720MW Karot project to be completed by April 2022

The 720MW Karot hydropower project being built on Jhelum River near Karot village, some 1.7 kilometers upstream of Karot Bridge and 74 km upstream of Mangla Dam is being completed on a very fast pace. Chairman China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority, Lt Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa (Retd) in a tweet said that 88% work on […]

Work on Tarbela 5th Ext Project to start by July

Lt Gen Muzammil Hussain (Retd), Chairman Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) had an official tour on the site of Tarbela 5th Extension Project. Wapda Member (Water) Abdul Zahir Khan Durrani, Member (Power) Jamil Akhtar, Authority’s Advisor Nasir Hanif, project management and representatives of the consultants were also there during the visit. On his […]

OSCs likely to get tax exemption on Hydropower projects of AJ&K

The government is expected to offer tax exemptions to Offshore Supply Contractors (OSCs) associated with hydropower projects in AJ&K. According to the details China Three Gorges Corporation is developing 1,124MW Kohala Hydropower Project (KHCL) in AJ&K while China Gezhouba Group Company Limited as main sponsor is developing 700.7MW Azad Pattan Hydropower Project (APPL) which is […]

NTDC installed Shunt reactors on 500 kV Dadu-Jamshoro transmission line

National Transmission Despatch Company Limited (NTDC) is in final stages to complete its projects of transmission lines and grid stations at quick pace across the country. The company is also working rapidly on stability of power transmission system in the south. NTDC Project execution team of Hyderabad has installed 3×22 MVAR Shunt reactors on 152 […]

Govt to finalise PPA with KE

The Federal Government is in the process of finalising the new Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) and Arbitration Agreement with Karachi Electric (KE). This was revealed by Minister for Energy, Hammad Azhar via a tweet where he said: “I am glad to announce that the Federal Government and KE have today (Sunday) agreed upon principles to […]

CPEC to strengthen foreign investments

Nong Rong, Ambassador of China to Pakistan has called on the Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Asad Umar. The discussion was made about the bilateral relations and projects under CPEC and the upcoming Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC).  As a large number of investors of China, Pakistan, and other countries have shown interest […]