ISLAMABAD: Back-up process of Suki Kinari hydropower plant successfully completed on Thursday.
Located on the Kunhar River in Mansehra in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the SK Hydroelectric Power Plant is a flagship project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) under China’s Belt and Road Initiative, according to a press release.
It is the largest greenfield hydropower investment project by Chinese enterprises abroad and the most significant investment in hydropower by Energy China.
Suki Kinari Hydropower Plant, an investment and construction project of China Energy Overseas Investment Co., Ltd. (Energy China, marked the official countdown to grid-connected electricity generation for the station.
HE Xiongfei, Chairman and CEO of SK Hydro (Private) Limited, commented on the Back Feeding process: “Back Feeding is a critical test of the operational condition of the high voltage equipment at the 500KV SK Hydropower Station. under full voltage, the whole process of power transmission strictly adhered to the operating procedures for Back Feeding After the power transmission, the equipment on the whole line operated stably, and all indicators met the design requirements and successfully achieved the set targets.
SK Hydro is nearing its Commercial Operation Date (COD) and is expected to generate an average of 3.212 billion KWH per year once commissioned. This will provide affordable and clean energy to over a million Pakistani households, significantly impacting Pakistan’s power and energy structure. The aim of the project is to alleviate the imbalance between supply and demand and to promote infrastructure transformation and economic development in the country.
