CPEC Project Status

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

This thread is being created with intention of actually tracking official status of the projects related to CPEC and known completion Date / finish of projects. Lately we have heard chatter of such and such project being part of CPEC so it is good to keep things in prespective what actually is active and real vs specualation

Official Source
http://cpec.gov.pk (Data taken on December 2016)

@Horus [Request to make it sticky] as this thread can track progress / status and active projects , quick view of big picture



CHINESE / Pakistan CPEC initiative the Big ticket items

Energy Projects (Approved / Active Projects)

1 Port Qasim Electric Company Coal Fired, 2x660, Sindh 1320MW $1,980 (In millions of USD)

Official Status

• Financial Closed (FC) achieved.
• Civil work on site started in January 2016.
• Mechanical structure work started in March 2016.
• Expected Commercial Operation Date (COD) first quarter 2018

2 Sahiwal 2x660MW Coal-fired Power Plant, Punjab 1320MW $1,600 (In millions of USD)

Official Status

• Sponsors have started construction from the equity.
• Civil work is progressing and is in advanced stage.
• First unit by June,2017.
• Expected Commercial Operational Date (COD) 2017

3 A Engro thar 4x330MW Coal-fired, Thar, Sindh 1320MW $2,000 (In millions of USD)

Official Status

• Financial Closed (FC) achieved
• First unit in system by December,2018
• Team mobilized at site
• Commercial Operation Date (COD) 2018/2019

(B)Surface mine in Block II of Thar Coal field, 6.5 metric ton per annum (mtpa), Thar Sindh
$1,470 (In millions of USD)

Official Status

• Financial Closed (FC) achieved
• Detail Design of mining in process
• Completion Day/Year ???? Undeclared

4 Gwadar Coal /LNG / Oil Power Project, Gwadar 300MW $600 (In millions of USD)

Official Status

• Master Plan being considered
• Components of Gwadar Energy Projects
  • Power Plant
  • Transmission Network
  • Evacuation / Connection with National Grid
• Summary for installation of LNG / Oil base power plant is under process.
• Completion Day/Year ???? Undeclared

5 HUBCO coal power plant 1X660 MW, Hub Balochistan 660MW $970 (In millions of USD)

• Official Status
  
• Financial Close Expected by December, 2016
• Commercial Operation Date (COD) expected 2018/2019

6 Rahimyar Khan Coal Power Project, Punjab 1320MW $1,600 (In millions of USD)

Official Status

• Feasibility in process
• Completion Day/Year ???? Undeclared

7 SSRL Thar Coal Block 1 - 6.5 metric ton per annum(mpta) Thar, Sindh
$1,300 (In millions of USD)

Official Status
Commercial Operation Date (COD) expected 2018 / 2019

SSRL 2×660 MW Mine Mouth Power Plant,Sindh 1320MW $2,000 (In millions of USD)

Official Status
Expected Commercial Operation Date (COD) 2018 / 2019

8 Quaid-e-Azam 1000MW Solar Park, Bahawalpur, Punjab 1000MW $ 1,350 (In millions of USD)

Official Status

• COD of 1st 100MW achieved
• 2nd and 3rd 100 MW under testing (not yet reached 500 MW or 50% mark)

9 Dawood 50MW wind Farm, Bhambore, Sindh 50MW $125 (In millions of USD)

Official Status

• Financial Close (FC) achieved
• Construction started
• Commercial Operation Date (COD) September, 2016

10 UEP 100MW wind Farm, Jhimpir, Sindh 100MW $250 (In millions of USD)

Official Status

• Financial Close (FC) achieved March 2015
• Constructin started
• Commercial Operation Date (COD) September, 2016

11 Sachal 50MW Wind Farm, Jhimpir, Sindh 50MW $134 (In millions of USD)

Official Status

• Financial Close (FC) achieved
• Construction started
• Commercial Operation Date (COD) June, 2017

12 Suki Kinari Hydro power Station, KPK 870MW $1,802 (In millions of USD)

Official Status

• Supplemental Agreement Approved.
• Land acquisition in process
• Commercial Operation Date (COD) 2020

13 Karot Hydropower Station, AJK & Punjab 720MW $1,420 (In millions of USD)

Official Status

• Land acquisition at advance stage, near to resolution
• Financial Close (FC) August 2016
• Commercial Operation Date (COD) 2020

