Cheap electricity

Underneath a bridge on Peshawar Road near Kamra, the flow of water in a canal coming from Ghazi-Barotha Hydropower project is 1600 cumecs (56,500 cusecs). The length of this concrete power channel can be further utilised for generating electricity at five to six equally-spaced sites on its entire length of 51.9 km.
A riveted platform on these sites can be installed which can secure four sets of turbines placed on vertically installed generators. All these generating units can be cascaded to add more electricity to the existing 1450MW capacity of the Ghazi Barotha project. The speed of turbines can be maintained by the existing flow of water. The Punjab CM is requested to consider this proposal and ask Wapda to carry out its feasibility study and subsequent completion since the expenditure incurred will be much less when compared to big dams. Moreover, turbo generators can be easily manufactured at the Heavy Mechanical Complex, Taxila.
Engr R Riaz Akbar
Wah Cantt