Pakistan has installed capacity of 6,902 megawatts of hydroelectric power, which meets one-third of the country’s electricity needs.
However, there is a potential of more than 50,000MW. Hydroelectric power development has suffered due to prolonged Kalabagh Dam controversy on which national consensus could not be developed.
Published in The Express Tribune, 5th September, 2017.

https://tribune.com.pk/story/1497965/problems-prospects-hydroelectric-power/