Comments - Pakistan Ramps Up Nuclear Power to Boost Low-Carbon Electric Power - PakAlumni Worldwide: The Global Social Network 2024-03-29T10:39:46Zhttp://www.pakalumni.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=1119293%3ABlogPost%3A125361&xn_auth=noChina Begins Construction of…tag:www.pakalumni.com,2023-07-14:1119293:Comment:4255252023-07-14T19:43:43.647ZRiaz Haqhttp://www.pakalumni.com/profile/riazul
<p><span>China Begins Construction of Pakistan's Largest Nuclear Power Plant</span><br></br><br></br><span><a href="https://www.voanews.com/a/china-begins-construction-of-pakistan-s-largest-nuclear-power-plant-/7181016.html" target="_blank">https://www.voanews.com/a/china-begins-construction-of-pakistan-s-largest-nuclear-power-plant-/7181016.html</a></span><br></br><br></br><br></br><span>Pakistan held a groundbreaking ceremony Friday for what will be its largest civil nuclear power plant — constructed by China —…</span></p>
<p><span>China Begins Construction of Pakistan's Largest Nuclear Power Plant</span><br/><br/><span><a href="https://www.voanews.com/a/china-begins-construction-of-pakistan-s-largest-nuclear-power-plant-/7181016.html" target="_blank">https://www.voanews.com/a/china-begins-construction-of-pakistan-s-largest-nuclear-power-plant-/7181016.html</a></span><br/><br/><br/><span>Pakistan held a groundbreaking ceremony Friday for what will be its largest civil nuclear power plant — constructed by China — that will contribute 1,200 megawatts of electricity daily to the national grid and is estimated to cost at least $3.5 billion.</span><br/><br/><span>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and senior Chinese officials attended the televised event in the central city of Chashma, dubbed the birthplace of China-Pakistan nuclear energy cooperation.</span><br/><br/><span>Over the past 30 years, Beijing has installed four nuclear power generation units in Chashma, collectively generating about 1,300 megawatts, with China providing enriched uranium for fuel.</span><br/><br/><span>"This mutual cooperation to promote clean, efficient, and comparatively cheaper energy is a gift of friendship between the two countries and a model for other countries to emulate," Sharif said at the ceremony.</span><br/><br/><span>The plant, known as Chashma-5, or C-5, will feature what China says is its domestically developed third-generation pressurized water nuclear technology, the Hualong One or HPR1000, with "advanced safety and foolproof security features."</span><br/><br/><span>Raja Ali Raza, the head of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, said the nuclear plant project will be completed by 2030.</span><br/><br/><span>"C-5 will be Pakistan's largest generation-III plus nuclear power project," Raza said. "This project has brought PAEC one step closer to its envisaged goal of production of 8,800 megawatts electric cheap and clean energy."</span><br/><br/><span>Beijing has previously supplied the HPR1000 technology for two nuclear power stations, each with a 1,100-megawatt generation capacity, built and operationalized in the last couple of years in the southern port city of Karachi, enhancing Pakistan's nuclear energy production to more than 3,500 megawatts a day.</span><br/><br/><span>Analysts see China's accelerated civil nuclear cooperation with Pakistan as part of efforts to globally find more lucrative buyers for its HPR1000 reactors developed by state-owned China National Nuclear Corporation or CNNC, the country's second-largest nuclear power producer company.</span><br/><br/><br/><span>"HPR1000 is a homegrown nuclear technology of CNNC and a flagship of China's advanced equipment manufacturing," Yu Jianfeng, the CNNC chairman, told the ceremony. He noted that more than 17 units of HPR1000 are currently under construction in China.</span><br/><br/><span>"Today's groundbreaking for the C-5 project is a significant milestone for HPR1000's global journey and a new start for the China-Pakistan nuclear energy cooperation," Yu stated. "Our cooperation in nuclear energy has become an integral part of the China-Pakistan all-weather strategic cooperative partnership and a shining example of international nuclear energy cooperation."</span><br/><br/><span>Under its global Belt and Road Initiative, Beijing also has built and put into commercial operation 14 mostly coal-fired power plants in Pakistan in the last 10 years, with a total installed capacity of 8,000 megawatts daily.