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Tarbela 5th Extension project - 1,530MW

• 03 generating units of 510MW each
• Commenced in August, 2021
• Completion Date: Mid-2024
• 1.347 billion units of low-cost hydel electricity
• Commenced in August 2021capacity at Tarbela Dam will increase from 4,888MW to 6,418MW on completion of T5 project.


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Jamshoro 2X660MW USC Project has successfully achieved another remarkable milestone! With joint efforts of both Chinese and Pakistani staff, the project is always making steady progress amid COVID-19..



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Bin Qasim Port, Karachi...

The sites construction of the 900MW BQPS III Combined Cycle Project has successfully achieved another milestone.



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Under Construction Karot Hydropower Project - 720MW

Electro-mechanical activities are at their peak. All workers are struggling hard to achieve the Project Timelines.
The project is being construction on Jhelum River which is first Hydel Project of CPEC. The Project physicals progress is over 93% and first unit commissioning is expected in early 2022.


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A delegation of China Three Gorges Group (CTG) led by Vice-Presidents Wang Shaofeng and Qin Guobin called on Pakistan’s Ambassador to China, Moin ul Haque at the Embassy of Pakistan, and expressed interest in investing in Pakistan’s solar and wind energy sectors.

They also informed that work on 720 MW Karot Hydropower project is almost complete and it would be commissioned early next year. Moreover, a delegation from China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Company (CPP) and China Zhenhua Import and Export Company have also expressed interest in investing in Pakistan’s oil and gas sector. Ambassador Haque highlighted that Pakistan has the vast untapped potential in the energy sector.
 
Dasu Hydropower Project: China links resumption of work to payment of compensation?

Mushtaq Ghumman
15 Oct 2021


ISLAMABAD: China has reportedly sought compensation of $38 million (Rs 6.5 billion) from Pakistan for the dead and injured Chinese engineers working on Dasu Hydropower Project, prior to resuming work on the stalled project, well informed sources told Business Recorder.

On July 14, 2021, thirteen people, including nine Chinese engineers, two locals and two personnel of the Frontier Constabulary (FC) died and over two dozen other people sustained injuries when a bus carrying the team working on the project fell into a ravine after it was hit by a car laden with explosives.

Pakistani authorities say that Indian Spy Agency, RAW, was directly involved in the attack on the Chinese team working on construction of tunnel site of 4,300MW Dasu project.

According to Secretary Water Resources, Dr Shahzeb Khan Bangash, the civil work in the project has been stalled since the attack on Chinese engineers in July.

The sources said the issue of compensation to the Chinese nationals is being discussed at a high level. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Water Resources and Chinese embassy were working closely on the compensation package, as well as, resumption of work on the project.

According to sources, the Steering Committee, comprising Secretaries of concerned Ministries had constituted another Committee which deliberated on the issues linked to Dasu project, especially volume of compensation being demanded by the Chinese government.

The Committee has constituted a Subcommittee, comprising all the relevant Ministries to discuss compensation package by taking the Chinese embassy on board as the proposed package is being termed as “irrational”.

The sources said, the Subcommittee of all Ministries will deliberate on the compensation package demanded by the Chinese government and will share its working with the main committee, which will give its approval. “The Subcommittee will develop a benchmark for compensation considering that if the demand of Chinese government is met as it is it will create issues for the government in future,” the sources maintained. Secretary Water Resources, the sources said, is hopeful that compensation issue will be sorted out within a couple of weeks, after which civil work on the site will resume.

National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) which had allowed one per cent of capital cost as security to be built in the consumers’ end tariff, has not yet inquired from the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) as to the reasons for the insufficient security to those who are working on power projects.

The Chinese firm, China Gezhouba Group Corp, which suspended work on the Dasu project after the bus incident, had announced negation of its decision to resume work and terminate Pakistani workers, on the request of the Pakistani government. However, the company has not yet resumed work and is saying that it will not proceed ahead until compensation package and more security of Chinese nationals is provided.

Recently, Chairman Water and Power Development Authority, Lt. Gen. Muzammal Hussain (retired) who has secured another term met Prime Minister Imran Khan and briefed him about hydropower projects including the Dasu project.