14 Matiari to Lahore Transmission line $1,500 (In millions of USD)

Official Status

• Tariff Finalized
• Commercial Operation Date (COD) expected in 2018 / 2019

15 Matiari to Faisalabad Transmission line $1,500 (In millions of USD)

Official Status

• Tariff Finalized
• Completion Day/Year ???? Undeclared

Approved Infrastructure Projects

ROAD
1 KKH Phase II (Thakot -Havelian Section) 118 (KM) 1,305 (In millions of USD)
2 Peshawar-Karachi Motorway (Multan-Sukkur Section) 392(KM) 2,846 (In millions of USD)

Rail Sector Projects
3 Expansion and reconstruction of existing Line ML-1 1736(KM) 3,650 (In millions of USD)
4 Havelian Dry port (450 M. Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units)
40 (In millions of USD)


Exclusive GAWADAR Projects
1East-Bay Expressway 140.60 (In millions of USD)
2 Gwadar International Airport 230.00 (In millions of USD)
3 Construction of Breakwaters 123.00 (In millions of USD)
4 Dredging of berthing areas & channels 27.00 (In millions of USD)
5 Infrastructure for Free Zone & EPZs port related industries 32.00 (In millions of USD)
6 Necessary Facilities of Fresh Water Treatment and Supply 130.00 (In millions of USD)
7 Hospital at Gwadar 100.00 (In millions of USD)
8 Technical and Vocational Institute at Gwadar 10.00 (In millions of USD)

CPEC Others Projects
1 Cross Border Optical Fiber Cable 44
2 Digital Terrestrial Multimedia Broadcast (DTMB)


Public Sector Development project (PSDP)

• Year to year funding released for these projects and tracking in Pakistani rupee on CPEC site the year of completion of actual project is not clear in the website, some fall in some % level under CPEC

AVIATION DIVISION
New Gwadar International Airport (NGIA) (CPEC) APPROVED

COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION (NHA)
Construction of Burhan-Hakla on M-I to D.I. Khan Motorway (CPEC) APPROVED

Gwadar - Turbat - Hoshab Section (200Km) of Gawadar -
Ratodero Road (892 Km) M-8 including Khuzdar - Shahdadkot - Ratodero (143
km) - (Gwadar, Turbat,Khuzdar in Balochistan and Kamber, Shahdadkot &
Larkana in Sindh) APPROVED

Widening & Improvement of N-85, Hoshab - Nag - Basima - Surab Road (459 Km)
(Khuzdar,Panjgur) APPROVED

Zhob Mughal Kot 81 Km N-50 (NHDSIP, ADB) APPROVED

Rehabilitation of D.I Khan Mughal Kot 50 km Section N-50 (FERP Phase-II) APPROVED

Land Acquisition, Affected Properties Compensation for Construction of Burhan -
Hakla to D.I. Khan Motorway APPROVED

COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION (NHA)
Construction of Burhan-Havelian Expressway (E-35) 59.1 Km APPROVED

Thakot to Havelian 118 KM (Construction) (Phase-I)(CPEC) APPROVED

Thakot to Havelian 118 KM (Land) (Phase-I) (CPEC) APPROVED

Lahore-Abdul Hakeem Section (230 km) (PKM) APPROVED

Multan - Sukkur Section (387km) Credit Financing (90:10)(PKM) APPROVED

Sukkur - Hyderabad Section(296 km) (PKM) Un-Approved

Basima - Khuzdar (110 km) N-30 CPEC APPROVED

Dualization of Yarik -Mughalkot - Zhob Section of N-50 (245 km) CPEC Western
Alignment including Zhob Bypass and Land Acquisition APPROVED

Construction / Black Topping of Access Road from Makran
Coastal Highway to New Gwadar International Airport
(CPEC) APPROVED

Necessary Facilities of Fresh Water Treatment, Water
Supply and Distribution Gwadar (CPEC) APPROVED

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & TELECOM DIVISION

Construction of Cross –Border OFC System Between
China and Pakistan For International Connectivity of
Voice / Data Traffic (SCO) (CPEC Related) APPROVED

Provision of Seamless GSM Coverage along KKH for Proposed Gawadar -Kashighar Economic Corridor in Gilgit Baltistan (SCO) (CPEC) Related Un-Approved