</span><br/><br/><span>The projects are part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, or CPEC, which has also built road networks, highways, ports, and industrial zones with direct Chinese investment and "soft loans," expected to increase to about $62 billion by 2030 when the mega undertaking is due to be complete.</span><br/><br/><span>Critics blame CPEC for contributing to Pakistan's deepening economic troubles and depleting foreign exchange reserves, making it difficult for the country to catch up with its foreign debt repayments.</span><br/><br/><span>Pakistan owes more than $1.3 billion (350 billion rupees) to Chinese power plants. The amount keeps growing, and China has refused to defer or restructure the payment and CPEC debt repayments.</span></p> Pakistan’s PM Shehbaz Sharif…tag:www.pakalumni.com,2023-07-14:1119293:Comment:4256112023-07-14T14:19:19.768ZRiaz Haqhttp://www.pakalumni.com/profile/riazul
<p>Pakistan’s PM Shehbaz Sharif launches US$3.5 billion Chinese-designed nuclear energy project<br></br><br></br><a href="https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3227776/pakistans-pm-sharif-launches-us35-billion-chinese-designed-nuclear-energy-project" target="_blank">https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3227776/pakistans-pm-sharif-launches-us35-billion-chinese-designed-nuclear-energy-project</a><br></br><br></br>The two countries had already signed an agreement to construct a…</p>
<p>Pakistan’s PM Shehbaz Sharif launches US$3.5 billion Chinese-designed nuclear energy project<br/><br/><a href="https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3227776/pakistans-pm-sharif-launches-us35-billion-chinese-designed-nuclear-energy-project" target="_blank">https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3227776/pakistans-pm-sharif-launches-us35-billion-chinese-designed-nuclear-energy-project</a><br/><br/>The two countries had already signed an agreement to construct a state-of-the-art Hualong One reactor<br/>China also gave US$5 billion loan to Pakistan to help it unlock a bailout from the IMF<br/><br/><br/><br/>Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday launched the construction of a 1,200-megawatt Chinese-designed nuclear energy project, which will be built at a cost of US$3.5 billion as part of the government efforts to generate more clean energy in the Islamic nation.<br/>The ceremony to mark the project’s start comes less than a month after Pakistan signed an agreement with China’s National Nuclear Corporation Overseas in the capital, Islamabad, to construct a Hualong One reactor – a third-generation nuclear reactor and is considered safer because of the latest security features.<br/>Pakistan and China are long-time allies. Pakistan’s relations with Beijing are so close that its leadership calls China their “Iron Brother.” China is also building roads, bridges, power plants, and railways to link its far west with the Chinese-built port of Gwadar on the Indian Ocean.</p>
<p class="comment-timestamp"></p> Dasu Hydropower Project: Stag…tag:www.pakalumni.com,2023-06-22:1119293:Comment:4249432023-06-22T17:54:13.069ZRiaz Haqhttp://www.pakalumni.com/profile/riazul
<p>Dasu Hydropower Project: Stage 1 of concrete Starter Dam completed<br></br><br></br><br></br><a href="https://www.nation.com.pk/22-Jun-2023/dasu-hydropower-project-stage-1-of-concrete-starter-dam-completed" target="_blank">https://www.nation.com.pk/22-Jun-2023/dasu-hydropower-project-stage-1-of-concrete-starter-dam-completed</a><br></br><br></br>In a major development towards implementation of Dasu Hydropower Project, Stage 1 of the concrete Starter Dam has been completed upstream of Main Dam site.<br></br><br></br>As…</p>
<p>Dasu Hydropower Project: Stage 1 of concrete Starter Dam completed<br/><br/><br/><a href="https://www.nation.com.pk/22-Jun-2023/dasu-hydropower-project-stage-1-of-concrete-starter-dam-completed" target="_blank">https://www.nation.com.pk/22-Jun-2023/dasu-hydropower-project-stage-1-of-concrete-starter-dam-completed</a><br/><br/>In a major development towards implementation of Dasu Hydropower Project, Stage 1 of the concrete Starter Dam has been completed upstream of Main Dam site.<br/><br/>As per the design, the Starter Dam for Dasu Hydropower Project is to be completed in two stages; Stage 1 up to elevation of 785 meters while Stage 2 up to elevation of 798 meters above mean sea level, said a spokesperson WAPDA here. The Stage 1 of the concrete Starter Dam was completed in June this year before the high flow season – a major landmark which the project team successfully achieved, the spokesperson said.