WAPDA

WAPDA stands for water and power development authority which is development under the parliamentary act of 1958. Wadpa responsibilities include providing power and water and works under the umbrella of federal government.

In order to meet the requirement of the country the organization is also responsible to make future plans and implement new technologies and strategies to fulfil the need of water and power. Wapda had built multiple water storage dam to fulfill the need of the country and looking forward to build new more.

The authority has a chairman and three members who are directly responsible for the operations of the authority. Three member are equally divided into the three functional areas of the authority (Water, Power and Finance)

The authority is working hard on new projects from which cheap power will be generated and it will be more pocket friendly for the consumers of the country and bring down the higher tariff. As the water requirement is increasing day by day the wapda is also working on the modern steps to fulfill the requirement of water in the country.

WAPDA workers threaten power supply suspension in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

PESHAWAR: Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) workers threatened to suspend the electricity supply in… Read More

WAPDA announces Rs1mln for Arshad Nadeem, LESCO ‘considers’ promotion

LAHORE: The Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has announced Rs1mln for Olympic gold medalist… Read More

Labourer pays Rs56K electricity bill; gets Rs1.8mn bill next month

JHELUM: A labourer in Jhelum, Punjab, was shocked to receive an electricity bill of more… Read More

WAPDA generates 34.4b units in FY 2023-24

ISLAMABAD: As many as 22 Hydel Power Stations of WAPDA cumulatively provided 34.436 billion units… Read More

WAPDA takes legal action against housing societies illegally using its name

ISLAMABAD: Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has initiated legal proceedings against those cooperative housing… Read More

PHC suspends notification to end free electricity to WAPDA officers

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Thursday suspended the decision of the caretaker government… Read More

WAPDA, KAPCO to rebuild charred houses of Christians in Jaranwala

ISLAMABAD: The Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) and Kot Addu Power Company Limited (KAPCO)… Read More

Eight children injured in Lahore after high tension wire falls on roof

LAHORE: As many as eight children were seriously injured after a high-tension wire fell on… Read More

Indus River diverted at Dasu dam project site: Wapda

ISLAMABAD: Indus River has been diverted at the project site of Dasu Hydro Power Project… Read More

Lt-Gen (r) Sajjad Ghani front-runner for Wapda chairman slot

ISLAMABAD: The name of Lt-Gen (r) Sajjad Ghani is on the top of the candidates'… Read More

Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Station shutdown amid technical fault

LAHORE: The Water & Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has said Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Station has… Read More

K-IV water project to be completed by Year 2023, says Chairman Wapda

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Wapda has said that the K-IV water supply project for Karachi will be… Read More

K-IV water supply project should be handed over to FWO, suggests Transparency International

Transparency International on Tuesday written to a letter to Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali… Read More

Water shortage looming as reservoirs drop near dead level

The water at Chashma Lake reservoir has been recorded 1,28,000 acre feet. Overall water at… Read More

WAPDA employee beaten to death with bricks, stones in Hafizabad

A case has been registered against the accused Read More

NEPRA approves blueprint for introducing competition in electricity market

NEPRA has given go-ahead to CTBCM which according to the regulatory body, is the development… Read More

ECNEC approves first phase of K-IV supplying 250 MGD water to Karachi

Federal planning and development minister Asad Umar chaired a session on Monday to deliberate over… Read More

WAPDA starts recruitments for Diamer-Bhasha dam project

The dam has a capacity to produce 4500 megawatts of electricity and could help in… Read More

Mangla Dam water reservoir filled to maximum capacity

It is pertinent to mention here that, the Hub Dam in the outskirts of Karachi… Read More

Providing free electricity to Wapda workers ‘illegal and unconstitutional’, rules PHC

In a seven-page detailed verdict written by PHC Chief Justice Waqar Seth, the high court… Read More