Pakistan is the country having the
largest earth filled dam in the world. Yes! that is Tarbela Dam, which is also
2nd largest dam by its structural volume. This dam is indicator of good engineering.
It is located in Haripur District, Hazara Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, about 50 kilometres
(31 mi) northwest of Islamabad. In addition to fulfilling primary purpose of
the Dam i.e. supplying water for Irrigation, Tarbela Power Station has
generated 341.139 Billion KWh of cheap hydro-electric energy since
commissioning. A record annual generation of 16.463 Billion KWh was recorded
during 1998-99. Annual generation during 2007-08 was 14.959 Billion KWh while
the Station shared peak load of 3702 MW during the year which was 23.057% of total
WAPDA System Peak. The dam was completed in 1974 and was
designed to store water from the Indus River for irrigation, flood control, and the generation of hydroelectric
power. It's a big honour for Pakistani nation having such a great structure which is unique in the whole world.
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