Commercial operation date: Nepra likely to grant Zorlu 4-month extension

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ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Tuesday hinted at granting extension for four months in Commercial Operation Date (COD) to Turkish power firm M/s Zorlu Enerji along with same tariff approved previously as the company has only one issue with CCPA-G, i.e., interpretation of word “degradation”. Asian Development Bank’s Senior Investment Officer, Sheryar Ali Chaudhary said that financing is not easily available for Pakistan right now but the Bank is only considering Zorlu’s loan request because it has given a corporate guarantee. He further stated that if the…

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Dasu Hydropower Project Course of Indus River Diverted

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Dasu will become the project with highest annual energy generation in Pakistan i.e., 21 billion units per annum on average The under-construction Dasu Hydropower Project crossed a major milestone the other day, as the mighty River Indus was successfully diverted following completion of one of the two diversion tunnels. Instead of its natural course, River Indus is now flowing through a 1.33-Kilometer (Km) long diversion tunnel with 20-meter (m) width and 23-m height. Consequently, construction activities have been initiated on the starter dam, leading towards construction of the main dam…

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