Waheed Mahmood
Golen Gol Hydropower Project
LAHORE: An agreement worth Rs7.52 billion was signed between Pakistan Water & Power Development Authority (WAPDA) and SAMBU-SARCO joint venture comprising a Korean and a Pakistani firm, here at Wapda House for Lot-II of 106-MW Golen Gol Hydropower Project. General Manager (North) Projects Fazl-e-Mabood and SAMBU Board of Representatives Chairman Oh Sung Hoon signed the agreement.
Golen Gol Lot-II involves construction of diversion weir, intake, gravel trap, sand trap, headrace tunnel, pressure shaft, pressure tunnel and roads.
Speaking on the occasion, Wapda Member (Water) Syed Raghib Abbas Shah dilated upon the significance of Golen Gol Hydropowr Project and expressed the hope that the joint venture would complete the works in accordance with the schedule. Golen Gol Hydropower Project is a part of least-cost energy generation plan, being executed by Wapda on priority basis to harness the indigenous hydropower resources of the country with a view to improving the ratio of hydel electricity in the national grid. The project is located on the River Golen Gol, a major tributary of the River Mastuj in Chitral district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province about 380 kilometers from Islamabad. On its completion, Golen Gol Hydropower Project will generate about 436 million units of electricity (Gwh) to earn revenue of about Rs1 billion annually.
Being an environment friendly hydropower project, it will help reduce dependence on expensive thermal power, thereby saving foreign exchange amounting to $34 million per annum to the country.-Online
Speaking on the occasion, Wapda Member (Water) Syed Raghib Abbas Shah dilated upon the significance of Golen Gol Hydropowr Project and expressed the hope that the joint venture would complete the works in accordance with the schedule. Golen Gol Hydropower Project is a part of least-cost energy generation plan, being executed by Wapda on priority basis to harness the indigenous hydropower resources of the country with a view to improving the ratio of hydel electricity in the national grid. The project is located on the River Golen Gol, a major tributary of the River Mastuj in Chitral district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province about 380 kilometers from Islamabad. On its completion, Golen Gol Hydropower Project will generate about 436 million units of electricity (Gwh) to earn revenue of about Rs1 billion annually.
Being an environment friendly hydropower project, it will help reduce dependence on expensive thermal power, thereby saving foreign exchange amounting to $34 million per annum to the country.-Online
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