Featured Chinese firm awarded $355m Tarbela project

[K Shehzad]

ISLAMABAD: The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) on Thursday awarded a $354.6 million worth of contract to Power Construction Corporation of China Ltd (PCCCL) for civil works of the 1,530MW Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project after completion of an international competitive bidding process.

The contract was signed by Project Director Tarbela 5th Extension Project Muhammad Azam Joya and PCCCL Executive Representative in Pakistan Ling Jianke. The signing ceremony was also attended by Wapda Chairman Muzammil Hussain, World Bank Country Director Najy Benhassine, World Bank Task Team Leader Dr Rickard Liden, Wapda Member Finance Naveed Asghar, Member Water Abdul Zahir Khan Durrani, Member Power Jamil Akhtar, General Managers concerned and representatives of the project consultants.

The contract involves modification of tunnel-5, raised intake, power house, tailrace works including channel and culverts and penstocks. The project will be fully completed in 37 months with first unit coming into production by end-May 2024, followed by second unit by end-June and third unit by end-July 2024.

The 5th extension project is being constructed on tunnel no. 5 of Tarbela dam with approved PC-1 cost of $807 million (Rs82.36bn). International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), World Bank is providing $390m, while Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to give $300m loan. Cumulative generation capacity of the project would be 1,530MW with three generating units of 510MW each.

The project is scheduled to start generation by mid-2024 and will provide 1.347 billion units to the national grid every year. Upon its completion, Tarbela dam’s power generation potential would stand fully harnessed its installed capacity of 4,888MW at present to 6,418MW.

Chinese firm awarded $355m Tarbela project

The project will be fully completed in 37 months with the first unit coming into production by end-May 2024.

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[The Accountant]

Why we didnt do it earlier ?

 

[Muhammad Omar]

Why we didnt do it earlier ?

Last Government made 1410 MW Tarbela 4th Extension

 

[ziaulislam]

Why we didnt do it earlier ?

Its 100% funded by WB thats why
We didnt had money for it

Second its will only produce electricity from jul to august
T IV 100% WB with left over funds to T V
TV WB AIIB AND AB

 

[Pakistan Ka Beta]

ISLAMABAD: The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) on Thursday awarded a $354.6 million worth of contract to Power Construction Corporation of China Ltd (PCCCL) for civil works of the 1,530MW Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project after completion of an international competitive bidding process.

The contract was signed by Project Director Tarbela 5th Extension Project Muhammad Azam Joya and PCCCL Executive Representative in Pakistan Ling Jianke. The signing ceremony was also attended by Wapda Chairman Muzammil Hussain, World Bank Country Director Najy Benhassine, World Bank Task Team Leader Dr Rickard Liden, Wapda Member Finance Naveed Asghar, Member Water Abdul Zahir Khan Durrani, Member Power Jamil Akhtar, General Managers concerned and representatives of the project consultants.

The contract involves modification of tunnel-5, raised intake, power house, tailrace works including channel and culverts and penstocks. The project will be fully completed in 37 months with first unit coming into production by end-May 2024, followed by second unit by end-June and third unit by end-July 2024.

The 5th extension project is being constructed on tunnel no. 5 of Tarbela dam with approved PC-1 cost of $807 million (Rs82.36bn). International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), World Bank is providing $390m, while Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to give $300m loan. Cumulative generation capacity of the project would be 1,530MW with three generating units of 510MW each.

The project is scheduled to start generation by mid-2024 and will provide 1.347 billion units to the national grid every year. Upon its completion, Tarbela dam’s power generation potential would stand fully harnessed its installed capacity of 4,888MW at present to 6,418MW.

Good . always provide link please .

 

[The Accountant]

Last Government made 1410 MW Tarbela 4th Extension

I am talking about all the 5 extensions. Why didnt we do it in first phase or at the time we were installing oil based plants since last w5 years ?

This was easy and cheap as well.

We could have ask private sector to invest as well along with banks

 

[Juggernaut_Flat_Plane_V8]

Why not a Pakistani firm?

 

[The Accountant]

Its 100% funded by WB thats why
We didnt had money for it

Second its will only produce electricity from jul to august
T IV 100% WB with left over funds to T V
TV WB AIIB AND AB

R u sure it will produce electricity for 2 months only ?i doubt that

 

[drumstick]

Why not a Pakistani firm?

Good question, also if there were any other contenders for the project? Giving this to a chinese firm without a tender like process ?

 

[Juggernaut_Flat_Plane_V8]

Good question, also if there were any other contenders for the project? Giving this to a chinese firm without a tender like process ?

At least they should force the Chinese firm to transfer the competence to pull off such projects to a handful of Pakistani firms...this is saare aam dacoity

 

[ziaulislam]

R u sure it will produce electricity for 2 months only ?i doubt that

Yes only two months with 1.4b units in total

Karachi nuclear plant which is 1000mw will produce 9b units

 

[Bilal.]

Yes only two months with 1.4b units in total

Karachi nuclear plant which is 1000mw will produce 9b units

But 2 months of peak demand.

 

[drumstick]

At least they should force the Chinese firm to transfer the competence to pull off such projects to a handful of Pakistani firms...this is saare aam dacoity

chinese will never teach anything to locals. Also they will delay the project and demand more money.
Thankfully this project is from WB, if not then another loan from some random chinese bank and undisclosed interest rate...

this is getting so repetitive...

 

[RealNapster]

Good question, also if there were any other contenders for the project? Giving this to a chinese firm without a tender like process ?

$354.6 million worth of contract to Power Construction Corporation of China Ltd (PCCCL) for civil works of the 1,530MW Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project after completion of an international competitive bidding process

 

[The Accountant]

Yes only two months with 1.4b units in total

Karachi nuclear plant which is 1000mw will produce 9b units

Then its understandable to delay these extension