Work on diversion system of the Dasu hydropower project is likely to be completed by April next year. Construction work is being carried out on various sections of the project and it will likely start power generation by November 2026, WealthPK learnt from official sources.

The 4,320MW Dasu Hydropower Project, being constructed on River Indus, upstream of Dasu town in Upper Kohistan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, would be completed in two stages. At present, Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) is constructing stage-I with an installed generation capacity of 2,160MW and an annual energy generation capacity of 12 billion units of low-cost and environment-friendly electricity.

The stage-II, when implemented, will also provide nine billion units to the national grid. On completion of the both stages, Dasu will become the project with highest annual energy generation capacity in Pakistan – 21 billion units on average. Wapda is spending Rs17.34 billion on the schemes related to resettlement, environmental management and social development in the project area. About 3,722 jobs, including 1,945 for locals, have so far been created, which will increase to 8,000 during the peak construction period of the project.