The Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) and the Special Communications Organization (SCO) today signed two agreements for the Dasu and Chilas Safe City Projects. The signing ceremony was held…
Raahem Shafique, an International Baccalaureate student at The International School Karachi, has undertaken a mangrove plantation project at Sandspit as part of his Middle Years Programme (MYP) Personal Project. The…
Engro Fertilizers is honoured to support the Punjab Transport Authority, Government of Punjab, in raising awareness of mandatory vehicle emission testing, an important step toward improving air quality and creating…
Philip Morris Pakistan Limited (PMPKL), in partnership with Hashoo Hunar Association (HHA), has completed a 30,700-litre water storage tank in Rigayul, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan. The facility is designed to improve water…
A new study by Mobilink Bank and the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) highlights the financial vulnerabilities of women farmers in Pakistan due to climate shocks and limited access to…
As part of its ongoing Confidence Building Measures (CBMs), WAPDA has released Rs. 972.5 million to implement key development schemes in the Diamer Basha Dam Project area. The cheque was…
A delegation of the National Workshop Balochistan visited WAPDA House, Lahore today for a detailed briefing on WAPDA’s plan for the development of water and hydropower projects. The delegation was briefed…
With young people facing growing challenges ranging from unemployment and climate vulnerability to limited opportunities to participate in public decision-making, a new EUR 1.2 million initiative, co-funded by the European…
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Diamer Basha Dam Project, WAPDA, and the District Administration, Diamer, for the implementation of livelihood schemes worth Rs. 972.571 million in…
Bank Alfalah Limited and British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, have signed a USD 50 million senior term loan facility to support and scale…
Water insecurity is a growing environmental and economic challenge for Pakistan. Unilever Pakistan, in partnership with WWF-Pakistan, has launched a Water Stewardship Programme to enhance water security through collaborative action…
Chairman WAPDA Lt Gen Muhammad Saeed (Retd) visited Tarbela Dam to review the progress of the Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project (T5 HPP) and to witness the testing of the…
With increased inflow by Indus River System Authority (IRSA) from the water reservoirs, WAPDA hydel generation surpassed 6000 MW, as its Hydel Power Stations provided 6118 MW electricity to the National Grid during peak hours last…
”GSK Pakistan and WWF launched a five-year freshwater resilience programme to secure safe water and restore ecosystems by 2030. This initiative includes interventions in Karachi, Lahore, Keenjhar Lake, and the…
The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) marked Earth Day in Mithi, Tharparkar, by hosting a seminar themed “Our Power, Our Planet”, bringing together government representatives, regulators, civil society organisations and…
Chairman WAPDA Lt Gen Muhammad Saeed (Retd), during his visit to Mangla Hydel Power Station, was briefed that the Mangla Refurbishment Project is progressing ahead with a steady pace. As…
The Pakistan Food System Transformation Secretariat (PFSTS), housed at the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC), in collaboration with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), convened a high-level stakeholder dialogue…
Dawlance, a leading home appliance manufacturer in Pakistan and part of the global Beko Group, received the Climate Action Award at the 4th Pakistan Climate Conference organised by OICCI. This…
At the 4th Pakistan Climate Conference, speakers revealed that Pakistan is losing nearly one percent of its GDP annually to climate-related damages. The event, organised by the Overseas Investors Chamber…
Asian Development Bank (ADB) Director for Central and West Asia Jiangfeng Zhang, along with the ADB team, called on WAPDA Chairman Lt Gen Muhammad Saeed (Retd) at WAPDA House. Matters…
A high-level delegation of the Islamic Development Bank visited the Mohmand Dam Hydropower Project the other day to review progress and observe the ongoing construction works. The three-member delegation was…
Chairman WAPDA Lt Gen Muhammad Saeed (Retd) today visited in detail the major components of Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project (T5 HPP) being constructed on Tunnel No. 5 of Tarbela…
Construction work continues on 10 key sites of the Mohmand Dam Project at a satisfactory pace. After completion of the pit excavation in mid-last year, the main dam rock fill…
Pakistan will need a staggering US$565.7 billion in investment to achieve its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) 3.0 climate commitments by 2035, it was revealed during a session on Pakistan Green…
Outgoing 2025 proved to be a satisfactory year for the Hydropower and Water Sectors in Pakistan. WAPDA consistently contributed large quantities of clean, green, and low-cost hydel electricity to the National Grid and achieved…