Name of the Project
CASA-1000 power transmission project.

Location
Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Client
CASA-1000.

Project Description
The CASA-1000 project aims to provide for the export of surplus summer electricity from Tajikistan and the Kyrgyz Republic to Pakistan and Afghanistan.

The project will have an initial capacity of 1 300 MW and will include:

• a 500 kV ac line from Datka, in the Kyrgyz Republic, to Sugd-500 about 477 km away, in Tajikistan;
• a 220 kV single-circuit ac line (80 km) in Tajikistan between the Nurek and Sangtuda substations;
• a 1 300 MW ac/dc convertor station at Sangtuda, in Tajikistan;
• a 750 km high-voltage direct current (HVDC) line from Sangtuda, in Tajikistan, to Nowshera, in Pakistan;
• a 300 MW dc/ac convertor station at Kabu, in Afghanistan; and
• a 1 300 MW ac/dc convertor station at Nowshera.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Value
$1.2-billion.

Duration
The project is expected to be completed within a minimum of 58 months, although the completion period may be extended by up to 12 months depending on a number of different factors, including the timely selection of qualified commercial advisers for each of the countries.

Latest Developments
ABB of Sweden and Cobra Instalaciones y Servicios of Spain have been awarded a contract to build two HVDC converter stations in Tajikistan and Pakistan.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
ABB and Cobra Instalaciones y Servicios (HVDC converter stations in Tajikistan and Pakistan).

On Budget and on Time?
Too early to state.

Contact Details for Project Information
CASA-1000 secretariat, tel +7 771 502 9998/+1 617 849 8515 or email secretariat@casa-1000.org.