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title: "Cost escalation impacts major hydropower projects in Pakistan"
description: "Most outlets highlighted the significant increase in costs for key hydropower projects, with ProPakistani specifying a 134% rise for the Diamer Basha Dam to Rs. 1.12 trillion, attributing it to rupee depreciation and delays. Business Recorder also noted the cost escalation but framed it more broadly, citing inflation and currency depreciation as primary factors. Both excerpts emphasize financial challenges without detailing specific causes beyond what is explicitly stated."
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# Cost escalation impacts major hydropower projects in Pakistan

business · latest filing 27 Jul 2026, 10:20 AM PKT · 27 Jul 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets highlighted the significant increase in costs for key hydropower projects, with ProPakistani specifying a 134% rise for the Diamer Basha Dam to Rs. 1.12 trillion, attributing it to rupee depreciation and delays. Business Recorder also noted the cost escalation but framed it more broadly, citing inflation and currency depreciation as primary factors. Both excerpts emphasize financial challenges without detailing specific causes beyond what is explicitly stated.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **ProPakistani** — [Diamer Basha Dam Costs Balloon 134% to Rs. 1.12 Trillion on Rupee Depreciation, Delays](https://propakistani.pk/2026/07/27/diamer-basha-dam-costs-balloon-134-to-rs-1-12-trillion-on-rupee-depreciation-delays/) · 27 Jul 2026, 10:20 AM PKT
  > The Ministry of Water Resources has disclosed that the costs of Pakistan’s major hydropower projects have risen sharply because of… Read More The post Diamer Basha Dam Costs Balloon 134% to Rs. 1.12 Trillion on Rupee Depreciation, Delays appeared first on ProPakistani.
- **Business Recorder** — [Key hydropower projects hit by cost escalation](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40431952/key-hydropower-projects-hit-by-cost-escalation) · 27 Jul 2026, 5:20 AM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing
  > ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Water Resources has revealed that the cost of major upcoming hydropower projects has increased manifold, primarily due to persistent inflation, sharp currency depreciation, and other structural and administrative factors. According to the Ministry, projects including Diamer Basha Dam (DBD), Mohmand Dam, Dasu Hydropower Project (Stage-I), and Tarbela 5th Extension have...

2 articles from 2 outlets, 27 Jul 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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