Provision for CPEC Related Security ProjectsAPPROVED

PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT & REFORM DIVISION

Pak-China Year of Friendly Exchanges Programme (CPEC) Un-Approved

PORTS & SHIPPING DIVISION

Construction of Eastbay Expressway (CPEC) APPROVED

Capital Dredging of Berthing Areas & Channel for Additional Terminal (CPEC)
Un-Approved

Establishment of CPEC Support Unit (CSU) for projects and Activities in GPA APPROVED

Feasibility Study for Construction of Break Waters (CPEC) APPROVED

Infrastructure Development for EPZA and GIEDA, Gwadar (CPEC) Un-Approved

Pak-China Technical & Vocational Institute at Gwadar (CPEC) APPROVED

Up-gradation of Existing 50 Bed Hospital to 300 Beds, Gwadar (CPEC) Un-Approved

RAILWAYS DIVISION

(i) PC-II for Feasibility Study to Connect Gwadar with Karachi APPROVED
(ii) Gwadar to Jacobabad via Basima under CPEC APPROVED

China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Support Project at Ministry of Railways APPROVED

Comprehensive Feasibility Study for Upgradation/Rehabilitation of
Mainline 1 (ML-I) and New Dry Port at Havelian (Buldhair) District Haripur under China-Pak Economic Corridor (CPEC) APPROVED

Doubling / Improvement of Existing Track from Port Qasim to Bin Qasim Station
(CPEC) APPROVED

Feasibility Studies for Updation of Existing Main Line-II (ML-II) and Upgradation & Extension of
ML-III in connection with CPEC (Revised) APPROVED

Feasibility study for Rail Link from Havelian to Pak China Border (682 K.M) (CPEC)Un-Approved

Rehabilitation / Upgradation of ML-I including Acquisition of Land for New Dry Port at
Buldhair, District Haripur (CPEC) Un-Approved

WATER & POWER DIVISION (POWER SECTOR)

132 KV Sub Stations at Deep Sea Port Gwadar (QESCO) APPROVED
132 KV Sub Stations at Down Town, Gwadar APPROVED

Pre-Feasibility - Installation of 300 MW Coal Fired Power Plant at Gwadar (CPEC)
Un-Approved

• As of December 28, 2016 it is not clear what is the role of Metro Train projects under CPEC , also not clear how railways will benefit from project apart from new railway tracks
• Status unclear of the Business Center Financing and Establishment / Technology center

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

December 27-December 30th Pakistan / China Economic Partners annoucned new projects to be added to CPEC

These newly added projects Approved
Cultural Exchange


1. Pakistan and China to take part in Joint Movie and Drama Production to Intensify cultural ties between the two countries
2. Pakistan and China to do capacity building for Disaster Management and Mitigation
3. Pakistan and China to do Knowledge transfer partnerships in Agriculture and Rural development, Water Management
4. Pakistan and China to do Knowledge transfer partnerships in Industrial Cooperation and Small Medium Size enterprises
5. Pakistan and China to do Knowledge transfer partnerships in Urban Development and Job Creation


Mass Transit Train Connectivity Project
Mass Transit Railway Systems approved in CPEC 6th JCC meeting at Beijing,China for

• Provincial Capital Islamabad
  
• Karachi
• Lahore
  
• Peshawar
• Quetta

* Possible connectivitty of Gawadar with Karachi with Train

ECONOMIC ZONES (8 Approved)
1. Rashkai Economic Zone #KPK.
2. Sheikhupra Economic Zone #Punjab.
3. Bostan Economic Zone #Baluchistan.
4. Gilgit Economic Zone #GilgitBaltistan
5. #Islamabad Industrail Park
6. Port Qasim Industrial Park. #Karachi #Sindh
7. Bimber Economic Zone Azad #Kashmir
8. Mahmond Economic Zone #FATA

Balochistan
1) Quetta Mass Transit Train project worth Rs. 25 billion
2) Nok Kundi-Mashkel-Panjgur road, 317 KM in Length worth Rs. 25 billion
3) Quetta Water Supply project worth Rs. 40 billion
4) Industrial estates in Bostan and Khuzdar
5) Work on upgradation of N50 highway
6) Upgradation of Khuzdar-Basima Road
7) Upgradation of Zhob D.I Khan Road 210 KM in length
8) Establishment of Five new berths at Gwadar Port
9) Construction of Eastbay Expressway Phase-II in Gwadar
10 Establishment of Bao Steel Park in Gwadar
11) Establishment of Stainless Steel factory in Gwadar free zone
12) Establishment of Photon Automobile plant in Gwadar Free zone


