Chinese company to deploy additional work force to expedite work on Neelum-Jhelum project
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
BEIJING: The Chinese contractor building mega Neelum-Jhelum Hydro power plant has decided to deploy more engineers, technical staff to expedite work on 969 MW project.
In this connection, Vice-President of the China Gezhouba Group of Companies (CGGC) Deng held talks in Beijing with Pakistani side and briefed about deployment of additional Chinese technical staff.
The induction of additional work force will help completion of the project before given timetable.
The meeting was held after conclusion of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif's visit to China.
While travelling on High-Speed Train from Beijing to Shanghai (July 6), the Prime Minister had held meeting with Executive President of the CGGC Yang Yisheng and got briefing on the progress of work on the hydro power project.
The company President had informed Prime Minister that it was expected to accomplish the project in June 2016. However, in view of the acute energy crisis, Pakistan wants that the mega hydro project needed to be completed before given time frame.
Before embarking on visit to China, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif last month visited the site of the project and directed the authorities concerned to expedite construction work on Rs 274.882 billion Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project and make it functional until 2014-15 to overcome power shortage in the country.
The Prime Minister during his 5-day official visit to China met with President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang as well as number of Chinese companies working in energy, infrastructure development, power distribution and financial institutions and discussed with them on energy shortfall being faced by Pakistan and its remedies.
The Prime Minister met the heads and Chief Executive officers of various companies in all the three cities he visited --- Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.
Timely completion of this project will reduce the gap between demand and supply of power in the country. Moreover, it has strategic importance as due to its timely and early completion the government of Pakistan can claim water rights of river Neelum.
The project which is in the vicinity of Muzaffarabad (Azad Kashmir), envisages the diversion of Neelum river water through a tunnel and after producing power, out-falling into Jhelum river.
Chinese company to deploy additional work force to expedite work on Neelum-Jhelum project
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
BEIJING: The Chinese contractor building mega Neelum-Jhelum Hydro power plant has decided to deploy more engineers, technical staff to expedite work on 969 MW project.
In this connection, Vice-President of the China Gezhouba Group of Companies (CGGC) Deng held talks in Beijing with Pakistani side and briefed about deployment of additional Chinese technical staff.
The induction of additional work force will help completion of the project before given timetable.
The meeting was held after conclusion of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif's visit to China.
While travelling on High-Speed Train from Beijing to Shanghai (July 6), the Prime Minister had held meeting with Executive President of the CGGC Yang Yisheng and got briefing on the progress of work on the hydro power project.
The company President had informed Prime Minister that it was expected to accomplish the project in June 2016. However, in view of the acute energy crisis, Pakistan wants that the mega hydro project needed to be completed before given time frame.
Before embarking on visit to China, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif last month visited the site of the project and directed the authorities concerned to expedite construction work on Rs 274.882 billion Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project and make it functional until 2014-15 to overcome power shortage in the country.
The Prime Minister during his 5-day official visit to China met with President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang as well as number of Chinese companies working in energy, infrastructure development, power distribution and financial institutions and discussed with them on energy shortfall being faced by Pakistan and its remedies.
The Prime Minister met the heads and Chief Executive officers of various companies in all the three cities he visited --- Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.
Timely completion of this project will reduce the gap between demand and supply of power in the country. Moreover, it has strategic importance as due to its timely and early completion the government of Pakistan can claim water rights of river Neelum.
The project which is in the vicinity of Muzaffarabad (Azad Kashmir), envisages the diversion of Neelum river water through a tunnel and after producing power, out-falling into Jhelum river.
Chinese company to deploy additional work force to expedite work on Neelum-Jhelum project
