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Water and Power Development Authority

Government agency of Pakistan

Field	Value
agency_name	Water & Power Development Authority
nativename	واٹر اینڈ پاور ڈویلپمنٹ اتھارٹی
logo	WAPDA logo.png
logo_width	150
logo_caption	Emblem of WAPDA
picture	Wapdahouse.jpg
picture_width	250px
picture_caption	WAPDA House, Lahore-54000, Pakistan
formed
jurisdiction	Federal Government of Pakistan
headquarters	WAPDA House, Lahore-54000, Pakistan
chief1_name	Lt Gen Muhammad Saeed
chief1_position	Chairman of Wapda with BPS 22
agency_type	Power and Hydrology
parent_agency	Ministry of Water Resources
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The Pakistan Water & Power Development Authority (), 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 the Tarbela and Mangla dams among its most notable resources. It is headquartered in Lahore. The current Chairman of WAPDA is Lt. General (R) Muhammad Saeed, who has held the position since August 2025.

History

WAPDA was established by an act of parliament in 1958 to unify the maintenance of infrastructure previously overseen by provincial agencies. Its chairmen included notable civil servants such as Ghulam Ishaq Khan, Ghulam Faruque Khan, and Aftab Ghulam Nabi Kazi, who later served as President of Pakistan, Minister for Commerce, and Economic Adviser, respectively. In October 2007, the management of thermal power was transferred to 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.

Sporting teams

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.

Key WAPDA Chairmen Since Establishment

Period	Chairman	Highlights
1958	Ghulam Faruque Khan	Chairman of East Pakistan WAPDA
1961	Ghulam Ishaq Khan	Oversaw Mangla & Warsak Dam projects
1960s (exact date unspecified)	Aftab Ghulam Nabi Kazi	Honoured for Mangla Dam inauguration
~2003	Zafar Mehmood	Resigned citing personal reasons
2016 – 2022	Lt.General (R) Muzammil Hussain	Spearheaded “Decade of Dams” & green Eurobond
Aug 2022 – Jun 2025	Lt.General (R) Sajjad Ghani (23rd Chairman)	Continued infrastructure expansion
June 2025- August 2025	Naveed Asghar Chaudhry (Acting)
4 August 2025	Lt.General (R) Muhammad Saeed

References

"WAPDA Chairman discusses financing for WAPDA projects with French Ambassador".
Pakistan, Associated Press of. (2025-08-04). "Lt-Gen (retd) Muhammad Saeed Appointed WAPDA Chairman".
(2025-08-05). "Lt Gen (R) Saeed made Wapda chiarman".
BHUTTA, ZAFAR. (2025-08-06). "Recent structural changes in WAPDA pose challenges".
[http://www.wapda.gov.pk/ Water and Power Development Authority]
(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
Fawad Yousafzai. (12 May 2021). "Wapda endeavouring to add 9000MW to national grid by 2028". The Nation.

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