KPK
The projects approved for the KP included
1) 1700 megawatt run of the river electricity project
2) Circular railway track between Peshawar-Charsadda-Nowshera-Mardan and Swabi
3) Establishment of a state-of-the-art Economic Zone along the motorway.
4) KPK Province signed MoU with China Energy to establish 225 Megawatts Combined Cycle Gas Turbine in Hattar Special Economic Zone


Sindh
The projects approved for the KP included
1) Karachi Circular Railway
2) Keti Bandar Economic Zones
3) Special Economic Zones
4) Sindh 330 MW power plants each for Hub and Thal
5) 1320 MW coal power plant project were approved.


Punjab
The projects approved for the KP included
1) Transmission lines Rs1.5 billion to lay a transmission line from Lahore till Matiari that will be used to transmit 4000 MW of electricity.
2) CPEC Industry: Steel mill project worth 662 Million dollars approved CPEC 6th JCC meeting at Beijing,China On 29th December, 2016 which would establish in district #CHINIOT
3) Train project for Lahore


WATER SECURITY
Diamer-Bahsa Dam , Water Security

PS: Only add completion date or any new project that gets approved hopefully folks that have good sources we already have threads talking about individual projects

 

[Hyde]

This thread is being created with intention of actually tracking official status of the projects related to CPEC and known completion Date / finish of projects. Lately we have heard chatter of such and such project being part of CPEC so it is good to keep things in prespective what actually is active and real vs specualation

Official Source
http://cpec.gov.pk (Data taken on December 2016)

@Horus [Request to make it sticky] as this thread can track progress / status and active projects , quick view of big picture



CHINESE / Pakistan CPEC initiative the Big ticket items

Energy Projects (Approved / Active Projects)

1 Port Qasim Electric Company Coal Fired, 2x660, Sindh 1320MW $1,980 (In millions of USD)

Official Status

• Financial Closed (FC) achieved.
• Civil work on site started in January 2016.
• Mechanical structure work started in March 2016.
• Expected Commercial Operation Date (COD) first quarter 2018

2 Sahiwal 2x660MW Coal-fired Power Plant, Punjab 1320MW $1,600 (In millions of USD)

Official Status

• Sponsors have started construction from the equity.
• Civil work is progressing and is in advanced stage.
• First unit by June,2017.
• Expected Commercial Operational Date (COD) 2017

3 A Engro thar 4x330MW Coal-fired, Thar, Sindh 1320MW $2,000 (In millions of USD)

Official Status

• Financial Closed (FC) achieved
• First unit in system by December,2018
• Team mobilized at site
• Commercial Operation Date (COD) 2018/2019

(B)Surface mine in Block II of Thar Coal field, 6.5 metric ton per annum (mtpa), Thar Sindh
$1,470 (In millions of USD)

Official Status

• Financial Closed (FC) achieved
• Detail Design of mining in process
• Completion Day/Year ???? Undeclared

4 Gwadar Coal /LNG / Oil Power Project, Gwadar 300MW $600 (In millions of USD)

Official Status

• Master Plan being considered
• Components of Gwadar Energy Projects
  • Power Plant
  • Transmission Network
  • Evacuation / Connection with National Grid
• Summary for installation of LNG / Oil base power plant is under process.
• Completion Day/Year ???? Undeclared

5 HUBCO coal power plant 1X660 MW, Hub Balochistan 660MW $970 (In millions of USD)

• Official Status
  
• Financial Close Expected by December, 2016
• Commercial Operation Date (COD) expected 2018/2019

6 Rahimyar Khan Coal Power Project, Punjab 1320MW $1,600 (In millions of USD)

Official Status

• Feasibility in process
• Completion Day/Year ???? Undeclared

7 SSRL Thar Coal Block 1 - 6.5 metric ton per annum(mpta) Thar, Sindh
$1,300 (In millions of USD)

Official Status
Commercial Operation Date (COD) expected 2018 / 2019

SSRL 2×660 MW Mine Mouth Power Plant,Sindh 1320MW $2,000 (In millions of USD)

