A Rs 70.434 million agreement was signed between Pakistan Water & Power Development Authority (Wapda) and Harpo Hydropower Consultants - a joint venture of three Pakistani and a German firms - here at Wapda House on Monday for updating of feasibility study of Harpo Hydropower Project. General Manager (Hydro) Planning Maqsood Shafique Qureshi and NDC Chief Executive Officer Chaudhry Ghulam Hussain signed the agreement on behalf of Wapda and the joint venture respectively.
Feasibility study of Harpo Hydropower Project was completed by Wapda Hydro Planning Organisation with the technical collaboration of GTZ of Germany. KfW of Germany is providing grant for updating of feasibility study of the project. KfW has also committed to provide finances for detailed engineering design and construction of the project after successful updating of the feasibility study. Speaking on the occasion, Wapda Chairman Shakil Durrani thanked the assistance provided by the Germany, KfW in particular, for hydropower development in Pakistan.