Gomal Zam Dam is likely to be completed before the winter season sets in, which will provide electricity to around 25,000 households.
A delegation of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) officials along-with Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) Chairman, Shakil Durrani, which visited the site of 17.4MW Gomal Zam Dam, was informed that 90 percent work on the project has been completed.
USAID is co-funding construction of the dam. Wapda has already completed more than 90 percent of the dam and hydropower components, as well as nearly half of the transmission lines of the project. The reservoir has already started filling with water and by mid-May, testing and commissioning of the first powerhouse unit will begin. The entire project is expected to finish by coming winter season.
"This project will increase supply of electricity to thousands of consumers and enterprises in the country," USAID Mission Director Andrew Sisson said. "The dam will also help protect downstream villages and towns from floods, and provide irrigation water to farmers." As part of the US government's long-term commitment to improve energy supply in the country, USAID is supporting the completion of several high-impact energy sector projects in Pakistan. Apart from Gomal Zam Dam, USAID is helping construct Satpara Dam, modernise three generators in Tarbela Dam, and upgrade thermal plants at Jamshoro, Guddu, and Muzaffargarh. It is also partnering with the Government of Pakistan to reduce inefficiencies in the use of electricity and reform the sector so that it can grow with the economy and pay for regular maintenance. The project would enhance economic growth, fuel job creation and improve lives of Pakistani citizens.
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