An analysis of causes of delay and cost overrun in construction of hydropower project. Issue 3 (22nd November 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Azam, Tamoor; Jiang, Wang Song; Malik, Sohail Ahmed; Malik, Saqib Yaqoob; Nilofar, Memoona; Abbas, Zaheer; Ullah, Ihsan
• Is Part Of: Journal of public affairs. Volume 22:Issue 3(2022)
• Page Start: n/a
• Page End: n/a
• Publication Date: 2020-11-22
• Subjects: Public administration -- Periodicals; Public relations -- Periodicals; 351
• DOI: 10.1002/pa.2285
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1472-3891

Abstract

Abstract : This research precisely analyzes the delay causes of one of the most delayed hydropower project in Pakistan. In this study, grey relation analysis has been employed which has strong analytical ability, in the process of grey relational analysis calculation, the same weight cannot fully reflect the optimality of evaluation, so we have used the entropy weight method to improve it, at the same time, we have used full information reflected by the evaluation index. The socioeconomic problems which are delaying this project (Diamar‐Basha dam) which include poor resettlement plan for local people, compensation of land, threat of cultural heritage, and ecological impacts of this project. It gives quantitative analysis by taking into account several issues in infrastructural project activities like historical and geographical disputes between local people and Governments, their socioeconomic impacts on affected population due to lack of finance and land use conflicts. The deeper roots behind the excusable delays of construction of the Diamar‐Basha dam are discovered in its true spirit while the putative reasons are decorated how this project get into such a predicament and further delay in construction of dam will make it a mirage project.