: Finally the work starts on Pakistan's one of the largest 4320 MW Hydro power Project Dasu Dam..
Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) today signed two contracts namely MW-01 worth Rs. 115 billion and MW-02 worth Rs. 64.4 billion with China Gezhouba Group Company (CGGC) for construction of main civil works of the project.
The Dasu Dam is a gravity dam currently being constructed on the Indus River near Dasu in Kohistan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. The 242 m tall dam will support a 4,320 MW hydroelectric power station which will be built in two 2,160 MW stages. Water from the reservoir will be diverted to the power station located about 3.5 km downstream.