<br/><br/>As the high flow season has started, River Indus is flowing through the two diversion tunnels completed earlier this year, while some of the river water is overtopping the concrete Starter Dam as designed.<br/><br/>After the high flow season in October this year, the construction of the Starter Dam’s Stage 2 will be carried out. The Stage 2 is scheduled for completion during the coming low flow season. The project is being constructed across the River Indus, upstream of Dasu Town in Upper Kohistan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The 4,320-MW-Dasu Hydropower Project is planned to be completed in two stages. At present, WAPDA is constructing its stage-I with installed generation capacity of 2,160-MW and annual energy generation of 12 billion units. Stage-I of the project is likely to start electricity generation in 2026. The 2,160-MW stage-II, when implemented, will also provide 9 billion units to the national grid. On completion of the both stages, Dasu will become the project with highest annual energy generation in Pakistan i.e. 21 billion units per annum on the average. The project will commence by end 2026. It is worth mentioning here that in February this year, Dasu Hydropower Project crossed a major milestone as the River Indus was successfully diverted following completion of a 1.33-kilometre long diversion tunnel.<br/><br/><br/>Following the completion of one of the two diversion tunnels, the River Indus was successfully diverted to the completed tunnel. Instead of its natural course, the River Indus is now flowing through a 1.33-kilometer long diversion tunnel with 20-metre width and 23-metre height. Consequently, construction activities have been initiated on the starter dam, leading towards construction of the main dam of Dasu Hydropower Project.</p>
<p class="comment-timestamp"></p> Pakistan Signs $4.8 Billion N…tag:www.pakalumni.com,2023-06-21:1119293:Comment:4249312023-06-21T00:16:36.874ZRiaz Haqhttp://www.pakalumni.com/profile/riazul
<p>Pakistan Signs $4.8 Billion Nuclear Power Plant Deal With China<br></br><br></br><a href="https://www.voanews.com/a/pakistan-signs-4-8-billion-nuclear-power-plant-deal-with-china/7144967.html" target="_blank">https://www.voanews.com/a/pakistan-signs-4-8-billion-nuclear-power-plant-deal-with-china/7144967.html</a><br></br><br></br><br></br>Pakistan and China signed a $4.8 billion deal Tuesday to build what would be the seventh Chinese nuclear power plant in the South Asian nation.<br></br><br></br>The 1,200-megawatt…</p>
<p>Pakistan Signs $4.8 Billion Nuclear Power Plant Deal With China<br/><br/><a href="https://www.voanews.com/a/pakistan-signs-4-8-billion-nuclear-power-plant-deal-with-china/7144967.html" target="_blank">https://www.voanews.com/a/pakistan-signs-4-8-billion-nuclear-power-plant-deal-with-china/7144967.html</a><br/><br/><br/>Pakistan and China signed a $4.8 billion deal Tuesday to build what would be the seventh Chinese nuclear power plant in the South Asian nation.<br/><br/>The 1,200-megawatt project will be installed in the central Pakistani city of Chashma, where Beijing already has built four nuclear power generation units with a collective output of nearly 1,230 megawatts.<br/><br/>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif oversaw Tuesday's signing of the memorandum of understanding between China National Nuclear Cooperation and the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission.<br/><br/>According to the agreement, the Chinese company will employ its HPR 1000 technology, known as HPR1000 or Hualong One, to construct the nuclear power unit. It will be the third facility in Pakistan to feature the HPR 1000, or pressurized water reactor technology.<br/><br/>"Investment from China in this project to the tune of $4.8 billion sends a loud and clear message that Pakistan is a place where Chinese companies and investors continue to show their trust and faith," Sharif said.<br/><br/>He thanked Beijing for offering a more than $100 million discount for what is named the Chashma 5 power plant. The work on the project was initially planned to start a couple of years ago, but Sharif said the Chinese partners had not rescheduled costs despite the long delay.