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Social welfare brought by Suki Kinari Hydro-Power Project
Last Updated: 2019-10-12 18:06 | CE.cn
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by Muhammad Mehdi

Located on Kunhar River in the Kaghan Valley of District Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkwa, Suki Kinari Hydropower project is one of the largest projects falling under the portfolio of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), also being the largest private sector project in Pakistan.
 
The project is part of the Early Harvest projects of CPEC and is expected to add a sizable 870 MW to the power sector of Pakistan. The estimated cost of the project is USD 1.9 billion, expected to generate a massive power of 3.081 billion MW. It is also estimated that the project will serve as an employment gateway for more than 3000 people. About 6,000 jobs will be created for Pakistan during the peak period of construction.
 
Cement, reinforcement, aggregate, diesel, explosive required by the construction of SKHPP purchased from Pakistan market had promoted local trade. 7 bridges have been assembled on Kunhar River from Nalan to Paras; these bridges would be gifts for society welfare. The project is designed to help protect local areas from floods, irrigate large areas of farmland, produce 2.86 billion kilowatt hours of electricity a year and provide local residents with 140 million cubic meters of drinking water per year. It is measured as one of the mainly gainful hydropower projects in the area due to its far above the ground drawing head of nine hundred meters and comparatively tiny intake formation top. 
 
China Gezhouba Group Co.,Ltd.(“CGGC”) started working on Suki Kinari Hydropower Project in December 2016, and will be completed on 31 December 2022 in 6 years. Major hydropower projects in Pakistan include the Neelum-Jhelum project, Dasu project and Suki Kinari project. 
 
The Kunhar River starts off and passes through the entire distance to end in Pakistani land which makes certain hundred percent constant run through venture life. The potential for energy generation from Kunhar River was first identified around 1960. In 1959, US consultants were engaged by WAPDA to study this potential. In January 1960, they issued a report entitled “Kunhar River Project-Kaghan Valley.” More and more studies were carried out in 1984 and 1995 to optimize the energy latent of the river. These studies recognized a cycle of prospective spots by the side of the river from where the power could be created by flow the water power through run-of-the-river hydro ventures. These Studies recommended possible sites for these ventures at Batakundi, Naran, Suki Kinari, Balakot and Patrind. 
 
Chinese engineer said that the Run-of-the-river projects envisage that the water is drawn from the river, taken to the turbines in a Powerhouse located downstream through tunnel and after running the turbines and producing energy the water is again diverted back to the river. This water is now again available to be used to produce energy through yet another similar set up downstream. This is called cascading.
 
3.081 billion MW of annual power will be generated during the formal operation of SKHPP. It helps alleviate Pakistan's chronic energy shortages, optimise power consumption structure and promote the economical development.
 
Muhammad Mehdi, special correspondent of China Economic Net.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Social welfare brought by Suki Kinari Hydro-Power Project
Source:CE.cn | 2019-10-12 18:06
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