Official Status
Expected Commercial Operation Date (COD) 2018 / 2019

8 Quaid-e-Azam 1000MW Solar Park, Bahawalpur, Punjab 1000MW $ 1,350 (In millions of USD)

Official Status

• COD of 1st 100MW achieved
• 2nd and 3rd 100 MW under testing (not yet reached 500 MW or 50% mark)

9 Dawood 50MW wind Farm, Bhambore, Sindh 50MW $125 (In millions of USD)

Official Status

• Financial Close (FC) achieved
• Construction started
• Commercial Operation Date (COD) September, 2016

10 UEP 100MW wind Farm, Jhimpir, Sindh 100MW $250 (In millions of USD)

Official Status

• Financial Close (FC) achieved March 2015
• Constructin started
• Commercial Operation Date (COD) September, 2016

11 Sachal 50MW Wind Farm, Jhimpir, Sindh 50MW $134 (In millions of USD)

Official Status

• Financial Close (FC) achieved
• Construction started
• Commercial Operation Date (COD) June, 2017

12 Suki Kinari Hydro power Station, KPK 870MW $1,802 (In millions of USD)

Official Status

• Supplemental Agreement Approved.
• Land acquisition in process
• Commercial Operation Date (COD) 2020

13 Karot Hydropower Station, AJK & Punjab 720MW $1,420 (In millions of USD)

Official Status

• Land acquisition at advance stage, near to resolution
• Financial Close (FC) August 2016
• Commercial Operation Date (COD) 2020

14 Matiari to Lahore Transmission line $1,500 (In millions of USD)

Official Status

• Tariff Finalized
• Commercial Operation Date (COD) expected in 2018 / 2019

15 Matiari to Faisalabad Transmission line $1,500 (In millions of USD)

Official Status

• Tariff Finalized
• Completion Day/Year ???? Undeclared

Approved Infrastructure Projects

ROAD
1 KKH Phase II (Thakot -Havelian Section) 118 (KM) 1,305 (In millions of USD)
2 Peshawar-Karachi Motorway (Multan-Sukkur Section) 392(KM) 2,846 (In millions of USD)

Rail Sector Projects
3 Expansion and reconstruction of existing Line ML-1 1736(KM) 3,650 (In millions of USD)
4 Havelian Dry port (450 M. Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units)
40 (In millions of USD)


Exclusive GAWADAR Projects
1East-Bay Expressway 140.60 (In millions of USD)
2 Gwadar International Airport 230.00 (In millions of USD)
3 Construction of Breakwaters 123.00 (In millions of USD)
4 Dredging of berthing areas & channels 27.00 (In millions of USD)
5 Infrastructure for Free Zone & EPZs port related industries 32.00 (In millions of USD)
6 Necessary Facilities of Fresh Water Treatment and Supply 130.00 (In millions of USD)
7 Hospital at Gwadar 100.00 (In millions of USD)
8 Technical and Vocational Institute at Gwadar 10.00 (In millions of USD)

CPEC Others Projects
1 Cross Border Optical Fiber Cable 44
2 Digital Terrestrial Multimedia Broadcast (DTMB)


Public Sector Development project (PSDP)

• Year to year funding released for these projects and tracking in Pakistani rupee on CPEC site the year of completion of actual project is not clear in the website, some fall in some % level under CPEC

AVIATION DIVISION
New Gwadar International Airport (NGIA) (CPEC) APPROVED

COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION (NHA)
Construction of Burhan-Hakla on M-I to D.I. Khan Motorway (CPEC) APPROVED

Gwadar - Turbat - Hoshab Section (200Km) of Gawadar -
Ratodero Road (892 Km) M-8 including Khuzdar - Shahdadkot - Ratodero (143
km) - (Gwadar, Turbat,Khuzdar in Balochistan and Kamber, Shahdadkot &
Larkana in Sindh) APPROVED

Widening & Improvement of N-85, Hoshab - Nag - Basima - Surab Road (459 Km)
(Khuzdar,Panjgur) APPROVED

Zhob Mughal Kot 81 Km N-50 (NHDSIP, ADB) APPROVED

Rehabilitation of D.I Khan Mughal Kot 50 km Section N-50 (FERP Phase-II) APPROVED

Land Acquisition, Affected Properties Compensation for Construction of Burhan -
Hakla to D.I. Khan Motorway APPROVED

COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION (NHA)
Construction of Burhan-Havelian Expressway (E-35) 59.1 Km APPROVED

