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More than 90% complete on Karot Hydropower project
December 06, 2021
ISLAMABAD, December 6 (INP): The Karot Hydropower Project will start its commercial operation by first half of the year 2022 as around 95 percent work of the project had been completed, according to the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority, Gwadar Pro reported on Monday.
Recently, the Karot Hydropower Project, which is a major project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), successfully closed the gates of the diversion tunnels, starting reservoir impoundment.
The project has been invested by the China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG) with a total value of about $1.74 billion. The Karot hydropower project in Punjab province is the fourth level of the five cascade hydropower stations planned for the Jhelum River.
The beginning of the reservoir impoundment of the first CPEC hydropower project is a milestone and will pave the way for the wet testing of the generator units.
Since the groundbreaking of the project in April, 2015, the Chinese and Pakistani engineers and workers at the project have jointly overcome different challenges including the COVID-19 pandemic, thus a series of achievements have been made such as the river closure and lifting of the first rotor.
The sources said that the start of reservoir impoundment is hard-earned fruit by the mutual support between the Pakistani and Chinese workers.
