All set to hold int’l symposium on Pak Hydropower Development today

ISLAMABAD, February 13: International Symposium on Pakistan’s Hydropower Development in Global Perspective will be held on Monday. In a tweet on Sunday, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib said the dam experts from the United States, Australia, Switzerland, Turkey and China will participate in the Symposium.
He said the symposium is aimed at showcasing the high-end-technical and financial strategies for unprecedented hydropower and water storage development in Pakistan. He said Prime Minister Imran Khan is working tirelessly for bright future of coming generation producing cheaper electricity in the country.
He said ten dams are being built after 1967 and production of power will rise from 9500 megawatt to 20800 after completion of these dams.
Meanwhile, a PM Office Media Wing said in a press statement that the symposium would be held in the PM Office auditorium and addressed by the President International Commission on Large Dams, renowned experts from the US, China, Turkey, Switzerland and Australia, besides the federal minister on water resources and chairman Wapda, PM Office Media Wing said in a press release.
The objective of arranging an international symposium is to underline importance of technical and financial strategies with regard to the construction of dams and the large hydropower projects.
The participants would also discuss the issues and solutions related to the construction of hydropower projects and dams. The event would also help in enhancing the capacity building of the engineers and manpower of Pakistan.-DNA