<br/><br/>"This project is part of our energy security plan to diversify the energy mix with a focus on ensuring the provision of cheap electricity to the industry & relief to the common man,” the Pakistani prime minister wrote on Twitter after the ceremony.<br/><br/>Sharif's coalition government is struggling to deal with unprecedented economic challenges facing Pakistan, including a balance of payments crisis.<br/><br/>China has recently also constructed two nuclear power plants in the southern port city of Karachi, each with a 1,100-megawatt generation capacity.<br/><br/>Pakistani officials say the two Chinese-supplied third-generation Hualong One reactors, known as K2 and K3, cost roughly $10 billion. They are equipped with "advanced safety and foolproof security features" and have enhanced Pakistan's nuclear energy production to more than 3,500 megawatts.<br/><br/>"K2 and K3 are fully functional and supply 2,200 megawatts of electricity to the national grid. Similarly, nuclear power plants at Chashma are contributing more than 1,300 megawatts," a PAEC spokesman told VOA on Tuesday.<br/><br/>Canada helped Pakistan build its first nuclear power plant in 1972 in Karachi, producing about 80 megawatts of electricity. It is expected to be shut down soon after having served its purpose for about the full extent of the planned operation.<br/><br/>China maintains close defense and economic relations with staunch ally Pakistan. It has invested more than $20 billion in building road networks, power plants, and ports over the past decade under what is known as the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, or CPEC.<br/><br/>Officials in both countries say the collaboration, an extension of Beijing's global Belt and Road infrastructure initiative, has created tens of thousands of jobs and ended Pakistan's crippling energy crisis.</p>
<p class="comment-timestamp"></p> Pakistan Expanding Nuclear Pl…tag:www.pakalumni.com,2023-06-20:1119293:Comment:4250212023-06-20T23:23:13.588ZRiaz Haqhttp://www.pakalumni.com/profile/riazul
<p><span>Pakistan Expanding Nuclear Plant With New Hualong One Reactor</span><br></br><br></br><span><a href="https://www.powermag.com/pakistan-expanding-nuclear-plant-with-new-hualong-one-reactor/" target="_blank">https://www.powermag.com/pakistan-expanding-nuclear-plant-with-new-hualong-one-reactor/</a></span><br></br><br></br><br></br><span>By Darrell Proctor is a senior associate editor for POWER (@POWERmagazine).</span><br></br><br></br><span>China continues to be a world leader in exporting its nuclear power…</span></p>
<p><span>Pakistan Expanding Nuclear Plant With New Hualong One Reactor</span><br/><br/><span><a href="https://www.powermag.com/pakistan-expanding-nuclear-plant-with-new-hualong-one-reactor/" target="_blank">https://www.powermag.com/pakistan-expanding-nuclear-plant-with-new-hualong-one-reactor/</a></span><br/><br/><br/><span>By Darrell Proctor is a senior associate editor for POWER (@POWERmagazine).</span><br/><br/><span>China continues to be a world leader in exporting its nuclear power technology. Chinese officials in Pakistan on June 20 signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a $4.8 billion deal with Pakistan’s nuclear energy agency for construction of a new 1,200-MW reactor at the Chashma power complex.</span><br/><br/><span>The new unit will be China’s Hualong One, or HPR1000, pressurized water reactor technology.</span><br/><br/><span>Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said the country considers China its “most dependable ally.” Sharif, whose country is in the midst of an economic crisis and looking for outside investment in its energy sector, said construction of the Chashma 5 project, located in Punjab province, would begin immediately.</span><br/><br/><span>The Chashma complex has four CNP-300 reactors currently in operation, each with 325 MW of generation capacity. The units were developed by China National Nuclear Corp. (CNNC). The first unit came online in 1991; the other units entered commercial operation in 2011, 2016, and 2017, respectively.</span><br/><br/><span>Chashma 5 will be built by CNNC subsidiary CNNC China Zhongyuan Engineering Corp., the company said.</span><br/><br/><span>Chinese officials recently announced that an HPR1000 has also been proposed for construction at the Bradwell site in the UK. Britain’s Office for Nuclear Regulation and the Environment Agency said they have started a second, technical, phase of the assessment program for the HPR1000.