Pakistan holds one of the largest untapped hydel (hydropower) resources in the world — an estimated 60,000MW of gross potential, of which only around 10,635MW has been developed to date. That means roughly 82% of the country’s economically viable hydel potential remains unharnessed. Yet Pakistan is now in the middle of its most significant hydel construction phase in decades, with several mega projects under simultaneous development that will collectively double the nation’s hydropower capacity by 2030. This guide covers the major upcoming and under-construction hydel projects in Pakistan — their capacity, location, status, financing and the engineering and infrastructure realities that shape their timelines — building on our earlier overview of Pakistan’s broader hydel sector.