LAHORE : Pakistan Water and Power DevelopmentAuthority (WAPDA) generated 3.2 billion additional units of hydelelectricity during the period July 2010 to March 2011 compared withthe corresponding period last year. This increased hydel generationwas made possible due to availability of more water in thereservoirs and efficient operation and management of hydropowerstations, says a press release issued by WAPDA.
This additional contribution of low-cost hydel electricity byWAPDA to the national grid caused a saving of about Rs. 35 billionto the national exchequer, which otherwise would have been incurredon generating the equivalent quantum of electricity from thermalresources.
According to the data, as many as 23.6 billion units of hydelelectricity were contributed from July 2010 to March 2011, whileabout 20.4 billion units were supplied during the same period lastyear. Tarbela, the largest hydel power station in the country,ge