“We are in close contact with the Chinese embassy in Islamabad, as well as, China Gezhouba Group Corp so that work resumes on the project within the next 15 days,” said an official on condition of anonymity.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2021
 
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiates, Friday, revealed that the construction work on 2,160 MW Dasu Hydro Power Project has been resumed, which was stopped after the July 14 terrorist attack in which 13 people, including nine Chinese nationals were killed.

The ministry stressed for reviewing the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) priorities as due to major focus on regional or smaller projects, mega projects of national importance are affected.

Asad Rafi Chandna, additional secretary of the ministry, while briefing the Senate Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Special Initiates said that work has started on the project, which is expected to be completed by February 2025.

The committee meeting was chaired by Senator Saleem Mandviwalla, where briefing was given on the current status of all the undergoing PSDP projects, along with their completion plan.

According to the briefing, 15 percent physical progress on the Dasu power project has been achieved so far.


The total cost of the project is Rs510.980 billion, while Rs56.514 billion was allocated in the budget for 2021-22.

Throw-forward of the project as of July 1, 2021 stood at Rs359.283 billion.

The Planning Ministry officials informed the committee that 1,155 PSDP projects are amounting to Rs9,422 billion, in which, 710 projects are ongoing, while 445 are new.

The estimated cost of the ongoing and new projects is Rs7,278 billion and Rs2,144 billion, respectively.

The committee was informed that a total of Rs900 billion including Rs800 billion local and Rs100 billion were allocated in the budget 2021-22 for the PSDP.

As of October 12, 2021 utilisation stood at Rs106 billion against the authorisation of Rs379 billion.

To know the exact breakup of these projects, the chairman committee asked for the ageing of the allocated budget and overall projects.

While briefing the committee regarding the sectorial breakup of the PSDP 2021-22, the officials apprised that 62 percent of the budget is allocated for the infrastructure sector and 20 percent for the social sector.

On the completion plan of most important projects, it was said that the Ten Billion Tree Tsunami programme had a physical progress of 31 percent (expected completion 30 June 2023), Dasu hydropower project stage-1 (2160MW) had a progress of 15 percent (expected completion February 2025), Mangla Power station Refurbishment (310MW) had a physical progress of 48 percent (expected completion June 2024), Tarbela fifth extension (1410MW) had a physical progress of two percent (expected completion June 2025), Tarbela fourth extension had a physical progress of 99 percent (expected completion December 2022), Diamer-Bhasha Dam Project (Dam part) had a physical progress of four percent (expected completion June 2029), Diamer-Bhasha Dam Project (land acquisition and re-settlement) had a physical progress of 72 percent and Mohmand Multipurpose Dam project had a physical progress of nine percent (expected completion December 2025).

The officials, while further divulging about the projects said that 10 percent of work had been completed on 50 percent of projects, and 30 percent of projects are new and of the remaining 70 percent projects, 100 percent work had been completed on 50 percent of the projects.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2021
 
o Gross water storage capacity of 8.1 MAF
o 1.23 million acres of additional land for irrigation
o Installed power generation capacity of 4,500 MW
o 18 billion units per annum to the National Grid
o More than 16,500 employment opportunities .

Diamer Basha Dam


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884MW Suki Kinari Hydro Power Project

- Location: on Kunhar River, Kaghan Valley, Manshera, KPK
- Project Cost: 1.9 billion USD
- Under strategic CPEC framework.
- Construction Started: early of 2017


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Hanzel Hydropower Project - 20MW


A run of the River Project on Gilgit River is likely to be commenced in first week of November 2021. The Project has already been awarded to FWO-CNEEC joint Venture. The Project consists of concrete Weir, Sedimentation Basin, HRT channel, Penstock and Powerhouse. The Powerhouse will be housed with 3 Horizontal shaft Francis Turbines.
 
4500 MW Diamer Bhasha Hydropower Project Under Construction.

Working is going on in full swing at divergent tunnel's inlet side ..



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The steel Liner for Headrace Tunnel of Suki Kinari Hydropower Project has been completed today.
23.2km long headrace tunnel passing through difficult terrain and in poor geological section, Steel lining has been designed. 5.5m diameter steel cans have been fabricated in a straight of the art steel factory at site and mobilized in HRT for installation.

A total of 117 steel cans (each 3m long) were transported and fabricated inside the tunnel.


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