• Mohmand Dam Power Project: Construction Work of Main Sections of Mohmand Dam Project Commences

• Federal Minister for Water Resources, Mian Muhammad Moin Wattoo Visits the Mohmand Dam Project

• Mohmand Dam Project to be completed in 2027-28

• Mohmand Dam project achieves another milestone, construction of main dam begins

Islamabad: Wapda has achieved another milestone in the construction of Mohmand Dam. Other important targets have already been achieved before the construction of the main dam begins. These include river diversion, up and downstream temporary dams, excavation of dam foundation and excavation of right and left sides of the mountain for dams. 

Completion of Mohmand Dam, a vital power production source for of Pakistan, is scheduled for 2027-28.

Federal Minister for Water Resources Mian Muhammad Moin Wattoo visited mohmand dam project. Chairman WAPDA Engineer Lt Gen Sajjad Ghani (Retd) also accompanied him during the visit. General Manager/Project Director Mohmand Dam Project, Project Managers of Project Team, Contractors and Consultants were also present on the occasion.

The minister also visited other important sites of the project and reviewed the construction activities. These sites include diversion systems, power-in-tech tunnels, spillways and powerhouses.

During the briefing on the construction sites, the project administration informed the federal minister that construction work of the project is going on on 14 sites. He was also briefed about the overall construction progress on the project.

The minister expressed satisfaction over the progress made on the project. He said that the federal government is fully aware of the increasing needs of water and affordable electricity in the country, which is why WAPDA and the Ministry of Water Resources are making every effort to complete major projects under construction of water and hydropower including Mohmand Dam as per schedule. So that the need for water and cheap electricity in the country can be met. He said that the Ministry of Water Resources would provide all possible assistance for timely completion of WAPDA’s under-construction projects.

The Mohmand Dam project is being constructed on the Swat River in Mohmand district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The 213-meter-high Mohmand Dam is the world’s fifth largest CONCRETE ROCK Filled Dam. The water storage capacity of the project is 1.29 million acre feet, which will bring 18,233 acres of new land under cultivation in Mohmand and Charsadda districts, while additional water will also be available to 160,000 acres of existing land.

The Mohmand Dam, with a generation capacity of 800 MW, will also provide 2.86 billion environment-friendly and affordable hydropower annually to the national grid.

The project will not only help Peshawar, Charsadda and Nowshera districts in flood protection, but will also provide 300 million gallons of drinking water per day to Peshawar city.

According to Dawn, an international consortium is responsible for the construction of the dam wherein the primary contractor for the Mohmand Dam project is a joint venture between China Gezhouba Group (CGGC) (with 70% share) and Descon (Descon Group) and Voith Hydro (with 30% combined share).

Moreover, the project also involves a consultancy agreement with Mohmand Dam Consultants Group (MDCG) for various aspects of the project.

The Mohmand Hydropower Project is designed to be a multipurpose facility—aimed at flood control, irrigation, power generation, and water supply.

Mohmand Dam is a multi-purpose concrete-faced rock-filled dam located on the Swat River approximately 37 km north of Peshawar and 5 km upstream of Munda Headworks in Mohmand District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

According to WAPDA sources, construction work is ongoing on various key sites, including the spillway, cofferdams, diversion tunnels, and powerhouse. The Mohmand Dam power project aims to provide flood control, irrigation water, and hydropower generation.

It is expected that Mohmand Dam will provide 740 MW of hydroelectricity, improved downstream flood control and irrigate approximately 15,000 acres of land.