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Major structural works of Underground Powerhouse of 884MW Suki Kinari Hydropower Project Concluded.


To witness the major achievement, a ceremony was held in the underground powerhouse on 19th December 2021. The project management team participated in this ceremony and appreciated the efforts and workmanship of Chinese and Pakistani staff who worked day and night to accomplish this milestone.
The structural works were started at the beginning of 2020 and completed at the end of 2021.

During this period, the contractor faced a series of challenges especially deficiency of skilled labor during the epidemic, the cumbersome and complicated cross-over of concrete work, maintaining the precision and accuracy for electromechanical work, and temperature control of mass concrete of units. However, the experienced team overcome such difficulties and completed the task within the scheduled timeframe.

Suki Kinari Hydropower Project is listed among the highest priority Early Harvest Projects within the strategic CPEC. The underground powerhouse is housed with 4 generating units (Pelton) with a total installed capacity of 884MW. After completion, the annual power generation will be 3212KWh.
 
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Diamer Basha Dam-4500MW

under construction since 2020


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884MW Suki Kinai Hydropower Project -


Penstock steel factory covered with the recent spell of snowfall.

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A Straight-of-the-art steel factory has been established at an area of 4200 sq.m within the construction site to produce Steel liner for the Headrace tunnel and Penstock system. The factory is equipped with hydraulic press, gantry crane, CNC cutting machine, welding cross arm, and other advanced equipment. The factory monthly production capacity is over 900 Tons.


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The excavation of Traffic tunnel, a part of National Highway (N-15), has been completed. The inlet and outlet sections break through with each other and the design length of 411m has been achieved.

The National Highway (N-15) which connects Gilgit Baltistan through Naran Valley will be inundated in the reservoir. About 5km long National Highway is under construction at a higher elevation which has a traffic tunnel of 411m length. The excavation of road, retaining walls, and culverts are in progress.



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oops, I am sure my Chinese brothers won't mind! Thanks for flagging it.
They might, but they may not say anything, to be polite.

If you want you could change it, it’s up to you.

No worries either way, I’m sure they didn’t think any disrespect was intended, just similar colored flags.
 
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Diamer Bhasha Dam Project Chilas,


Construction of cableway bridge on Sindh river near Right Bank Preference Road Four,, near Sheng Nala completed, heavy machinery will be transferred from left to Right Bank and construction activities will be further accelerated.


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Pakistan should have vast experience of building its own dams shouldn't need China's help now.
 
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