ISLAMABAD:
Massive energy projects, executed by Chinese firms in Pakistan, not only ended power outages in the country but also introduced the most advanced technologies in the power sector.
These include the underground hydropower projects as well as the ultra-critical coal-fired power plants.
In 2018, China Gezhouba Group Corp (CGGC) completed the construction of first-ever underground powerhouse in Pakistan, ie Neelum-Jhelum hydropower plant 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 mountain range.
The project was completed after 10 years of unprecedented engineering efforts in the toughest geological and geotechnical environment, according to a joint study of Hanyang University, Korea and five Pakistani universities.
CGGC is also building the 884MW Suki Kinari hydropower project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), involving the same engineering design.
CGGC has also signed a contract with the government of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa for the construction of 300MW Balakot hydropower project with the same design.
“The project will provide us with a chance to work on tunnel excavation and installation of underground power plants,” a senior official of Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organisation said. “Earlier, such projects were constructed at the federal government level to which we had no exposure.”
In addition, China Three Gorges Corp...
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