{"id":15220,"date":"2021-08-12T10:40:37","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T10:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=15220"},"modified":"2021-08-12T10:58:09","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T10:58:09","slug":"pm-breaks-ground-for-us-807-million-tarbela-5th-extention-hydropower-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/pakistan-news\/pm-breaks-ground-for-us-807-million-tarbela-5th-extention-hydropower-project\/","title":{"rendered":"PM breaks ground for US $ 807 million Tarbela 5th Extention Hydropower project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TARBELA,   Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday performed the groundbreaking of US $ 807 million Tarbela 5th Extention Hydropower Project (T-5), under the government\u2019s \u2018Decade of Dams 2018-28\u2019 vision.<\/p>\n<p>The World Bank (WB) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) are providing US $ 390 million and US $ 300 million, respectively, for the Project to be completed by 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister on the occasion was given a detailed briefing on the project by Chairman Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) Lt. Gen. (R) Muzamil Hussain.<\/p>\n<p>During the briefing, it was informed that the T-5 Hydropower Project will enhance the life of Tarbela Dam by addressing the issue of sedimentation and ensuring sustainable irrigation releases.<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister was told that the project will generate another 1530 MW of low cost and environmental friendly electricity. With completion of T-5, installed capacity of Tarbela Dam will increase from 4888 MW to 6418 MW.<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister was informed that T-5 will provide 1.347 billion units of low-cost and green energy to the National Grid on the average every year. The Project will also generate around 3000 employment opportunities during the construction phase, it was told.<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister also planted a sapling of pine tree to mark the event.<\/p>\n<p>Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser, Federal Ministers Umar Ayub Khan, Ch. Moonis Ilahi, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib. 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