</span><br/><br/><span>Chinese Investment</span><br/><span>Sharif, speaking Tuesday on Pakistan’s state-run news channel PTV after the signing of the MOU between the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission and Chinese officials, said, “Investment from China in this project to the tune of $4.8 billion sends a message loud and clear that Pakistan is a place where Chinese companies and investors continue to show their trust and faith.”</span><br/><br/><span>The prime minister originally brokered the project during his time as chief minister of Punjab, an office he held three times, most recently from 2013 to 2018. He was elected as Pakistan’s prime minister in April 2022.</span><br/><br/><span>Sharif has supported nuclear power as a way to move Pakistan away from fossil fuels. Its most recent nuclear facility, the 2,200-MW Karachi Nuclear Power Plant, also known as KANUPP, in the southern port city of Karachi, commissioned its two reactors in 2021 and 2022, respectively. That facility, featuring two Hualong One Generation III pressurized water reactors, also was built with financial backing from China.</span><br/><br/><span>Sharif on Tuesday said the Chashma 5 project was originally planned to start in 2021. He said Chinese officials did not raise the cost of the project from original estimates despite the delay. Officials on Tuesday said China has to date disbursed 30 billion Pakistani rupees ($104.53 million) to start the project.</span><br/><br/><span>“We are deeply obliged to [China] President Xi Jinping, and the Chinese leadership for their generous help to Pakistan,” Sharif said. He also recognized Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Qatar for extending financial support to Pakistan’s government.</span><br/><br/><span>Pakistan for years has contended with power outages. Two of the worst incidents occurred in January 2021, and again in January of this year. In 2021, a fault at a power plant brought down the national grid, leading to calls for a massive overhaul of the country’s electricity transmission infrastructure.</span><br/><br/><span>A nationwide power outage on Jan. 30 of this year impacted all of Pakistan’s major cities and left millions of people without electricity.</span><br/><br/></p> #Pakistan and #China sign $4.…tag:www.pakalumni.com,2023-06-20:1119293:Comment:4250192023-06-20T18:16:01.074ZRiaz Haqhttp://www.pakalumni.com/profile/riazul
<p><span>#Pakistan and #China sign $4.8 billion 1200 MW #nuclear #power plant deal. Work on Chashma 5 project would begin immediately. China's support will help Pakistan make the transition away from reliance on #FossilFuels . #nuclearenergy #electricity…</span><br></br></p>
<p><span>#Pakistan and #China sign $4.8 billion 1200 MW #nuclear #power plant deal. Work on Chashma 5 project would begin immediately. China's support will help Pakistan make the transition away from reliance on #FossilFuels . #nuclearenergy #electricity</span><br/><span><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/pakistan-china-sign-48-bln-nuclear-power-plant-deal-2023-06-20/" target="_blank">https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/pakistan-china-sign-48-bln-nuclear-power-plant-deal-2023-06-20/</a></span><br/><br/><span>Pakistan and China signed a $4.8 billion deal on Tuesday to build a 1,200-megawatt nuclear power plant, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said, hailing the investment by a country that Pakistan views as its most dependable ally.</span><br/><br/><span>Work on the Chashma 5 project would begin immediately, Sharif said on state-run news channel PTV following the signing of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between China National Nuclear Cooperation and Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission.</span><br/><br/><span>"Investment from China in this project to the tune of $4.8 billion sends a message loud and clear that Pakistan is a place where Chinese companies and investors continue to show their trust and faith," Sharif said.</span><br/><br/><span>The Chashma 5 project will be built in the central province of Punjab. China's support will help Pakistan make the transition away from reliance on fossil fuels.</span><br/><br/><span>Pakistan's total nuclear energy production capacity rose to 1,400 mw, when the country's sixth nuclear power plant opened two years ago. Located in the southern port city of Karachi, that 1,100 mw plant was also constructed with Chinese assistance.