Diamer Bhasha Dam project to boost Dewan Cement sales

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MG News | May 22, 2018 at 02:02 PM GMT+05:00

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The Rs. 474 billion ($4 billion) Diamer – Bhasha Dam is expected to raise cement demand in Pakistan by as much as 20-25 Mt over the next four to five years. The dam will have an installed power capacity of 4,500MW.

The construction of Dam would boost the cement demand by approximately 5Mta in Pakistan. Dewan Cement Limited's nearest cement manufacturing plant is located in Kamilpur Hattar Industrial Estate, district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is expected to be awarded the largest cement supply contract, according to the required specifications for cement to build the dam.

Dewan Cement has a cement capacity of 2.94Mta with two separate manufacturing units, namely the Karachi plant in the south and the Hattar factory in the north.

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