Water and Power Development Authority
{{Short description|Government agency of Pakistan}}
{{For|the successor of WAPDA in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh)|Bangladesh Power Development Board}}
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| nativename = واٹر اینڈ پاور ڈویلپمنٹ اتھارٹی
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| formed = {{Start date and age|1958|02|22}}
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| jurisdiction = Federal Government of Pakistan
| headquarters = WAPDA House, Lahore-54000, Pakistan
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| chief1_position = Chairman of Wapda with BPS 22
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| agency_type = Power and Hydrology
| parent_agency = Ministry of Water Resources
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The Pakistan Water & Power Development Authority ({{langx|ur|واٹر اینڈ پاور ڈویلپمنٹ اتھارٹی}}), colloquially known as WAPDA, is a Pakistani government-owned public utility agency maintaining hydropower and water in Pakistan, although it does not manage thermal power plants. WAPDA includes Tarbela and Mangla dams among its resources. Its headquartered in Lahore.
History
WAPDA was established by an act of parliament in 1958[http://www.wapda.gov.pk/ Water and Power Development Authority] to unify the maintenance of infrastructure previously overseen by provincial agencies. Its Chairmen included outstanding civil servants like Ghulam Ishaq Khan, Ghulam Faruque Khan and Aftab Ghulam Nabi Kazi who were subsequently President of Pakistan, Minister for Commerce and Economic Adviser, respectively. In October 2007, thermal power management was split into the newly formed Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO).
WAPDA Water vision 2025
WAPDA formulated a comprehensive $25–33 billion National Water Resource and Hydropower Development Programme, entitled Water Vision 2025. The Water Vision 2025 projects are expected to generate 16,000 MW of hydroelectricity. Other goals are to prevent water shortages, limit drought and increase water storage for a growing population. Five massive hydropower projects have been announced by the President of Pakistan; these are to be completed by 2016, with a generation capacity of 9,500 MW. Two of the projects are ready for construction, while three are in the stages of feasibility studies and preparation of tender documents.(R H Siddiqui) [https://nation.com.pk/24-Sep-2008/wapda-vision-2025-to-help-solve-power-crisis Wapda 'Vision 2025' to help solve power crises] The Nation, Published 24 September 2008, Retrieved 20 June 2021{{cite news|url=https://nation.com.pk/12-May-2021/wapda-endeavouring-to-add-9000mw-to-national-grid-by-2028 |author=Fawad Yousafzai|date=12 May 2021|title=Wapda endeavouring to add 9000MW to national grid by 2028|newspaper=The Nation|access-date=20 June 2021}}
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Sporting teams
{{Further|Water and Power Development Authority cricket team|WAPDA F.C.}}
Hospitals
There is a 260 Bedded WAPDA Teaching Hospital Complex at Lahore providing medical services to those in need. Additionally, there are 50 bedded hospitals at Tarbela, Peshawar, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Hyderabad, Multan, Quetta & Guddu and 20 bedded hospital at Mangla and Sukkur which are fully functional and proving in-house services in all major clinical disciplines.
See also
References
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{{Ministry of Water Resources (Pakistan)}}{{Ministry of Energy (Pakistan)}}
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Category:Pakistan federal departments and agencies
Category:Regulatory authorities of Pakistan
Category:Water companies of Pakistan
Category:Water supply and sanitation in Pakistan
Category:Government agencies established in 1958