricity when complete. The government identifies the dam as a priority project for water, food and energy security.