Islamabad: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif has directed to make the 720MW Karot Hydropower project operational soon, according to a news story published on May 25.
PM Shehbaz visited the project site of the Karot Hydropower project to review the progress. He went on to say that the price of the electricity will be reduced by PKR 3 per unit after the debt has been paid off. He further said that the Chinese engineers assured him that the said project will be completed before the stipulated time.
Moreover, the PM thanked the chairman of Three Gorges Company for supplying free-of-charge electricity to the national grid until the commercial operation dates are finalised. PM Shehbaz also asked to follow the Chinese model of development. He added that the government of Azad Kashmir and Punjab will get PKR 1.2 billion as water use charge and PKR 120 million will be spent every year for the next 30 years for the uplift of the Karot are
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