Pakistan, US sign $72 million deal to upgrade Mangla dam

[FalconsForPeace]

Pakistan and the US today signed a USD 72 million agreement to refurbish and upgrade the Mangla dam located in the Mirpur district of Pakistan-occupied- Kashmir (Azad Kashmir).

The rehabilitation will improve the operating capacity of the hydroelectric plant at Mangala dam by 90 megawatts (MW), enough electricity for about 200,000 Pakistani households.

A total amount of USD 150 million is slated for the project, with USD 72 million allotted for this initial phase,
a statement released by the US embassy here said.

USAID Mission Director Gregory Gottlieb and the chairman of Pakistan's Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), Syed Raghib Abbas Shah signed the agreement this evening at the offices of Advanced Engineering Associates International (AEAI), the project's implementing partner.

"The work at Mangla builds upon efforts begun by the US in the 1960s, when the US government funded the construction of Mangla dam. The US understands that Pakistan is facing an energy crisis and we are committed to doing our part to alleviate it," Gottlieb said.

Under the agreement, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) will fund the refurbishment of two generators and the modernisation of ancillary equipment of the power house at the dam.

The new equipment will improve the reliability and efficacy of the Mangla dam for the next 40 years, the statement said.

The funding of the Mangla dam rehabilitation is one element of a comprehensive US energy assistance programme in Pakistan, which includes renovating the power plant at the Tarbela Dam, upgrading the Guddu, Jamshoro, and Muzaffargarh thermal power plants, and completing the construction of Satpara and Gomal Zam dams.

In total, United States energy programmes have added 1088 MW to Pakistan's electrical power systems.

Pakistan, US sign $72 million deal to upgrade Mangla dam - The Economic Times

 

[EyanKhan]

 

[PakEye]

Pakistan and the US today signed a USD 72 million agreement to refurbish and upgrade the Mangla dam located in the Mirpur district of Pakistan Pakistan's electrical power systems.

Pakistan, US sign $72 million deal to upgrade Mangla dam - The Economic Times

Only $ 72 Millions !!!! Why this Peanut ????
The Great Pakistani Losses as Non NATO ally Pakistan deserves more but they are granting nuclear energy power technology to India what is the contribution of India in war against terrorism ???

 

[nomi007]

lolly pop

 

[Mirage2000]

Pakistan and the US today signed a USD 72 million agreement to refurbish and upgrade the Mangla dam located in the Mirpur district of Pakistan-occupied- Kashmir (Azad Kashmir).



Pakistan, US sign $72 million deal to upgrade Mangla dam - The Economic Times

@WebMaster @FalconsForPeace Azad Kashmir is referred as occupied? and this appearing on home page at least change it Pakistan held Kashmir.

 

[Counter-Errorist]

@WebMaster @FalconsForPeace Azad Kashmir is referred as occupied? and this appearing on home page at least change it Pakistan held Kashmir.

Changing it here won't change it in the article. It's an Indian source, so what do you expect?

 

[Mirage2000]

Changing it here won't change it in the article. It's an Indian source, so what do you expect?

Yes i know but at least some insertion could be done like "(sic)" or just changing the word. The post appears on home page and just copy pasting the article makes it look like this forum endorses Azad Kashmir bullshit and i was not asking to change what paper wrote.

 

[IceCold]

Indians are going to object on this since they will say the move makes Pakistan's claim on Kashmir legitimate.

 

[PakEye]

If Indians are going to object than Indians remember the UN resolutions are still in unresolved issues.

 

[Slayer786]

Indians are going to object on this since they will say the move makes Pakistan's claim on Kashmir legitimate.

And who really cares what the indians objections are. Let them object and protest all they wnt.

 

[Chak Bamu]

Shouldn't @FalconsForPeace exercise better judgment in copying and pasting job that he did here?

Azad Kashmir should be a banned term on PDF.

 

[Xracer]

Well its a Good News Even if it is a Lollypop From Usa Because of Severe Energy Crisis In PAKISTAN

 

[Rahil khan]

If Indians are going to object than Indians remember the UN resolutions are still in unresolved issues.

Yes Indians can object on this because they do have that amount of money by which they can build several new dams in Kashmir valley, unlike Pakistan who is dependent upon the help of World Bank, IMF or the Asian Development Bank. If you remember they were very much reluctant to finance Bhasha Dam project due to the protest of India... That a bitter reality my friend, but its true. We have to improve ourselves economically in the upcoming years. Otherwise it would become too late for us i am afraid...!!

 

[Sugarcane]

Even if deal materializes, money will end up in Swiss banks.

 

[PakEye]

Yes Indians can object on this because they do have that amount of money by which they can build several news dams in Kashmir valley, unlike Pakistan who is dependent upon the help of World Bank, IMF or the Asian Development Bank. If you remember they were very much reluctant to finance Bhasha Dam project due to the protest of India... That a bitter reality my friend, but its true. We have to improve ourselves economically in the upcoming years. Otherwise it would become too late for us i am afraid...!!

Don't Under Mine the Pakistan's potential we can achieved each target Nuclear, Russian Defeats in Afghanistan, Nuc. Subs, Jef Fighters, and Neelum–Jhelum Hydropower Plant in Azad Kashmir (AJK)