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Pakistan and China have signed a MOU for the development of the Chashma-5 Nuclear Power Plant worth $4.8 Billion.
The project is sought to construct a one-million-kilowatt-class nuclear power unit using HPR1000 technology at the South Asian nation’s Chashma Nuclear Power Plant.
Chashma-5 is the 7th Chinese reactor to be built under IAEA safeguards in Pakistan.
It reflects international confidence in Pakistan's responsible use & mastery of nuclear technology & Beijing's unwavering trust in Pakistan's future.
First bin of concrete pouring completed at T5 Tarbela
By Tahir Ali
Jun 20, 2023
A view of Tarbela 5th Extension Project. [photo/PowerChina]
TARBELA - After the completion of the excavation, Tarbela 5th Extension Project has entered a new construction stage by completing the first bin of concrete pouring at the project’s tailwater box culverts.
“The project team meticulously organized constructions and continued improving technologies, fostering an enabling environment for the first bin of concrete pouring,” POWERCHINA said in a statement on Monday, adding that the completion of the concrete pouring of tailwater box culverts indicates the smooth transition of the project from excavation to the concrete pouring of the main body.
On May 6, 2021, POWERCHINA signed a contract for civil works of the 1410 MW Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project with the Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA). The project is scheduled to start electricity generation by July 2025 with an annual supply of 1.81-billion-unit low-cost and clean electricity to the National Grid.
The Generation capacity of the Tarbela Hydro Power Station will increase from 4888 MW to 6418 MW with the completion of the Tarbela 5th Extension Project, according to WAPDA official statement.
,..,,. DASU HYDROPOWER PROJECT..
Relocation of KKH -
Under construction of Dogah Road Tunnel.
It is one of the 7 tunnels being constructed under relocated KKH component. The realigned and alternative road is being constructed by WAPDA in place of the existing submerged KKH under Dasu HPP Kohistan.
The realigned KKH will be constructed in two phases KKH-01 and KKH -02.
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Construction work continues on all key components of Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project
Installed generation capacity: 1530 MW
Annual energy: 1.347 billion units
660 kV HVDC Matiari-Lahore Transmission Line CPEC project commemorate ceremony to take place today
July 3, 2023
Islamabad-The ceremony to commemorate the energisation of the ±660 kV HVDC Matiari-Lahore Transmission Line CPEC project will take place today (Monday) at the HVDC Converter Station in Balloki and Khurram Dastgir Khan, the Federal Minister for Energy (Power Division) will be the chief guest at the event.
This ceremony is part of the decade of CPEC celebrations. Pakistan’s first ±660 kV HVDC Matiari-Lahore Transmission Line Project evacuates power from coal power plants located at Port Qasim, Hub and Thar.
The project includes approximately 886-km of HVDC ±660 kV transmission line, with capacity of 4,000 MW, two Convertor Stations and two Grounding Stations.
Total investment for this project was $1,658.34 million and it created 2,212 jobs in Pakistan. The state-of-the-art HVDC transmission system has helped NTDC to reduce power losses.
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Construction updates from Suki Kinari Hydropower Project
- Under construction since Dec 2016 under the umbrella of #CPEC
- Annual Energy: More than 3,000 GWh...
.,.,,. Under Construction Diamer Basha Dam - 4500MW
Construction work is being carried out on 10 different sites,
which include excavation of dam abutments from the top, diversion tunnel, diversion canal, power intake, permanent access bridge, and access roads.
Scheduled for completion in 2029,
Diamer Basha Dam will have a gross water storage capacity of 8.1 MAF to irrigate 1.23 million acres of additional land.
It will have an installed power generation capacity of 4,500 MW, and provide 18 billion units of green and clean hydel electricity to the National Grid per annum.
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Construction updates on Mohmand Dam Project being implemented on River #Swat in Mohmand District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...
Water Storage: 1.2 MAF
Command Area: 18,237 acres (In addition to supplementing 160,000 acres of existing land)
Installed Power Generation Capacity: 800 MW…