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Road to roof top, khunjerab pass
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Road to roof top, khunjerab pass
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The Power Plant is a 1,223 MW natural gas power plant currently under construction near , in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Groundbreaking was commenced on November 11, 2015, and construction is scheduled for completion by December 2017.
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The results are coming from CPEC initiative, Below is one example.
Railways revenue 18 Billion Rs jumped to Rs 50 billion
Revenue from freight operations has also increased from 1.5 billion to Rs 12.420 billion during the same period.
The meeting was informed that in 2012-13 total revenue from passenger operations stood at Rs 18.20 billion which had increased almost three times to Rs 50 billion.
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China Overseas Port Holding Company (COPHC) has announced 4 new projects for Gwadar. United Bank Limited recently Signed a Memorandum of Understanding for 'Cooperation Framework' with the COPC, for Gwadar and its free economic zones for economic development.
Zhuhang Boozhouong, chairman of COPHC, chairman and CEO of YCL, Sama Kamal, attended the MoOU signing ceremony held at UBL Headquarters Karachi, along with senior executives of both organizations.
Zhihang Baazhouhong announced 4 new projects for Gwadar, saying that his company has invested a total of US $ 200 million for the construction of underground structures in Gwadar Port, and around $ 30 million for Port 5 new cranes have been installed.
The port will be fully active until this year's end. There has also been a business center to showcase products for commercial activities.
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The newly constructed 220kV transmission line successfully evacuated 338MW from the new Jhimpir wind cluster in Sindh and added it to the national grid on Wednesday.
The 85km long 220kV transmission line, which has been constructed by the National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC), originates from Jhimpir and concludes at Tando Muhammad Khan Road (Hyderabad) via Jhirk. It also passes over Indus River (lower stream).
Besides construction of the new 220kV line, the capacity of 132kV Tando Muhammad Khan grid station was also enhanced to 220kV, according to officials.
According to a spokesman of the NTDC, the completion of line and capacity enhancement of the Tando Muhammad Khan grid will not only bridge the local demand and supply gap in the area but also end low voltage, fluctuations and tripping problems faced by the masses.
“The development will benefit a number of consumers of the Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (Hesco) and other parts of the Sindh province,” the spokesman said while talking to Dawn.
A total of seven wind power plants have been constructed in new Jhimpir cluster. These include five plants having 50MW (each) while one is of 30MW and another has 99MW installed capacity. The total installed capacity of these seven plants is 379MW.
A major portion of the total electricity generated by the wind plants would be supplied to Hesco’s distribution system through the national grid while remaining power would be used to fulfill the requirement of other areas, he said.
It may be mentioned that the International Finance Corporation (IFC) had also pledged in May this year to provide $66 million and mobilise further $172m to build the largest wind farm in Sindh. The core objective behind the IFC’s pledge is to help build Pakistan’s largest wind power farm.
The financing to Triconboston Consulting Corporation will help construct and operate three 50-megawatt wind farms. Triconboston is majority-owned by the Sapphire Group, a leading Pakistani industrial group, with significant interests in textile and power sectors.
The project is part of the IFC’s broader efforts to foster private participation in Pakistan’s power sector to increase investments, help diversify energy sources, cut the cost of electricity and reduce the use expensive fossil fuels.
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- Pakistan Planning to Export 2,000 to 3,000 Tons Mangoes to Chinese Market from 2018
As China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) opens more avenues of business opportunities, Pakistani business community is planning to export 2,000 to 3,000 tons mangoes to big Chinese market from 2018 season, Chairman, Roshan Enterprises, Khalid Ejaz Qureshi said, according to Pakistani media report. “We have received a positive response from China about Pakistani mangoes and as a result, we are planning to export 2,000 to 3,000 tons mangoes to big Chinese market from next year,”
The mango export would depend on air logistics and support of other concerned departments, adding,’We are negotiating with the airline in this regard.’
At present, mangoes are heavily exported to Middle East, Europe, USA and Hong Kong from Pakistan and now Chinese market is open for Pakistani mangoes, he added.
He said that Pakistani mangoes having more than 400 varieties are considered one of the best in the world.
The most popular commercial varieties are different in colors and sizes and each with a distinct flavor and taste.
Mango called as king of fruits in Pakistan, is grown in Punjab and Sindh provinces and is available in the markets in abundant from May to September.
Mango is mainly used as fresh but it is also used in preparing different derivative such as jams, squash, milkshake and ice cream.
This fruit is also dried and canned while raw mango is used preparing pickles. ‘Chaunsa and Sindhri’ are popular varieties and stand up amongst mangoes with golden yellow color. The ripe fruit is soft almost and has an aromatic pleasant sweet flavor.
It may be mentioned here that Pakistani exporters Khalid Ejaz Qureshi of Roshan Enterprises and Mazhar Abro of Sindh Mango Growers and Exporters Association have recently organized a ‘mango show’ in collaboration with Pakistan Horticulture Development and Export Company at Pakistan Embassy in Beijing, to introduce Pakistani mangoes in China.
The different varieties of ‘king of fruits’ were showcased at the show to enhance its export to China.
The event attracted a large number of people including high ranking Chinese officials, local business community and senior diplomats of the two countries.
CPEC is also major project of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) proposed by Chinese president Xi Jinping in 2013. BRI refers to the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, aiming at building a trade and infrastructure network connecting Asia with Europe and Africa along the ancient trade routes of Silk Road.
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East West Corridor: ECNEC approved Dualization 4 lane and improvement of Pindi Gheb – Kohat road at a total rationalized cost of Rs 18.7 billion.It will link CPEC Western Route ( D I Khan Islamabad Motorway) with Indus Highway N-55
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Pakistan Bus Emerging Market after construction of 13 Motorways with total length of 1800 km to be completed in June 2018.
New Daewoo Dragon . Daewoo Added new 40 buses in their Fleet will run on various routes.