Thakot to Havelian 118 KM (Construction) (Phase-I)(CPEC) APPROVED

Thakot to Havelian 118 KM (Land) (Phase-I) (CPEC) APPROVED

Lahore-Abdul Hakeem Section (230 km) (PKM) APPROVED

Multan - Sukkur Section (387km) Credit Financing (90:10)(PKM) APPROVED

Sukkur - Hyderabad Section(296 km) (PKM) Un-Approved

Basima - Khuzdar (110 km) N-30 CPEC APPROVED

Dualization of Yarik -Mughalkot - Zhob Section of N-50 (245 km) CPEC Western
Alignment including Zhob Bypass and Land Acquisition APPROVED

Construction / Black Topping of Access Road from Makran
Coastal Highway to New Gwadar International Airport
(CPEC) APPROVED

Necessary Facilities of Fresh Water Treatment, Water
Supply and Distribution Gwadar (CPEC) APPROVED

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & TELECOM DIVISION

Construction of Cross –Border OFC System Between
China and Pakistan For International Connectivity of
Voice / Data Traffic (SCO) (CPEC Related) APPROVED

Provision of Seamless GSM Coverage along KKH for Proposed Gawadar -Kashighar Economic Corridor in Gilgit Baltistan (SCO) (CPEC) Related Un-Approved

Provision for CPEC Related Security ProjectsAPPROVED

PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT & REFORM DIVISION

Pak-China Year of Friendly Exchanges Programme (CPEC) Un-Approved

PORTS & SHIPPING DIVISION

Construction of Eastbay Expressway (CPEC) APPROVED

Capital Dredging of Berthing Areas & Channel for Additional Terminal (CPEC)
Un-Approved

Establishment of CPEC Support Unit (CSU) for projects and Activities in GPA APPROVED

Feasibility Study for Construction of Break Waters (CPEC) APPROVED

Infrastructure Development for EPZA and GIEDA, Gwadar (CPEC) Un-Approved

Pak-China Technical & Vocational Institute at Gwadar (CPEC) APPROVED

Up-gradation of Existing 50 Bed Hospital to 300 Beds, Gwadar (CPEC) Un-Approved

RAILWAYS DIVISION

(i) PC-II for Feasibility Study to Connect Gwadar with Karachi APPROVED
(ii) Gwadar to Jacobabad via Basima under CPEC APPROVED

China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Support Project at Ministry of Railways APPROVED

Comprehensive Feasibility Study for Upgradation/Rehabilitation of
Mainline 1 (ML-I) and New Dry Port at Havelian (Buldhair) District Haripur under China-Pak Economic Corridor (CPEC) APPROVED

Doubling / Improvement of Existing Track from Port Qasim to Bin Qasim Station
(CPEC) APPROVED

Feasibility Studies for Updation of Existing Main Line-II (ML-II) and Upgradation & Extension of
ML-III in connection with CPEC (Revised) APPROVED

Feasibility study for Rail Link from Havelian to Pak China Border (682 K.M) (CPEC)Un-Approved

Rehabilitation / Upgradation of ML-I including Acquisition of Land for New Dry Port at
Buldhair, District Haripur (CPEC) Un-Approved

WATER & POWER DIVISION (POWER SECTOR)

132 KV Sub Stations at Deep Sea Port Gwadar (QESCO) APPROVED
132 KV Sub Stations at Down Town, Gwadar APPROVED

Pre-Feasibility - Installation of 300 MW Coal Fired Power Plant at Gwadar (CPEC)
Un-Approved

• As of December 28, 2016 it is not clear what is the role of Metro Train projects under CPEC , also not clear how railways will benefit from project apart from new railway tracks
• Status unclear of the Business Center Financing and Establishment / Technology center

Its outdated information. Some of these projects are not only approved but the construction completed by more than 50%. Some of these projects are even operational...

I will provide more information later with current status of projects

Punjab
The projects approved for the KP included
1) Transmission lines Rs1.5 billion to lay a transmission line from Lahore till Matiari that will be used to transmit 4000 MW of electricity.

