WAPDA House

What WAPDA House does

WAPDA House is the Lahore headquarters of the Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), an autonomous statutory body established by an Act of Parliament in 1958 under the administrative control of the Federal Government of Pakistan. WAPDA's mandate is the development of water and hydropower resources, hydel electricity generation, and operation and maintenance (O&M) of hydel power stations. The Authority is led by a Chairman and three Members (Water, Power, and Finance), and operates a large fleet of completed hydropower stations (Tarbela, Mangla, Ghazi Barotha, Chashma, Warsak, Neelum Jhelum, Harpo, Renala, Nandipur, among others) while simultaneously executing a multibillion-dollar construction pipeline including Dasu HPP, Mohmand Dam Project, Diamer Basha Dam, Tarbela 5th Extension, Keyal Khwar HPP, Kurram Tangi Dam, and Mangla and Warsak refurbishments. A wholly-owned subsidiary, Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Company Limited (NJHPCL), operates as an adjacent project-specific entity.

The Office of GM Finance (Power) at WAPDA House runs an internal ERP System (Version 2.0.1), launched December 12, 2023, comprising three core modules — General Ledger, Store Inventory, and Payroll — supported by an Online Complaints Resolution Portal for ticket submission and tracking across Power, Water, and Coordination wings. The underlying technology stack is Windows 10 (64-bit), Crystal Reports Runtime 13.0.8, Access Database Engine, and Digital Persona biometric fingerprint readers, maintained by a small in-house IT team of approximately five staff. No commercial pricing is disclosed; WAPDA is funded through federal government budgets, the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP), and project financing from local and international monetary and capital markets, with hydropower generation tariffs and O&M revenue flowing through the national grid. The sole customer segment is the Federal Government of Pakistan, which both owns and procures from WAPDA.

Name

WAPDA House

Legal name

Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority

Website

https://gmfp.wapda.gov.pk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

WAPDA House is the Lahore headquarters of the Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), a federal statutory body mandated to develop Pakistan's water and hydropower resources, generate hydel electricity, and operate and maintain hydel power stations for the national grid.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hydropower and Water Resource Development

NAICS

Hydroelectric Power Generation (221111), Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211), Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (22131)

SIC

Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623), Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

Hydropower EPC & Construction (Civil Works, Electromechanical) (EUACAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hydropower Plant Development & Permitting (Greenfield/Brownfield) (EUACAEAE), Hydropower EPC & Civil Construction (Dams, Weirs, Tunnels, Penstocks) (EUAMADAB)

Keywords

• Hydropower development
• Water resource management
• Hydel power generation
• Public sector infrastructure
• Government utilities

Headquarters

HQ city

Lahore

HQ country

Pakistan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Hydropower Generation and O&M: WAPDA generates revenue through hydel electricity generation and operation & maintenance of power houses. As a statutory government body, its functions are funded through federal government budgets and international development financing.
2. Project Financing: Financing of water and power projects from local and international monetary and capital markets. Preparation of PSDP budget proposals for Water and Power projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

WAPDA develops water and hydropower resources in Pakistan through planning, financing, construction, and operation of major infrastructure including dams and hydel power stations. The organization generates hydel electricity and performs Operation & Maintenance (O&M) of hydel power stations, with active projects such as Dasu HPP, Mohmand Dam, and Diamer Basha Dam. Internal financial operations across the Power, Water, and Coordination wings are managed through an in-house ERP System with General Ledger, Store Inventory, and Payroll modules.

Product overview

WAPDA House operates an ERP System (Version 2.0.1) as its primary product offering. The system comprises three integrated modules: General Ledger Module for financial accounting, Store Inventory Module for inventory management, and Payroll Module for employee compensation processing. These modules serve WAPDA's Power, Water, and Coordination wings. An Online Complaints Resolution Portal provides IT support for the ERP system, enabling users to submit and track support tickets categorized by module and wing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• WAPDA ERP System Enterprise Resource Planning system for WAPDA Finance operations, comprising three core modules (General Ledger, Store Inventory, and Payroll) for managing financial operations across Power, Water, and Coordination wings. Requires Windows 10 (64bit), Crystal Reports Runtime 13.0.8, and Digital Persona biometric fingerprint reader.
• Hydel Power Generation Hydroelectric electricity generation through WAPDA's hydropower stations, including active projects (Dasu HPP, Mohmand Dam, Diamer Basha Dam, Tarbela 5th Extension) and operational hydel power stations feeding into Pakistan's national electricity grid. Established as WAPDA's core mandate following 2007 unbundling of the Power wing.
• Operation & Maintenance of Hydel Power Stations Operation and Maintenance services for WAPDA's hydel power stations across Pakistan, including rehabilitation and refurbishment projects such as Mangla Refurbishment and Warsak Rehabilitation. Defined as a core function following WAPDA's 2007 unbundling.
• Water Resource Development Development of water infrastructure including dams and reservoir projects such as Mohmand Dam, Diamer Basha Dam, and Kurram Tangi Dam, with financing from local and international monetary and capital markets and PSDP budget proposals.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Others

• Voith Hydro: Leading global supplier of hydropower equipment and services, including turbines, generators, and automation. Comparable as a strategic supplier to large hydropower projects of the type WAPDA develops.
• Andritz Hydro: Global supplier of electromechanical equipment for hydropower plants (turbines, generators). Comparable as a key technology vendor in the same hydropower EPC value chain that WAPDA engages for its new-build projects.

Broad incumbents

• China Three Gorges Corporation: World's largest hydropower developer and operator, operator of the Three Gorges Dam. Comparable as a state-owned entity developing and operating mega-dam projects with international development financing expertise.
• Hydro-Québec: Canadian provincial state-owned utility and one of the world's largest hydroelectric generators. Comparable as a vertically integrated, state-owned hydropower operator with significant generation, transmission, and project development capability.
• BC Hydro: Canadian Crown corporation providing hydroelectricity across British Columbia. Comparable as a state-owned vertically integrated utility with a generation portfolio dominated by large hydro dams and reservoir assets.
• Statkraft: Norwegian state-owned renewable energy company, Europe's largest generator of hydropower. Comparable as a state-owned hydropower operator with a generation portfolio across multiple regions and a mix of reservoir and run-of-river assets.

Direct peers

• US Bureau of Reclamation: US federal agency responsible for water resource management and hydroelectric power generation in the western United States. Directly comparable as a public-sector body managing dams, water infrastructure, and hydropower generation.
• National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC): India's largest hydropower developer and operator under the Ministry of Power. Directly comparable as a state-owned hydropower utility managing a portfolio of large dams and run-of-river projects, with a similar mandate to plan, build, and operate hydropower assets.
• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA): US federal government-owned utility managing integrated water and power infrastructure. Closely matched to WAPDA's mandate of multipurpose river basin development, dam construction, hydropower generation, and economic development.
• Itaipu Binacional: Binational entity operating the Itaipu Dam between Brazil and Paraguay. Comparable as a state-owned operator of a single mega hydropower facility with revenue-sharing arrangements between sovereigns.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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