LAHORE: The first hydropower project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) – 720MW Karot Hydropower Project (HPP) – has started trial operations after two of its four units/turbines began power generation of 360MW on a test-run basis.
The unofficial commercial operation of the project (power generation by all four units) will begin by June 25 when the third and fourth units would also start trial operation in the coming days, paving the way for its inauguration by the prime minister on June 30.
“The third unit will also start running within the next 10 days or so,” an official source in the Private Power Infrastructure Board (PPIB) told said.
“The fourth unit would also be put under trial operation by June 15. All the units would start an unofficial commercial operation by June 25,” he added.
It may be mentioned that the Karot project was earlier scheduled to complete by August. However, completion of various phases at a fast pace enabled the project team to complete it by June 30—two months before the timeline.
