Suki Kinari Hydropower Project to be completed on time despite Covid-19
BEIJING, May 4 (Gwadar Pro) – The Suki Kinari Hydropower Project, under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework, will be completed as per schedule despite the challenge of Covid-19.
According to the APP, the construction work of 870-MW hydropower plant is going on day and night as strict prevention and control measures have been taken against the coronavirus pandemic.
The employees of this project are working hard to complete the project by end of the year 2022, Project Manager, Zhao said.
Once completed, the project will add 884 megawatts to the national grid and all four units would become fully operational. The completion of this hydropower plant will play an important role in promoting Pakistan’s industrial development and economic recovery.
The total cost of the project is US $ 1.9 billion and it is being developed on the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model – which implies that the Chinese would operate it for 30 years after which the project would be transferred to the KP government.
It is worth mentioning that the Suki Kinari Hydropower is a run-of-the-river project which is being established alongside the Kunhar River in KP. It is also one of Pakistan’s largest private sector power development projects and one of the CPEC’s “Early Harvest” projects.