Stakeholders blamed for Tarbela-5 cofferdam collapse

Stakeholders blamed for Tarbela-5 cofferdam collapse Khaleeq Kiani Published July 13, 2026 Updated July 13, 2026 07:15am 0 The breach-hit cofferdam at Sukkur Barrage.—Umair Ali/File comments Join our Whatsapp Channel Add Dawn as a trusted source ISLAMABAD: A government-constituted inquiry committee has held all three key stakeholders — the contractor, consultant and employer (Wapda) — responsible for the cofferdam collapse at the 1,530MW Tarbela-5 Extension Hydropower Project, citing post-contract unauthorised design changes as one of the main reasons for the incident. The collapse has contributed to at least a two-year delay and more than 285 per cent cost escalation in the project, whose cost has risen from Rs82 billion to Rs317bn.

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