Ghazi Barotha Hydropower Project

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The main objectives of the Ghazi-Barotha Hydropower Project are to assist the government of Pakistan (GOP) in its efforts to: 1) develop domestic energy resources and reduce load-shedding in a cost-effective and environmentally sustainable manner, thereby supporting the country's long-term energy development objectives; 2) reinforce and complement the reform program for the power sector; 3) strengthen the Water and Power Development Authority's (WAPDA) capability to address environmental and resettlement issues related to hydropower projects; and 4) further rationalize the use of electricity. The project will consist of: 1) the construction of the Ghazi Barotha Hydropower Project (GBHP) which comprises the following four main components: a) a barrage and its ancillary works; b) a 52 km long concrete-lined power channel with a capacity of 1,600 cumecs and its ancillary works; c) a power complex and its ancillary works; and d) the construction of power transmission facilities to connect GBHP to the interconnected grid; 2) the implementation of an environment and resettlement management plan including: a) an environment mitigation and monitoring plan; b) a resettlement action plan (RAP); and c) and integrated regional development plan (IRDP); 3) the power sector component which involves setting up of GBHP as a separate project entity and the establishment of a separate transmission and despatch entity; and 4) a technical assistance component consisting of consultancy services.