Early completion of CPEC projects sought
PCJCCI chief says new projects will bring technology to industrial sector
Secondary River Closure Ceremony of 884 MW Suki Kinari Hydel Power Project. PHOTO: TWITTER/@AsimSBajwa
LAHORE:
Pakistan-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) President SM Naveed has urged early completion of CPEC projects, which will open plenty of new opportunities for young entrepreneurs in Pakistan.
During an online meeting, Naveed observed that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) had entered into the most important phase, where projects were not merely limited to infrastructure. The new projects, he said, would bring modern technology to the industrial sector in Pakistan. The PCJCCI chief appreciated the government for paying equal attention to CPEC despite a health emergency in the wake of Covid-19.
60 percent work of Suki Kinari Hydro Power Project completed: Asim Bajwa
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Asim Bajwa said that Suki Kinari Hydro Power Project will be completed next year.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - CPEC Authority Chairman Lt Gen (Retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa Friday said that about 60 percent work of the Suki Kinari Hydro Power Project had been completed.
He said the project that is being executed under the framework of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) would become operational in December 2022.
#CPEC: Secondary River Closure Ceremony of 884 MW Suki Kinari Hydro Power Project, 2 Billion USD, 60% work completed, expected completion December 22, Location: River Kunhar, Kagan 1/2 #CPECMakingProgress#PakistanMovingForwardpic.twitter.com/7j7nQfqjz0
60% work of SK Hydropower Project completed: CPEC Authority chief
Project being developed in K-P will annually generate some 3.21 billion kilowatt-hours of clean electricity
Secondary River Closure Ceremony of 884 MW Suki Kinari Hydel Power Project. PHOTO: TWITTER/@AsimSBajwa
MANSEHRA:
Suki Kinari (SK) Hydropower Project in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) achieved the second-stage river closure on Friday, entering a new phase of its dam construction.
The successful cut of the Kunhar River s main riverbed with the river being diverted to spillway is to create free-from-water working areas for construction of concrete dam of the power station under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), located in the Mansehra district of K-P.