Project to meet needs of 5m residents

BEIJING:

The Karot hydropower project being completed under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) would not only meet the electricity needs of around five million local residents, it will also improve Pakistan’s energy structure, remarked Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Monday. “It will boost the country’s sustainable development,” he added. Answering a question about Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to the project site last week during a regular briefing, Zhao said “the Karot hydropower plant is a major energy cooperation project between China and Pakistan.” PM Sharif spoke to the engineers and workers at the project site during the visit. “Once all units are installed and put into operation, the project will help meet the electricity needs of approximately 5 million local residents,” he added.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 31^st, 2022.

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