China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) | Power Plants
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Cold functional tests were completed on 20th April at unit 3 of the Karachi nuclear power plant in Pakistan, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has announced.
Units 2 and 3 at the site are China's first exports of the Hualong One reactor design, promoted on the international market as the HPR1000. Karachi 2 was synchronised with the electricity grid last month.
Completion of the cold testing of Karachi 3 was overseen by the Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority and the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), CNNC said.
The successful completion of the cold testing means that the main work of the nuclear island.
installation project of the unit has been completed and the unit has entered the system commissioning stage, CNNC said. Cold testing will be followed by thermal testing, then first fuel loading and finally grid-connected power generation.
Units 2 and 3 at the site are China's first exports of the Hualong One reactor design, promoted on the international market as the HPR1000. Karachi 2 was synchronised with the electricity grid last month.
Completion of the cold testing of Karachi 3 was overseen by the Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority and the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), CNNC said.
The successful completion of the cold testing means that the main work of the nuclear island.
installation project of the unit has been completed and the unit has entered the system commissioning stage, CNNC said. Cold testing will be followed by thermal testing, then first fuel loading and finally grid-connected power generation.
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ISLAMABAD: The government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Chinese Three Gorges Company on Friday signed agreements related to 1,124 megawatt Kohala Hydel Power Project- Implementation and Water Usage under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
The project would attract a foreign investment of $2.4 billion under the umbrella of CPEC.
This was announced by CPEC Authority, Chairman, Lieutenant General Asim Saleem Bajwa (retd), on his Twitter handle.
“The signing ceremony for 1,124 MW Kohala Hydel Power Project- Implementation and Water Usage Agreements held between AJK Government and China Three Gorges Company,” the Chairman CPEC Authority tweeted.
Federal Minister of Energy Hammad Azhar, AJK Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider and others officials were present on the occasion.
The Kohala Hydropower Project is a proposed run-of-the-river high head project, located near Kohala, in Azad Kashmir.
The agreement for the project was finalised in 2020 and later it was formally signed in a ceremony attended by the Pakistani Prime Minister, and Chinese ambassador.
China Three Gorges Corporation (CTGC), the state-owned hydropower developer, had won the right to develop a hydroelectric dam in Pakistan on January 7, 2015. It will be Chinese company’s largest investment in Pakistan.
The project would attract a foreign investment of $2.4 billion under the umbrella of CPEC.
This was announced by CPEC Authority, Chairman, Lieutenant General Asim Saleem Bajwa (retd), on his Twitter handle.
“The signing ceremony for 1,124 MW Kohala Hydel Power Project- Implementation and Water Usage Agreements held between AJK Government and China Three Gorges Company,” the Chairman CPEC Authority tweeted.
Federal Minister of Energy Hammad Azhar, AJK Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider and others officials were present on the occasion.
The Kohala Hydropower Project is a proposed run-of-the-river high head project, located near Kohala, in Azad Kashmir.
The agreement for the project was finalised in 2020 and later it was formally signed in a ceremony attended by the Pakistani Prime Minister, and Chinese ambassador.
China Three Gorges Corporation (CTGC), the state-owned hydropower developer, had won the right to develop a hydroelectric dam in Pakistan on January 7, 2015. It will be Chinese company’s largest investment in Pakistan.
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Another important Landmark has been achieved at Suki Kinari Hdyropower Project (884MW)
Today 30th April, 2021 at about 110hrs, River Kunhar has been diverted through Spillway bays to start the filling of Asphalt core, Rockfill dam. To Celebrate this, a ceremony has been held at construction site and the representative of all stakeholders participated.
Congratulation to all and salute to those who have worked day and night to make this happen.
Today 30th April, 2021 at about 110hrs, River Kunhar has been diverted through Spillway bays to start the filling of Asphalt core, Rockfill dam. To Celebrate this, a ceremony has been held at construction site and the representative of all stakeholders participated.
Congratulation to all and salute to those who have worked day and night to make this happen.
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We need to see renewable power projects like Terawatt Solar farms, Terawatt wind farms and small water powered generators put in fast flowing streams and rivers. But coal power stations are better than the daily load shedding Pakistanis were suffering.
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