China's overland Silk Road and Maritime Silk Road Thread
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47 km Expressway E35 inauguration announced at 15 Dec 2017....
Hazara Motorway have been completed form Burhan to Shah Maqsoodan interchange would be opened for traffic on December 15., the 20 kilometer Package-I,which starts from Burhan and ends at Jarikas and the 20 km Package-II, which starts from Jarikas and ends at Sarai Saleh, havebeen completed.
NHA official said said that a section upto Manshera of of Havelian-Thakot Motorway would also be opened for traffic by May 2018...
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Process of buying land for Daducha Dam initiated
Rawalpindi: The Government of Punjab, on instructions of the Supreme Court, has initiated the process that will lead to construction work on the Daducha Dam, according to a news source. The project is estimated to cost PKR 7 billion and will overcome the water shortage in Rawalpindi.
The Project Concept-I has already been approved by the Rawalpindi Commissioner Nadeem Afzal Chaudhary, and was forwarded to the Planning Commission on November 30. The Planning Commission will issue a final approval for the construction of Daducha Dam.
The dam will supply 24 million gallons of water to the city on a daily basis and will also help refill the underground water table in the city, which has dropped to alarming extent due to the installation of tube wells.
The project was proposed back in 2001 by the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA). However, development work could not be initiated at that time...
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CPEC Silk Route: 60 Km 6 lanes Hazara Expressway will be open at 15 Dec 2017...
180 kilometer long Hazara expressway (E-35). Expressway will link Islamabad - Peshawar Motorway (M-1) with the cities of Haripur, Havelian, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Shinkiari, Battagram, and Thakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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Karakoram Police Force established to safeguard the Highway and especially the tourists who travel on this road to Gilgit Baltistan, - ....
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The Balloki Power Plant is a 1,223 MW natural gas power plant currently under construction near ..
Groundbreaking was commenced on November 10, 2015, and construction is scheduled for completion by December 2017
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Gas shortage Expected to End...
Pakistan Gas Port Consortium Ltd (PGPC) has released a statement saying gas supply will resume today.
Multiple areas of the country are facing severe shortage of gas for hours. The company says the situation will likely avert as the second Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal will resume gas supply today i.e. 8th December 2017.
Reason Behind Shortage - A pipe ruptured during the testing phase of LNG terminal at Port Qasim which resulted in nationwide LNG loadshedding. PGPC released the statement saying,
Operations at the recently inaugurated terminal had been suspended for a few days during routine commissioning tests—which include pumping gas to test the integrity of the system—after a leak was detected in an insulation joint connecting the PGPC system to the connecting pipeline infrastructure.
The company’s reps said that the fault has been located and repaired and terminal will resume its function starting from today.
The joint has been replaced, and the system is being purged and repressurised. There are no faults with the jetty and marine works or the Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) or the subsea section of the pipeline.
Companies Involved - Several companies invested around $500 million in the project including PGPC. The terminal was built at Port Qasim and inaugurated on 20th November. Government now relies heavily on it to handle the increased demand during winter season. Apart from households, the terminal will supply gas to LNG based power plants as well.
Following companies were involved in establishing the gas terminal at Port Qasim.
PGPC handled jetty and marine works
BW Group of Norway built Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU)
Terminal building by Xinjiang Petroleum Engineering Construction Company Ltd (XPE) and
Fauji Oil Terminal and Distribution Company Ltd (FOTCO) built pipelines that supply gas to the national grid.
The project was supervised by international consultants to ensure quality and timely completion. The terminal received its first supply of LNG on 24th November.
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China started transferring technology to Pakistan
In relation to mega and multi-billion dollars project CPEC, China has started transferring its high-tech industrial technology to Pakistan. Yan Zhiyong, Chairman of Power China said that the power plant in Port Qasim uses the advanced super critical thermal technology.
He said that his teams are sharing their advanced technologies, experiences, and capacities with Pakistan in order to help the country develop its own modern power sector with low costs and high efficiency. We are paving the way to achieve the country’s vision 2025 by helping the country build a strong infrastructure and industrial technology.
