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2023 a satisfying year for WAPDA hydel generation, under construction projectsWAPDA generates 34 billion units hydel electricity; 2.2 billion more than last year WAPDA achieves major milestones on under construction projects

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December 29, 2023: The outgoing year 2023 has been a satisfying year for hydropower and water sectors in Pakistan. The country witnessed increased generation of hydel electricity, while under-construction WAPDA projects in water and hydropower sectors also achieved major milestones in 2023.WAPDA generated about 34 billion units of low-cost, clean and green hydel electricity in 2023, which is 2.2 billion units more than that of the last year.This increased hydel generation helped national exchequer save about Rs. 106 billion, if same quantum of electricity was to be generated through expensive,…

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140 Years of Wind Power: As the World Reaches 1 Mio MW, New Discovery Shows that the World’s First Wind Generator Was Installed in 1883

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140 Years of Wind Power: The World Reaches 1 Million Megawatt New Discovery: Austrian Engineer Josef Friedländer installed the first wind generator in Vienna already in 1883 Bonn, 31 July 2023 (WWEA) – Mankind has been making use of the power of the wind for thousands of years. The first machines driven by wind in forms of wind mills were invented more than 1000 years ago, potentially even much earlier. When human beings started to use electricity, several engineers in various countries began soon experiments how wind energy could be…

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