CPEC hydropower project's 1st unit starts wet testing in NW Pakistan

STORY: CPEC hydropower project's 1st unit starts wet testing in NW Pakistan SHOOTING TIME: June 16, 2024 DATELINE: June 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the wet testing ceremony 2. various of the Suki Kinari Hydropower project 3. various of the wet testing ceremony STORYLINE: The first unit of the China-built Suki Kinari Hydropower project in northwest Pakistan was started up and formally entered the wet testing phase on Sunday. It marks that the project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) stepped into the final sprint stage and is one big step closer to operation and power generation. Cheng Dan, general manager of China Energy Construction Overseas Investment Company Ltd., which invests in and implements the project, told Xinhua that the first unit successfully passed a series of tests after starting up with a smoothly running state, and met the design requirements. He said that the unit will pass through dozens of tests

PAKISTAN-MANSEHRA-SUKI KINARI-HYDROPOWER PROJECT-WET TESTING

PAKISTAN-MANSEHRA-SUKI KINARI-HYDROPOWER PROJECT-WET TESTING

(240616) -- MANSEHRA, June 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chinese and Pakistani engineers celebrate the starting of first unit wet testing of Suki Kinari Hydropower Project in Mansehra district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, June 16, 2024. The first unit of the China-built Suki Kinari Hydropower project in northwest Pakistan was started up and formally entered the wet testing phase on Sunday. It marks that the project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) stepped into the final sprint stage and one big step closer to operation and power generation. (China Energy Construction Overseas Investment Co., Ltd./Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

PAKISTAN-MANSEHRA-SUKI KINARI-HYDROPOWER PROJECT-WET TESTING

PAKISTAN-MANSEHRA-SUKI KINARI-HYDROPOWER PROJECT-WET TESTING

(240616) -- MANSEHRA, June 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chinese and Pakistani engineers celebrate the starting of first unit wet testing of Suki Kinari Hydropower Project in Mansehra district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, June 16, 2024. The first unit of the China-built Suki Kinari Hydropower project in northwest Pakistan was started up and formally entered the wet testing phase on Sunday. It marks that the project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) stepped into the final sprint stage and one big step closer to operation and power generation. (China Energy Construction Overseas Investment Co., Ltd./Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

PAKISTAN-MANSEHRA-SUKI KINARI-HYDROPOWER PROJECT-WET TESTING

PAKISTAN-MANSEHRA-SUKI KINARI-HYDROPOWER PROJECT-WET TESTING

(240616) -- MANSEHRA, June 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Engineers work at Suki Kinari Hydropower Project in Mansehra district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, June 16, 2024. The first unit of the China-built Suki Kinari Hydropower project in northwest Pakistan was started up and formally entered the wet testing phase on Sunday. It marks that the project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) stepped into the final sprint stage and one big step closer to operation and power generation. (China Energy Construction Overseas Investment Co., Ltd./Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Hydropower project under CPEC generates clean-green energy

STORY: Hydropower project under CPEC generates clean-green energy SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: June 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 2. SOUNDBITE (Urdu): JAFAR KAZMI, Site engineer at the dam 3. various of the dam STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter "Right now, I am present at the dam of the Suki Kinari (SK) Hydropower Project, located on Kunar River in Western Himalayas in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. This is the biggest hydropower project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework. This is the first hydropower project which has used a rockfill dam. It's a very cost-effective technology as it consumes very less cost on the construction." SOUNDBITE (Urdu): JAFAR KAZMI, Site engineer at the dam "In a concrete dam, due to stages and steps, the water stoppers have to be put, which generally create seepage. However, the rockfill dam is better than con

CPEC hydropower station starts impoundment in NW Pakistan

STORY: CPEC hydropower station starts impoundment in NW Pakistan SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 28, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the interior of hydropower station 2. various of the exterior of hydropower station STORYLINE: The China-built Suki Kinari Hydropower station in northwest Pakistan started impoundment on Wednesday. The successful start will lay a solid foundation for the project's operation on schedule under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Located in the Mansehra district of the South Asian country's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the 884-megawatt hydropower project was invested and constructed by the Overseas Investment Company of China Gezhouba Group. Noting the impoundment as a milestone, He Xiongfei, chairman and general manager of the Hydropower plant, said that the overall construction progress of the project has exceeded 98 percent. The dam body filling, diversion tunnel lining, pressure steel lining install