</span><br/><br/><span>Sharif, whose government is desperately struggling to stave off a balance of payments crisis, thanked the Chinese partners for offering a $100-million discount for the latest project.</span><br/><br/><span>It is unclear whether the new investment is part of the $65 billion that China has pledged in infrastructure building for Pakistan under its Belt and Road Initiative.</span><br/><br/><span>The new project was originally planned to start a couple of years ago, and Sharif expressed thanks to the Chinese side for not rescheduling costs despite the long delay. Instead, he said, the Chinese had disbursed an initial 30 billion Pakistani rupees ($104.53 million) to start the project.</span></p> Pakistan will add up to 10 GW…tag:www.pakalumni.com,2023-06-17:1119293:Comment:4250072023-06-17T17:08:01.198ZRiaz Haqhttp://www.pakalumni.com/profile/riazul
<p>Pakistan will add up to 10 GW of new hydropower capacity by 2030 | Enerdata</p>
<p><a href="https://www.enerdata.net/publications/daily-energy-news/pakistan-will-add-10-gw-new-hydropower-capacity-2030.html" target="_blank">https://www.enerdata.net/publications/daily-energy-news/pakistan-will-add-10-gw-new-hydropower-capacity-2030.html</a></p>
<p>In July 2022, Pakistan commissioned the 720 MW Karot hydropower plant, one of five projects on the Jhelum River (northern Pakistan), alongside the…</p>
<p>Pakistan will add up to 10 GW of new hydropower capacity by 2030 | Enerdata</p>
<p><a href="https://www.enerdata.net/publications/daily-energy-news/pakistan-will-add-10-gw-new-hydropower-capacity-2030.html" target="_blank">https://www.enerdata.net/publications/daily-energy-news/pakistan-will-add-10-gw-new-hydropower-capacity-2030.html</a></p>
<p>In July 2022, Pakistan commissioned the 720 MW Karot hydropower plant, one of five projects on the Jhelum River (northern Pakistan), alongside the Azad Pattan plant (700 MW), the Mangla Dam (1.1 GW), the Neelum-Jehlum plant (969 MW) and the Kohala plant (1.1 GW).</p>
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<p>700MW Azad Pattan hydropower project ready for construction: Energy China - Profit by Pakistan Today</p>
<p><a href="https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2023/06/14/700mw-azad-pattan-hydropower-project-ready-for-construction-energy-china/" target="_blank">https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2023/06/14/700mw-azad-pattan-hydropower-project-ready-for-construction-energy-china/</a></p>
<p>Wang Huihua, Managing Director of China Energy Int’l Group’s Pakistan Branch, announced that the 700-megawatt Azad Pattan hydropower project, run by Energy China, is ready for construction after the completion of a feasibility study and land acquisition.</p>
<p>Wang made these remarks at the ‘Pakistan Energy Sector Landscape: Challenges & Opportunities’ conference held at NUST University, Islamabad.</p>
<p>He explained that the project would provide cheap, clean energy to Pakistan. “We have been developing this project for six years. We hope the government will give it more priority in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) initiative to expedite financial closure,” he said.</p>
<p>He further stated that Energy China believed that investing in renewable energy in Pakistan was financially viable. “We are committed to setting up our long-term operation in Pakistan and investing more,” he said.</p>
<p>He highlighted that China Energy Engineering Corp. (Energy China) has been present in Pakistan for the past 20 years. “Energy China considers Pakistan as its favored investment destination,” he added.</p>
<p>Wang also pointed out some of the challenges faced by foreign investors in Pakistan, underscoring the importance of resolving them quickly to foster win-win cooperation.</p> CPEC Suki Kinari project near…tag:www.pakalumni.com,2023-06-14:1119293:Comment:4247172023-06-14T05:03:30.835ZRiaz Haqhttp://www.pakalumni.com/profile/riazul
<p><span>CPEC Suki Kinari project nears completion | The Manila Times</span><br></br><br></br><span><a href="https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/06/12/business/foreign-business/cpec-suki-kinari-project-nears-completion/1895652" target="_blank">https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/06/12/business/foreign-business/cpec-suki-kinari-project-nears-completion/1895652</a></span><br></br><br></br><span>The Suki Kinari Hydropower project in northwest Pakistan achieved the hoisting of a core component on Saturday, as a 413-ton…</span></p>
