ISLAMABAD, February 1: The massive energy projects executed by Chinese firms not only ended power outages in Pakistan, but also introduced the most advanced technologies in the country’s power sector.
According to media reports, these include the underground hydropower projects as well as the ultra supercritical coal-fired power plants.
In 2018, China Gezhouba Group Corp. (CGGC) completed construction of first-ever underground powerhouse in Pakistan, Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
The 969-megawatt run-of-river project was a construction challenge due to caverns and tunnels in the not so solid and ever active Himalayan mountains range. The project was completed after 10 years of unprecedented engineering efforts in the toughest geological and geotechnical environments, according to a joint study of Hanyang University, Korea and five Pakistani universities.
The CGGC is also building the 884 MW Suki Kinari hydropower project under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) initiative, involving the same engineering design. CGGC has also signed a contract with the government of KP province for construction of the 300 MW Balakot HPP with the same design.-DNA
China introduces advanced technologies in Pakistan’s power sector: Report
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