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Tarbela Dam Adds 586 Billion Units to Pakistan's National Grid Over 50 Years — image representing a Pakistan hydropower dam and electricity generation
Solar & WindAIMay 26, 2026

Tarbela Dam Adds 586 Billion Units to Pakistan's National Grid Over 50 Years

WAPDA reports that Tarbela Dam has generated 586 billion units of electricity and delivered $460 billion in economic benefits to Pakistan in the 50 years since 1974. The dam's fifth extension, backed by $690 million from the World Bank and AIIB, is under active construction and will raise total installed capacity from 4,888MW to 6,418MW.

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CDWP Publicly Rebukes WAPDA as Tarbela 5th Extension Costs Hit Rs316 Billion — image representing a Pakistan hydropower dam and electricity generation
PolicyAIMay 24, 2026

CDWP Publicly Rebukes WAPDA as Tarbela 5th Extension Costs Hit Rs316 Billion

Pakistan's Central Development Working Party publicly rebuked WAPDA on Thursday over massive cost overruns and transparency failures on the Diamer-Bhasha Dam and Tarbela 5th Extension projects. The Tarbela 5th Extension alone has ballooned from an original Rs82 billion estimate to Rs316.4 billion and has been referred to ECNEC for urgent review.

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