Its 1.5 billion dollars and not rupees. Also I am not sure why the media is reporting 4000mw of transmission line since last month as the total power of 2 transmission lines is 4000mw and 2000mw each for Matiari to Lahore and Port Qasim-Matiari to Faisalabad

 

[DJ_Viper]

Its 1.5 billion dollars and not rupees. Also I am not sure why the media is reporting 4000mw of transmission line since last month as the total power of 2 transmission lines is 4000mw and 2000mw each for Matiari to Lahore and Port Qasim-Matiari to Faisalabad

Sir, each of these lines can carry up to 4Giga Watts (4000 MW). Whether you actually use these for 2GW or 4GW is up to the users. So they are talking about "installed capacity", not actual expected running capacity, which will probably start from 2 GW and will increase overtime. Thanks

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Well we can't say if something is done 50% , or 65% , what is 100% is that it is on official government site.

It is a good idea to have a "Snapshot" of where things were in 2016 , month of december

And lets say in 2018 (2 years from now) , lets see just how many projects will be completed and which ones would be deemed delayed or which one might not have a end date

I was seeing alot of threads claiming the funding has reached such and such level , so it would be nice to see actual progress of the projects vs Funding usage

A politician may have a thread claiming "We delievered every thing" but how can general public know if the claim has any merit

• So I went to the official CPEC site and picked up anticipated completion date information and project current status information
• The second purpose obviously is to let general public know what was approved from CPEC project as you know bunch of new projects just got approved December 30th

We only need to look as far as Nandipoor project and few others like Karachi circular railways which have remained in "Feasability status" for as long time. And most folks already know about the famous Kala Bagh project which remained parked in feasability stages.

Therefore it is excellent to see where things were 2016

Then check back 2018-2019 and just compare what was promised in term of delivery vs actual completion %

The projects that have end date "clearly" defined are something we can really consider 10/10

• Obviously we have to update status (from inside sources) in next 2-3 years or media news or Government sites

 

[Dawood Ibrahim]

Motorways, CPEC to open new vistas of opportunities: NHA chairman

• Business

15 MINS AGO BY APP

Completion of under-construction motorways and highways including China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects would open new vistas of opportunities for the people of the adjacent areas and end sense of deprivation among the people of far flung areas of the country.

Talking to the media here on Sunday, National Highway Authority (NHA) General Manager Design Asim Amin said that tens of thousands of job opportunities would be created directly and indirectly after the completion of new roads in the country and destiny of the poor people would be changed forever.

Asim said that most of ongoing NHA projects were being executed in comparatively less-developed areas of the country, especially Khyber Pakhtunkhawa and Balochistan. He said that due to policies of the present government in coming years road infrastructure in the country would be transformed and Pakistan would become hub of regional trade.

Asim Amin said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had given the task of early completion of these projects to NHA, which also included alignments of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.

He informed that presently either these projects were being executed or in the planning stage. “Allah Almighty has bestowed Pakistan with such geography that about 40 per cent of world population lives in its vicinity and it can act as a gateway between the most populous countries of the world, India and China,” he elaborated.

The NHA GM said that main objectives of the NHA were to develop high speed north-south economic corridor, provide linkages with the Gwadar Port and enhance regional connectivity. Asim Amin said that presently the NHA’s portfolio has crossed Rs 1,000 billion which used to be Rs 50 to 60 billion a few years back.

He said that the CPEC was the name of building roads from Khunjerab to Gwadar. “A number of sections of this mega project have been completed and the remaining are under-construction,” he informed.

He said 335 km Khunjerb-Raikot section of the Karakoram Highway (N-35) has already been upgraded while for the upgradation of Raikot-Thakot section of the highway, damaged during 2010 floods, China had given $70 million grant and its 136 km portion had been rehabilitated while for the remaining 140 km section, talks for another grant worth $80 million were in progress.

He said that the western corridor was divided into six sections including Hakla-Dera Ismail Khan (288km), Dera Ismail Khan-Zhob (205km), Zhob-Quetta (331 km), Quetta-Sohrab 211km, Sohrab-Hoshab 449 km and Hoshab-Gwadar 193km.

He said that western route passed through less developed areas of KP and Balochistan. “With development on this route, people living in these areas would get jobs,” he added.

He said Halka-Dera Ismail Khan road was the biggest missing link in the proposed western route, and it would be completed by August 2018. “One of the major projects of CPEC is the widening of 533km long two-lane Dera Ismail Khan-Quetta Highway,” he said, and added, “Under the project, the road will be turned into a four-lane carriageway. Its feasibility study has been carried out by the National Engineering Services of Pakistan.”

