413-ton rotor installed in Suki Kinari project
Terms of reference and composition of the steering committee indicate that the government now seems serious about CPEC after putting the multibillion-dollar initiative on the back burner. PHOTO: FILE
The Suki Kinari Hydropower Project in northwest Pakistan has achieved the hoisting of a core component, as a 413-ton rotor, crucial to turning water into electricity, was smoothly installed on the last of four generating units.
The successful hoisting of the last rotor will help advance the construction progress of the power station under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), located in the Mansehra district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
It is also a solid step for the waterless commissioning of four generating units in the coming six months, said Suki Kinari Assistant General Manager Yu Zhiliang. The hydropower project started construction in January 2017.
“Once getting functional, the CPEC project will annually generate some 3.21 billion kilowatt-hours of clean electricity, replacing 1.28 million tons of coal and reducing 2.52 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year,” said Yu.
It will significantly optimize Pakistan’s energy structure, boosting the country’s economic and social development, he added.