Suki Kinari (SK) Hydropower Project in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province under CPEC has achieved its second-stage river closure as it enters a new phase of its dam construction. In a tweet, CPEC Authority Chairman Lt Gen (retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa has said that 60% work of the Suki Kinari Hydro Power Project has been completed and is expected to become operational by December 2022. The Kunhar River’s main riverbed has been cut to divert the spillway to create free-from-water working areas for the construction of the power station.
After attending the Secondary River Closure ceremony of the 884MW hydropower project, the CPEC Authority chairman said the total cost of the project located at River Kunhar, Kaghan is USD 2 billion.
MANSEHRA:Suki Kinari (SK) Hydropower Project in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) achieved the second-stage river closure on Friday, entering a new phase of its dam construction.
The successful cut of the Kunhar River’s main riverbed with the river being diverted to spillway is to create free-from-water working areas for construction of concrete dam of the power station under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), located in the Mansehra district of K-P.
#CPEC: Secondary River Closure Ceremony of 884 MW Suki Kinari Hydro Power Project, 2 Billion USD, 60% work completed, expected completion December 22, Location: River Kunhar, Kagan 1/2 #CPECMakingProgress #PakistanMovingForward pic.twitter.com/7j7nQfqjz0— Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimSBajwa) APRIL 30, 2021
In a tweet, CPEC Authority Chairman Lt Gen (retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa has said that 60 per cent work of the Suki Kinari Hydro Power Project had been completed and it is expected to become operational by December 2022.
After attending the Secondary River Closure ceremony of the 884MW hydropower project, the CPEC Authority chairman said the total cost of the project located at River Kunhar, Kaghan is $2 billion.
Secondary River Closure Ceremony of 884 MW Suki Kinari Hydel Power Project 2/2 #CPECMakingProgress #PakistanMovingForward pic.twitter.com/BiH40nRoSS— Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimSBajwa) APRIL 30, 2021
Calling the closure a key milestone of the 884-megawatt hydropower project, Jia Ancheng, general manager of China Gezhouba Group Overseas Investment Co, Ltd., a subsidiary of the China Gezhouba Group Corporation which invests in and implements the project, attributed the achievement to the joint and hard efforts made by the Chinese and Pakistani constructors despite Covid-19.
Jia said that his company will continue to enlarge the investment in Pakistan, deepen cooperation with the local governments in the sectors of power, transportation, and environmental protection, thus facilitating the common development of the two countries.
On the occasion, Muhammad Hamid, assistant commissioner of Balakot, a town in the Mansehra district, said that the SK power project has provided some 5,000 local jobs. “It will beautify the landscape, thus attracting more tourists to come and generate greater revenue.”
With a total investment of about $1.96 billion, the project started construction in January of 2017, and is expected to be completed in December, 2022.
Once getting functional, the CPEC project will annually generate some 3.21 billion kilowatt-hours of clean electricity, replacing 1.28 million tonnes of coal and reducing 2.52 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year, according to Huang Senlin, Quality, Health, Safety and Environment Management (QHSE) director of the project.
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