Asim said the NHA would also strengthen the east-west connectivity through Balochistan and extend across all provinces including Gilgit-Baltistan.

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[Ayeshah]

Hi Guys

Can you clarify for me. I was told the Khunjerab pass, the main route between China and Pakistan is closed, due to snow, 4 months a year. Is this true?

If so, is there any plans under CPEC to get round this?

Thanks

 

[Clutch]

Hi Guys

Can you clarify for me. I was told the Khunjerab pass, the main route between China and Pakistan is closed, due to snow, 4 months a year. Is this true?

If so, is there any plans under CPEC to get round this?

Thanks

It's going to be open all year long:

Removing CPEC bottlenecks: Tunnels may smoothen trade in winter

GILGIT: Steps will soon be taken to keep the flow of containers nonstop on the CPEC route even in extreme winter conditions, official spokesperson for the Gilgit-Baltistan government Faizullah Faraq said on Monday.

Expressing optimism regarding removal of bottlenecks in bilateral trade with China, Faraq hinted at the possibility of excavating a series of tunnels along the CPEC route.

Pakistan, China to trade in local currencies

“The first convoy that reached Gwadar via Sost was a test case,” said the spokesman. “It was a success and now (the flow) will not stop.”

Keeping in line with decades-old traditions, the border between the two countries closed on December 1.

The border closure, lasting till April 1 next year, is observed under an agreement signed by both countries in 1985 to avoid losses in harsh weather conditions in this mountainous and rugged region. A month earlier, the multi-billion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was formally launched as hundreds of Chinese trucks loaded with goods rolled into the Sost dry port in Gilgit-Baltistan on November 1 this year.

“The closure of border means suspension of all business activities,” said Imran Ali, who is the president of the Gilgit-Baltistan Chamber of Commerce.

“But that’s under a protocol which is in the interest of traders,” Ali said.

Ali said that because traders involved in trade with China knew the schedule of border closure, it did not affect their businesses. He was confident that this stoppage would soon end under the CPEC. “Neither Pakistan nor China can afford to waste this much time, especially after the start of CPEC,” he said, adding that four-month-long suspension meant huge loss in revenue in customs duties.

China, busy reviving the Old Silk Route under its ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative, has asked Pakistan recently to suggest ways to reduce trade losses caused by possible extreme weather events.

China organised the International Science Forum of National Scientific Organisations in Beijing, which was participated by 36 heads of Asian and European scientific organisations.

First Chinese trade convoy arrives in Gwadar through CPEC

During the conference, Pakistan urged China to develop a multi-hazard early warning system in areas vulnerable to climate hazards such as tsunamis, flashfloods, landslides, earthquakes, fog, tropical cyclones and dust storms. Pakistan also called for strengthening weather and climate data network, besides improving financial cooperation and sharing skill and technology-based knowledge among member states.

These measures would help Beijing greatly reduce trade and human losses on the route, officials said.

Heavy snowfall, threats of avalanches and other extreme events linked with extreme cold weather in this area of the world, forces stoppage of large vehicles, besides ending all activities at the Sost dry port. The dry port starts closing down by the middle of December before packing up by year end. Life returns to normal after the port opens on April 1 next year.

Trade has not yet picked up, but officials had high hopes of boosting the ailing national economy. So far, no major difference had appeared in domestic revenue on this front.

“So far, the revenue collection is Rs1.85 billion this year,” said Deputy Collector of Customs Akbar Gandapur.

“The number of containers arriving at Sost (dry port) from China is (still) 1,200,” said Gandapur, who is posted at Sost. The first consignment of CPEC goods was received by G-B Chief Minister Hafeezur Rehman and the commander of the Force Command Northern Areas Maj-Gen Saqib Mehmood.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 6th, 2016.

 

[Hyde]

Hi Guys

Can you clarify for me. I was told the Khunjerab pass, the main route between China and Pakistan is closed, due to snow, 4 months a year. Is this true?

If so, is there any plans under CPEC to get round this?

Thanks

Yes its closed for few months each year. That is why we are dualising the Highway and will possible remove snow more often in near future. The tunnels will also help a lot in ensuring smoother flow of traffic each year. That is the biggest challenge ahead of us

 

[Men in Green]

Larkana Gwadar Motorway 892km under Construction at Wangoo hill near Khuzdar

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

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