On December 28, the first large-scale hydropower investment and construction project of the “Belt and Road”, the first large-scale hydropower investment and construction project of the “Belt and Road” undertaken by the Electrical and Mechanical Installation Branch of the Seventh Hydropower Bureau, completed the commissioning of the first unit of the Karot Hydropower Station in Pakistan, and has the conditions for grid-connected power generation.
The Karot Hydropower Station is the fourth of five cascade power stations planned on the Jhelum River in Pakistan. The upper one is Azad Pattan and the next one is Mangla. The project is a hydropower hub with a single power generation task. The power station is equipped with 4 hydro-generator units with a single capacity of 180 MW, with a total installed capacity of 720 MW.
Karot Hydropower Station is the largest greenfield hydropower project invested by a Chinese company overseas so far. After it is completed and put into operation, the power generation can meet the electricity demand of 5 million local people, effectively alleviate the problem of electricity shortage in Pakistan, and promote energy construction in Pakistan. and social development. At the same time, the Karot Hydropower Station is also a priority implementation project of energy cooperation in the “China-Pakistan Economic Corridor” and the first large-scale hydropower investment and construction project in the “Belt and Road” initiative.
It is understood that in April 2015, the leaders of China and Pakistan jointly pressed the start ball, and the power station broke ground; on February 13, 2020, the hoisting of the seat rings of all units was completed; No.) The rotor hoisting of the unit was completed; on November 20, 2021, the power station was officially closed for water storage; on December 15, 2021, the first unit was commissioned with water. For more than 6 years, the staff of the Seventh Hydropower Bureau have overcome a series of difficulties and challenges, and have been concentrating and overcoming difficulties. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan”, it once again vividly interprets and consolidates the “China-Pakistan friendship”.