<p><span>CPEC Suki Kinari project nears completion | The Manila Times</span><br/><br/><span><a href="https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/06/12/business/foreign-business/cpec-suki-kinari-project-nears-completion/1895652" target="_blank">https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/06/12/business/foreign-business/cpec-suki-kinari-project-nears-completion/1895652</a></span><br/><br/><span>The Suki Kinari Hydropower project in northwest Pakistan achieved the hoisting of a core component on Saturday, as a 413-ton rotor, crucial to turning water into electricity, was smoothly installed on the last of four generating units.</span><br/><br/><span>The successful hoisting of the last rotor will help advance the construction progress of the power station under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), located in the Mansehra district of the South Asian country's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.</span><br/><br/><span>Noting the hoisting of the last rotor as a key milestone of the 884-megawatt hydropower project, Yu Zhiliang, assistant general manager of the Suki Kinari Hydropower project of the Overseas Investment Co. of China Gezhouba Group, which invests in and implements the project, said that it marks the installation of the unit body of the hydropower station is coming to an end.</span><br/><br/><span>It is also a solid step for the waterless commissioning of four generating units in the coming six months, said Yu.</span><br/><br/><span>The hydropower project started construction in January 2017. Once getting functional, the CPEC project will annually generate some 3.21 billion kilowatt-hours of clean electricity, replacing 1.28 million tons of coal and reducing 2.52 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year, said Yu.</span><br/><br/><br/><br/><span>It will significantly optimize Pakistan's energy structure, boosting the country's economic and social development, he added.</span><br/><br/><span>Launched in 2013, the CPEC is a corridor linking Pakistan's Gwadar port with Kashgar in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, highlighting energy, transport and industrial cooperation.</span></p> Pakistan among 26 countries w…tag:www.pakalumni.com,2023-06-14:1119293:Comment:4248182023-06-14T04:45:32.781ZRiaz Haqhttp://www.pakalumni.com/profile/riazul
<p><span>Pakistan among 26 countries which added over 1,000 MW of solar electricity in 2022</span><br></br><br></br><span><a href="https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/06/13/spain-germany-poland-which-european-countries-added-the-most-solar-power-in-2022" target="_blank">https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/06/13/spain-germany-poland-which-european-countries-added-the-most-solar-power-in-2022</a></span><br></br><br></br><span>Where are the major solar countries?</span><br></br><span>More countries than ever are real…</span></p>
<p><span>Pakistan among 26 countries which added over 1,000 MW of solar electricity in 2022</span><br/><br/><span><a href="https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/06/13/spain-germany-poland-which-european-countries-added-the-most-solar-power-in-2022" target="_blank">https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/06/13/spain-germany-poland-which-european-countries-added-the-most-solar-power-in-2022</a></span><br/><br/><span>Where are the major solar countries?</span><br/><span>More countries than ever are real “solar contenders”, the report shows.</span><br/><br/><span>In 2022, the number of major solar countries - defined as those installing at least 1 GW annually - grew from 12 to 26. By 2025, the report predicts that more than 50 countries will be installing more than 1 GW of solar per year.</span><br/><br/><span>European countries make up 12 of the solar heavyweights, led by Spain, Germany, Poland, the Netherlands and Italy.</span><br/><br/><span>Poland’s solar development has flown past expectations. It’s mostly due to a surge in small rooftop ‘prosumer’ systems that enable homeowners to be rewarded for producing as well as consuming energy.