ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) meeting, chaired by Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Ahsan Iqbal, has referred three projects worth Rs48 billion to the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) for approval.
The CDWP meeting discussed six public sector development projects also approved a Rs128 million project. The meeting recommended two energy projects to Ecnec, including Rs31.85 billion worth CASA-1000 project and establishment of a 1,320MW coal-based power plant worth Rs13.66b in Karachi.
The CASA-1000 interconnection will transmit 1,300MW of surplus electricity from existing hydro-power resources in the Central Asian countries, including Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, through Afghanistan to Pakistan. The total distance of transmission line is 1,200km. Out of the 1,300MW of power being exported, 1,000MW will be supplied to Pakistan while 300MW will be supplied to Afghanistan.
The project envisages transportation of power produced at the plant to upcountry load centres by construction of 500KV transmission line of 180km from the proposed plant at Bin Qasim to Matiari.
