Investor Presentaiton
ANNUAL REPORT
Karot Hydropower Project
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Private Power and Infrastructure Board
ANNUAL REPORT
Suki Kinari Hydropower Project
Private Power and Infrastructure Board
720 MW Karot Hydropower Project is a run of river project which is being built on River Jhelum under
the provisions of Power Generation Policy 2002. It is a dual boundary project located between District
Rawalpindi Punjab and District Kotli, AJ&K. It is being developed by M/s Karot Power Company (KPCL),
a special purpose vehicle in which China Three Gorges South Asia Investment (CSAIL) holds a majority
share. CSAIL was established by China's state-owned China Three Gorges Corporation's (CTGC)
overseas intermediary, China Three Gorges Investments; while CTGC was founded to build Three
Gorges Project, the world's biggest hydroelectric power plant, at 22.5GW capacity in China. Karot
Project will bring Foreign Investment of around US$ 1700 Million to the country and it is being financed
through Debt Equity ratio of 80:20%.
Salient features of project are as follows:
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Applicable Policy
Current Status:
Karot Power Company (Pvt.) Limited
China Three Gorges South Asian Investment
Limited and Focus Power nvestment Limited
Jhelum River, Dual boundary of District
Rawalpindi, Punjab & District Kotli, AJ&K
720 MW
3249 GWh
US$ 1689 million
2002
Key milestones achieved
The 884 MW Suki Kinari HPP is located on river Kunhar, District Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. This
Project is sponsored by China Gezhouba Group Company and M/s Haseeb Khan with the lending from
Export-Import Bank of China and Industrial & Commercial Bank of China. Suki Kinari Hydropower
project is ranked as first and the largest hydro project of country and also the first amongst fleet of
CPEC hydro based projects which achieved Financial Closing and started construction activities. The
Project brings considerable foreign investment from China and will inject about 3,129 Million clean,
reliable and affordable units of electricity every year in the national grid.
Salient features of project are as follows:
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Project Company:
Sponsors:
Issuance of LOS: 29.08.2013
FC Date:
22.02.2017
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River Closure:
22.09.2018
Construction activities at site are going at full pace. So far 75% construction work has been completed
and efforts are being made to complete the Project by December 2021, however, due to Covid-19
Pandemic situation, Project Company has served notices for Force Majeure Event under project
Agreements (GOPIA, etc).
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SK Hydro (Pvt.) Limited
China Gezhouba Group Co., and M/s
Haseeb Khan (Pvt) Ltd., Lahore.
Kunhar River (a tributary of River
Jhelum), District Mansehra, Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa
884 MW
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Energy:
3129 GWh
Project Cost:
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Applicable Policy
US$ 1956 million
2002
Current Status:
Key milestones achieved
Issuance of LOS: 19.07.2011
FC Date:
River Closure:
31.12.2016
30.09.2019
Construction activities at site are going at full pace. Project will be constructed in a period of six year,
whereas, so far, 49.29% construction work has been completed and efforts are being made to complete
the Project by December 2022.
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