Pakistani Government Denies Reports of Cancelling Diamer-Bhasha Dam Power Component

Govt rebuts claims of cancelling power-generation component of Diamer-Bhasha Dam

The Power Division on Saturday refuted a report that claimed that the government had cancelled the power-generation component of Diamer-Bhasha Dam. Diamer-Bhasha Dam, located on the Indus River near Gilgit-Baltistan. It is set to have a gross water storage capacity of 8.1 MAF and an installed power generation capacity of 4,500 megawatts. In a post on X on Saturday, the energy ministry’s Power Division termed the report by Brief, a reader-supported publication, as “fake news”. It affirmed that...

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Govt dismisses report of scrapping Diamer-Bhasha Dam power component as ‘fake news'

A view of Diamer-Bhasha Dam in this undated image. — Wapda websiteComponent remains in long-term power planning: power division.Free electricity market replaced new IPPs, says power division.Govt rejects attempts to link IPPs with Diamer-Bhasha project. <p...