CPEC hydropower project benefits socio-economic development in Pakistan

STORY: CPEC hydropower project benefits socio-economic development in Pakistan SHOOTING TIME: Aug. 18, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:27 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ALI ADNAN, Engineer with Suki Kinari Hydropower project 3. various of the construction site of Suki Kinari Hydropower project 4. various of flood-hit areas in Pakistan in 2022 STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter "Right now I am present at the switchyard area of the Suki Kinari Hydropower project located on Kunar River in western Himalayas in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. This is the biggest hydropower project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework. Suki Kinari, like all other CPEC projects, pays a lot of emphasis on corporate social responsibility and the socio-economic development of the local area." The hydropower project, implemented by China Gezhouba Group Corporation (

Hydropower project of CPEC to fuel Pakistan's development with green energy

STORY: Hydropower project of CPEC to fuel Pakistan's development with green energy DATELINE: Aug. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Suki Kinari (SK) Hydropower project 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALI ADNAN, Engineer at SK Hydropower project 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Urdu): TAUSEEF AHMED, Engineer at SK Hydropower project STORYLINE: Launched in 2013, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) links the Gwadar port in Pakistan with Kashgar in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Over the past 10 years, CPEC has witnessed energy, transport and industrial cooperation between the two countries. The Suki Kinari (SK) Hydropower project located in northwest Pakistan is the biggest hydropower project under the CPEC framework. Invested and constructed by the China Gezhouba Group Corporation (CGGC), the state-of-the-art infrastructure has been designed with Chinese technologies to be safe, cost-effective, and green. SOUNDBITE 1 (English):

CPEC hydropower project to generate clean energy, boost development in Pakistan

STORY: CPEC hydropower project to generate clean energy, boost development in Pakistan DATELINE: July 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 2. various of the CPEC hydropower project 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALI ADNAN, Health, safety and environmental engineer at SK 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Urdu): TAUSEEF AHMED, Health, safety and environmental engineer at SK 5. various of workers STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter "Behind me is the crushing plant of Suki Kinari (SK) Hydropower Project located on Kunhar River in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. This biggest hydropower project, under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework, is a diversion-type hydropower project featuring high heads and a long tunnel." The project is equipped with four turbine generator units with a capacity of 221 megawatts each, together with a total installed capacity of 873.5 megawatts. Invested an

CPEC hydropower project achieves hoisting of last rotor in Pakistan

STORY: CPEC hydropower project achieves hoisting of last rotor in Pakistan DATELINE: June 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the construction site 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ALI ADNAN, Engineer of Suki Kinari hydropower project STORYLINE: The Suki Kinari hydropower project in northwest Pakistan achieved the hoisting of a core component on Saturday, 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). 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. It will significantly optimize

CPEC hydropower project achieves dam capping in Pakistan

STORY: CPEC hydropower project achieves dam capping in Pakistan DATELINE: May 16, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:20 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the dam capping ceremony of the Suki Kinari Hydropower project STORYLINE: Pakistan's Suki Kinari Hydropower project in the northwestern part of the country achieved the dam capping on Monday, marking its entering of a new construction stage. The successful capping of the concrete dam on the Kunhar River will help advance the construction progress of the power station under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Calling the capping a key milestone of the 884-megawatt hydropower project, Chen Jiangbo, deputy manager of the Suki Kinari Hydropower project of China Gezhouba Group Company Ltd., which invests in and implements the project, attributed the achievement to the joint efforts made by the Chinese and Pakistani constructors despite multiple challenges. The hydropower project started construction in January 2017 with a total inve

Chinese employees of CPEC hydropower project stick to posts as Spring Festival nears

STORY: Chinese employees of CPEC hydropower project stick to posts as Spring Festival nears DATELINE: Jan. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:31 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the SK Hydropower Project and Spring Festival celebrations 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): KASHAN ALI, Pakistani employee of SK Hydropower Project 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG RUIDONG, Chinese employee of SK Hydropower Project 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHU ZEHAO, Deputy manager of SK Hydropower Project STORYLINE: Chinese employees of Pakistan's Suki Kinari (SK) Hydropower Project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) are staying at their posts. As the Spring Festival, or the Chinese Lunar New Year, is approaching, thousands of Chinese construction workers are still working on projects across Pakistan. For Kashan Ali, who has worked at the SK Hydropower Project for three years, the Spring Festival is a special and wonderful experience. China Gezhouba Group Co. Ltd. (CGGC), constructor of the project, hel