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Karot hydropower project, Pakistan

8th May 2015

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

  

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Name and Location
Karot hydropower project, Pakistan.

Client
Karot Power Company Limited (KPCL), a wholly owned subsidiary of China Three Gorges South Asia Investment.

Project Description
The Karot power project is located on the Jhelum river, upstream of the Karot bridge, in Punjab.

The project involves the construction, operation and maintenance of a 720 MW run-of-river hydropower plant under a build, own, operate and transfer scheme.

The project will include a 95.5-m-high dam and a 27-km-long reservoir, with a storage capacity of 164.5-million cubic metres, and is expected to generate an average of 3 436 GWh/y.

KPCL will sell all the electricity generated to the National Transmission and Despatch Company of Pakistan under a 30-year power purchase agreement.

Value
Not stated.

Duration
The project is expected to start construction in December.

Latest Developments
None stated.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
KPCL, tel +92 51 843 9606, fax +92 51 228 7188 or email info@karotpower@gmail.com.

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

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