The projects are falling far behind their dates of commissioning (CODs) agreed between the government of Pakistan and the Chinese investors due to overall slowdown of the work on the CPEC projects, Covid-19 related delays and strikes at some projects. “While discussing CPEC energy projects facing delays owing to Covid-19 pandemic, the committee directed the Power Division to formulate a policy to deal with COD extensions issues of the power projects,” read a handout issued by the Ministry of Planning after the committee meeting. The committee asked the Power Division to finalize the need of the Shunt Reactor by the end of August 2021. In case of the decision to install the Shunt Reactor, the Power Division then will propose a plan to compensate for the change in scope. The committee directed the Power Division to ensure the availability of sufficient power for the operationalization of the 660 KV HVDC Matari Lahore Transmission Line from September 1.

Source: The Express Tribune August 03, 2021 07:52 UTC