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WAPDA making strides to add 10,738 MW cheap hydel electricity to national

grid ISLAMABAD, Oct 15 (APP): Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) is working on some nine hydropower projects which will add 10,738 MW cheap hydel electricity to the national grid system on completion. Giving the details, Official sources told APP here that these projects included 969 MW Neelum Jhelum Hydropower project, 1410 MW Tarbela4th extension project, 1410 MW Tarbela 5th extension project, 108 Golen Gol project, 2160 MW Dasu (Stage-1), 18.9 MW Kurram Tangi (stage-1), 4500MW Diamer Bhasha dam, 128 MW Keyal Khwar and 34.5 MW Harpo projects.