SWOT ANALYSIS

SWOT stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. SWOT is a useful tool for assessing and analyzing an organization's overall situation. Strength and weakness basically occur in the internal environments of the organization. It provides the information that in which area we are strong and weak and it provides the solution how we can overcome the weakness and utilize the strength in a right direction. The SWOT analysis is a comprehensive and critical overview of the operations, procedures, rules and regulations, services and other related activities, the analysis include the analysis of TARBELA HYDEL POWER STATION in the light of the specific variables which directly or indirectly affect the operations of the Power Station.

It is the moral and professional duty of the directors, managers and executives to overcome the weakness and convert them into strengths, and get maximum benefits and opportunity from the prevailing resources.

Strengths
Rising Electricity Demand There is a rapid rise in the demand of electricity. The government is providing electricity to the backwards villages which havent the electricity facility in the past. The economy is developing through the installation of new factories, companies and the enlargement of running businesses for which the power is the basic need. Development Projects

The main development project presently under construction is the Tarbela 4th Extension Hydropower Project which has a generation capacity of 1350 MW and it is expected to be commissioned in six years. Its estimated project cost is US$ 908 Million. WAPDA has monopoly in market Company has huge amount of assets Security Systems Transportation systems WAPDA provides large number of facilities, allowances and benefits to its employees and these are sources of motivation for workers. Most of employees are satisfied with their jobs because work assigned to them is interesting and work load is low as compared to other business organizations each employee is assigned with the work he can perform with perfection. WAPDA do time to monitoring over its wings to increase efficiency. Pensions systems

Weaknesses
Political Instability Scarcity of Resources All though there are competent and high qualified workers but a large part of employees are incompetent and low qualified as compared to their job specification matriculates and intermediate are working at the job specification of MBAs or other master degree holders. Thats why qualitative performance of these workers is limited. In spite of presence of technology many jobs are done manually. The controls are heads or not effected. Political powers in recruiting due to which some incompetent candidates were recruited. Over employees and low productivity. Communication systems among departments are not sufficient. Lack of loyalty. Consistency and regulatory in staff.

 Dependency on the power production and distribution companies. Increase In demand day by day -

Opportunities
WAPDA has opportunity rises dams height Mangla and remove mud in Tarbela dam which can increase Electricity generation capacity. Gomal zam dam project Miran dam project Mangla dam rising Canal system Rehabilitation of transmission line to prevent from line losses Time execution of development projects Information technology Re generate electricity through Tarbela dam.

Threats
Politics in employees and labor unions. Political instability can effect to development projects. Slow developments process. Change in government policies. Terrorism in our county is biggest threat to authority. Uncertain economic condition. Electricity demand is increasing day by day due to this main grid station goes to trip. Bad reputation