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WAPDA was established by an act of parliament in 1958 [2] 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.
WAPDA Town (Urdu: واپڈا ٹاؤن, ) is a residential neighborhood located within union council 257 (Wapda Town) in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It is considered one of the more upscale residential societies of Lahore.
The WAPDA House (Urdu/Punjabi: واپڈا ہاؤس) is a nine-story office building located in Lahore, Pakistan, that serves as the headquarters of the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA). It is one of several prominent government buildings located at Charing Cross on Lahore's Mall Road , officially known as Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam. [ 2 ]
Distribution companies (DISCOs) are companies under Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) responsible for distribution of electricity in their respective allocated areas. . They buy electricity from producers such as Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), GENCOs, PAEC and other private Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and sell it to their respective area custome
Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) was created in 1958 through WAPDA Act, 1958. Prior to this, the electricity supply service in Pakistan was undertaken by different agencies, both in public and private sectors, in different areas. The local areas electricity distribution service was being performed by various Regions of WAPDA.
National Transmission & Despatch Company was separated from Water & Power Development Authority (WAPDA) in 1998 and owns all 220 KV and 500KV grid stations and transmission lines in Pakistan. [4] Its present headquarters are located at WAPDA House, Lahore, Pakistan. [4]
WAPDA successfully commissioned two refurbished generating units of the Mangla Hydel Power Station on May 23, 2022, increasing their capacity from 200MW to 270MW. Refurbishment of remaining units is under construction.
Kot Addu power station was constructed by the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) in five phases between 1985 and 1996. [7] [8] It consists of 15 generating units with a total installed capacity of 1,600 MW.