</span><br/><br/><span>Ranked by the amount of extra solar they installed last year, here is the full list of the 26 major solar powers:</span><br/><br/><span>1. China</span><br/><span>2. US</span><br/><span>3. India</span><br/><span>4. Brazil</span><br/><span>5. Spain</span><br/><span>6. Germany</span><br/><span>7. Japan</span><br/><span>8. Poland</span><br/><span>9. The Netherlands</span><br/><span>10. Australia</span><br/><span>11. South Korea</span><br/><span>12. Italy</span><br/><span>13. France</span><br/><span>14. Taiwan</span><br/><span>15. Chile</span><br/><span>16. Denmark</span><br/><span>17. Turkiye</span><br/><span>18. Greece</span><br/><span>19. South Africa</span><br/><span>20. Austria</span><br/><span>21. UK</span><br/><span>22. Mexico</span><br/><span>23. Hungary</span><br/><span>24. Pakistan</span><br/><span>25. Israel</span><br/><span>26. Switzerland</span></p> #Pakistan #Hydro #power: 1530…tag:www.pakalumni.com,2023-05-20:1119293:Comment:4246032023-05-20T20:40:22.759ZRiaz Haqhttp://www.pakalumni.com/profile/riazul
<p>#Pakistan #Hydro #power: 1530MW #Tarbela 5th Extension Project to start power generation in 2025. It's financed by World Bank ($390 million) and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank ($300 million). #RenewableEnergy #electricity <a href="https://www.nation.com.pk/20-May-2023/1530mw-tarbela-5th-extension-project-to-start-power-generation-in-2025" target="_blank">https://www.nation.com.pk/20-May-2023/1530mw-tarbela-5th-extension-project-to-start-power-generation-in-2025</a> via…</p>
<p>#Pakistan #Hydro #power: 1530MW #Tarbela 5th Extension Project to start power generation in 2025. It's financed by World Bank ($390 million) and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank ($300 million). #RenewableEnergy #electricity <a href="https://www.nation.com.pk/20-May-2023/1530mw-tarbela-5th-extension-project-to-start-power-generation-in-2025" target="_blank">https://www.nation.com.pk/20-May-2023/1530mw-tarbela-5th-extension-project-to-start-power-generation-in-2025</a> via @the_nation<br/><br/>Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project, having a cumulative generation capacity of 1530MW, will start power generation in 2025.<br/><br/>While briefing Chairman WAPDA Engr Lt Gen (r) Sajjad Ghani during his visit to Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project, it was informed that electricity generation from the project would start in 2025. Masood Ahmed from World Bank also accompanied the chairman. GM Tarbela Dam Zakir Ateeq, PD Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project and representatives of the consultants and the contractor, made detailed presentation on progress of the project. It was briefed that construction activities are underway on five sites. Recovery plan to match the completion schedule of the project was also discussed in detail during the briefing.<br/><br/>Earlier, the chairman witnessed construction work on various sites including intake, penstock and outlet, power house, tailrace culvert and switch yard. Member (Power) WAPDA Jamil Akhtar, GM (Power) Tarbela Nasrum Minallah, GM (HRD) Brig Hamid Raza (Retd) and GM (Security) Brig Muhammad Tufail (Retd) were also present on the occasion.<br/><br/>During his interaction with the project management, the chairman said that green, clean and affordable hydel electricity is all the more important to rationalise the tariff and stabilise the economy. This necessitates timely completion of hydropower projects, he added. The Chairman urged the project management to gear up their efforts and complete Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project in accordance with the schedule.<br/><br/>WAPDA is constructing Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project on Tunnel No. 5 of Tarbela Dam. World Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) are providing financial assistance for the project to the tune of $390 million and $300 million respectively. Cumulative generation capacity of the project stands at 1530MW with three generating units of 510MW each. The project will provide 1.347 billion units of environment friendly and low-cost hydel electricity to the national grid on the average every year. With completion of Tarbela 5th Extension Project, installed capacity at Tarbela Dam will increase from 4888 MW to 6418 MW. Chairman WAPDA also visited intake structure of Tarbela 4th Extension Hydel Power Station and discussed operation and maintenance (O&M) activities of the power station. Commissioned in 2018 with funding of the World Bank, the 1410 MW-Tarbela 4th Extension Hydel Power Station has so far provided 18.67 billion units of electricity to the national grid.</p>
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