He visited Tarbela 5th extension hydropower project on Friday where he was briefed about the project. Masood Ahmed from World Bank also accompanied the chairman. GM Tarbela Dam Zakir Ateeq, PD Tarbela ...

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has approved a $390 million loan for the Tarbela fifth extension to add an additional generation capacity of 1,410 megawatts, a development that also marks the lender’s first ...

LAHORE: After riding on the success of Tarbela fourth extension hydroelectric power project, the World Bank and the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) foresee the completion of Tarbela ...

Pakistan and the USA have signed, on June 7, an agreement under which the USA will provide, through the USAID (United States Agency for International Development), $445.6 million for supporting ...

BEIJING: China has successfully inserted a 120-meter straw, more commonly known as steel pipe, into the Himalayas to control silt deposit, enabling increase of power generation capacity in Tarbela dam ...

Once occupied by many dynasties between Babur’s invasion and British rule, the fort now stays submerged for nine months. The waters of the world’s largest earthfill dam recede each winter, leaving ...

Pakistan-Sri Lanka Joint Exercise Shake Hands-II in the counter terrorism domain concluded at Tarbela today. The two-week-long exercise between the armed forces of Pakistan and Sri Lanka commenced on ...

ISLAMABAD: An independent consultant hired by the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) is of the opinion that desilting of Tarbela dam is not a viable option, either economically or ...

Pakistan’s catastrophic floods this year overshadowed the Indus River’s pivotal role in irrigating the country’s farmland and generating its electricity. But even as river levees tumbled, engineers ...

ISLAMABAD: Amid rising fears of cost overruns and a looming financing crunch, the government has sought the 10th restructuring of the World Bank-funded Tarbela Fourth Extension Hydropower Project, ...

Tarbela Dam, built in 1974, is one of the world’s largest dams and supplies 16% of Pakistan’s electricity. As demand for power has increased, the World Bank is helping the government of Pakistan ...