# WAPDA signs Rs 52.5 billion contract for Dasu hydropower electro-mechanical works

Pakistan's WAPDA signed a contract worth Rs 52.5 billion (US$734 million) with a joint venture of GE Hydro China and Power China Zhongnan Engineering for electro-mechanical works of Stage-I of the 4320MW Dasu hydropower project in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-11-26
- Where: Kohistan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
- Value: $734.0M (52.5B PKR)
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 2160MW per stage (4320MW total)
- Products: Francis turbines, generators, main transformers, switchgear
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [WAPDA](https://endata.com/companies/6522.md) (customer)
- [GE Hydro China](https://endata.com/companies/43516.md) (partner)
- [Power China Zhongnan Engineering Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/43517.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [waterpowermagazine.com](https://www.waterpowermagazine.com/news/contract-signed-for-electro-mechanical-works-of-dasu-hydropower-project-7527140/), 2019-11-26: "The 4320MW Dasu project is being constructed by WAPDA on the River Indus."

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