Karot Hydropower Project
The Karot hydropower project is located on the Jhelum River, one of the rivers of the Indus River System in northern Pakistan, about 55 kilometers east of Islamabad. It is the first hydropower project implemented under the Belt and Road Initiative, and the first project financed by the Silk Road Fund since its inception in 2014. It is also one of the priority projects of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and the largest green field investment project ever undertaken overseas by a Chinese company.
The project is being developed on a build-own-operate-transfer basis. Started at the end of 2015, it is scheduled to be operational by 2020. After completion, it will be operated by the construction contractor for 30 years, after which the ownership will be transferred to the Pakistani government at no cost.
With an investment of US$1.74 billion, the power station will have an installed capacity of 720MW and an average annual output of 3.2GWh, equivalent to 10 percent of Pakistan's total hydroelectric power generation in 2017. This will provide reliable energy support for economic and social development.
In addition to power generation, it will help flood prevention and sediment control, and improve downstream and reservoir area transport services. The project is expected to create more than 2,000 new jobs during the construction period, and will spur coordinated and upgraded development in related sectors.
卡洛特水電站
卡洛特水電站位于巴基斯坦北部印度河支流吉拉姆河上，距離首都伊斯蘭堡的直線距離約55千米，裝機容量72萬千瓦，采用BOOT方式開發，總投資約17.4億美元。電站建成后，每年可提供約32億千瓦時的清潔電能，相當于巴基斯坦2017年全國水電發電總量的10%，將為巴基斯坦經濟社會發展提供可靠的能源支持。該水電站是“一帶一路”建設的首個水電項目，也是絲路基金 2014年年底注冊成立后投資的首個項目，同時還是“中巴經濟走廊”優先實施的能源項目之一，更是迄今為止中國企業在海外投資在建的最大綠地水電項目。該項目采用“建設—經營—轉讓”的運作模式，已于 2015 年年底正式開工建設，預計2020年可以投入運營，運營期為30年，到期后無償轉讓給巴基斯坦政府。除主要用于發電外，該項目還有防洪、攔沙、改善下游航運條件和發展庫區通航等綜合效益。項目建設高峰期，可為當地提供超過2200個就業崗位，同時將帶動當地電力配套行業的協調發展和產業升級。
