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CairoScene
24-05-2025
- Business
- CairoScene
China Energy Commissions Region's Largest Solar Plant in Saudi Arabia
With a capacity of 2.6 GW, the Shuaibah Solar Power Plant is set to become the Middle East's largest renewable energy facility. China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC) has begun commissioning the Shuaibah Solar Power Plant near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which is planned to become the Middle East's largest solar energy facility. Once fully operational, the plant will boast a capacity of 2.6 gigawatts and is expected to generate over 282 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity during its 35-year lifespan—offsetting approximately 20 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions annually. The Shuaibah project is a joint initiative between CEEC, Saudi Arabia's ACWA Power, and the Water and Electricity Holding Company (Badeel), and is a cornerstone of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 strategy to diversify its energy portfolio and reduce reliance on fossil fuels. The facility will feature advanced photovoltaic technologies and integrated automation systems, establishing new technical benchmarks for large-scale renewable energy infrastructure in the region.
Time of India
22-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Pakistan looks to China after India's Indus water blow
Pakistan looks to China after India's Indus water blow Jayanta KalitaRajesh Sharma May 22, 2025, 16:13 IST IST Following suspension of Indus Waters Treaty by India, China has fast-tracked the construction of a multi-purpose dam in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Can Islamabad ensure safety and security for Chinese workers given past attacks by Pak Taliban? China has announced expediting the construction of the Mohmand dam in Pakistan 's volatile Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, days after Islamabad was left high and dry by India's decision to suspend the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. The state-owned China Energy Engineering Corporation, which has been working on the hydropower project since 2019, has begun concrete filling, marking a 'critical construction milestone', according to a report by state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV).
Time of India
20-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
China Pakistan Dam Construction: China speeds up construction of dam in Pakistan, ET Infra
Advt China has announced plans to accelerate work on a 'flagship' dam in Pakistan to ease pressure on its all-weather ally, weeks after India placed the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance following the Pahalgam terror attack, according to a media state-owned China Energy Engineering Corporation has been working on the Mohmand Hydropower Project in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in north-western Pakistan since 2019. The project was scheduled to be completed next Saturday, state broadcaster CCTV reported that concrete filling on the dam had started, marking 'a critical construction milestone and a phase of accelerated development for this national flagship project of Pakistan', the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post Mohmand dam is designed to serve as a multi-purpose facility for power generation, flood control, irrigation and water supply and is designed to generate an estimated 800MW of hydropower and supply 300 million gallons a day of drinking water to Peshawar, the capital and largest city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
India.com
20-05-2025
- Business
- India.com
China building world's fifth highest dam in Pakistan, its height is..., 30 crore gallon water will be supplied daily to....
China building world's fifth highest dam in Pakistan, its height is..., 30 crore gallon water will be supplied daily to.... After India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) following the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22, China has now taken a new step to support its ally Pakistan by deciding to fast-track work on a major dam project in the country. According to the South China Morning Post, a Chinese government-owned company, China Energy Engineering Corporation, has been building the Mohmand Hydropower Project in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, located in the northwest of the country, since 2019. The project was originally set to be finished next year. But on Saturday, China's state broadcaster CCTV announced that concrete filling work on the dam has now begun. This step marks 'a critical construction milestone and a phase of accelerated development for this national flagship project of Pakistan', reported South China Morning Post. Initially, the project commenced in September 2019. However, it will be completed next year. China's move followed India's announcement to suspend the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty after the deadly militant attack on tourists at Pahalgam on April 22. Despite reaching an agreement of cessation of hostilities, the Indian government maintains its stance on the Indus Water Treaty which is still in abeyance. The treaty was suspended following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. The Indus system comprises of main Indus River, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej. The basin is mainly shared by India and Pakistan with a small share for China and Afghanistan. According to the news agency ANI report, under the Indus Waters Treaty signed between India and Pakistan in 1960, all the waters of three rivers, namely Ravi, Sutlej and Beas ( Eastern Rivers) averaging around 33 million acre feet ( MAF) were allocated to India for exclusive use. The waters of Western rivers – Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab averaging to around 135 MAF were allocated to Pakistan except for specified domestic, non-consumptive and agricultural use permitted to India as provided in the Treaty. India has also been given the right to generate hydroelectricity through run of the river(RoR) projects on the Western Rivers which, subject to specific criteria for design and operation is utilize the waters of the Eastern rivers which have been allocated to India for exclusive use, India has constructed Bhakra Dam on Satluj, Pong and Pandoh Dam on Beas and Thein (Ranjitsagar) on storage works, together with other works like Beas-Sutlej Link, Madhopur-Beas Link, Indira Gandhi Nahar Project etc has helped India utilize most of the waters of waters of Eastern rivers, ANI reported. The move comes ahead of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar's visit to Beijing on Monday for talks with top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi. The Mohmand dam in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province is designed to serve as a multi-purpose facility for power generation, flood control, irrigation and water supply and is designed to generate an estimated 800MW of hydropower and supply 300 million gallons a day of drinking water to Peshawar, the capital and largest city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Waters from the rivers constitute about 80 per cent of drinking and irrigation supplies to Pakistan. According to the South China Morning Post, the dam is expected to produce around 800 megawatts of hydropower and deliver 300 million gallons of drinking water each day to Peshawar, the capital and largest city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. According to media reports, this dam, standing 700 feet tall, will rank as the fifth highest dam in the world.
Mint
20-05-2025
- Business
- Mint
Weeks after India holds Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance, China plans to accelerate work on ‘flagship' dam in Pakistan
China has announced plans to accelerate work on a 'flagship' dam in Pakistan to ease pressure on its all-weather ally, news agency PTI said in a report on Monday. The move comes weeks after India placed the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance following the Pahalgam terror attack, it said, citing a media report. The state-owned China Energy Engineering Corporation has been working on the Mohmand Hydropower Project in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in north-western Pakistan since 2019, it added. On Saturday, state broadcaster CCTV reported that concrete filling on the dam had started. This marked 'a critical construction milestone and a phase of accelerated development for this national flagship project of Pakistan', the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported. The project officially began in September 2019 and was scheduled to be completed next year, the PTI report added. The move comes ahead of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar's visit to Beijing on Monday for talks with top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi. Dar, who arrived in Beijing on Monday on a three-day visit, is the first high-level Pakistani official to visit China after India carried out precision strikes under 'Operation Sindoor' on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on May 7 in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people. Dar was expected to discuss a gamut of issues with all-weather ally China, including India's decision to put the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance, the report said. 'China and Pakistan are all-weather strategic cooperative partners….This upcoming visit of Dar reflects the high importance the Pakistani government attaches to the development of China-Pakistan relations," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a media briefing in Beijing. "Regarding the situation between India and Pakistan, China has stated its position on multiple occasions. We are willing to maintain communication with both sides and play a constructive role in realising a full and lasting ceasefire and maintaining regional peace and stability,' Mao said. The Mohmand dam in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province is designed to serve as a multi-purpose facility for power generation, flood control, irrigation and water supply and is designed to generate an estimated 800MW of hydropower and supply 300 million gallons a day of drinking water to Peshawar, the capital and largest city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the PTI report said. Under the Indus Waters Treaty, Pakistan has access to the waters of the Indus and Jhelum and Chenab rivers, while India is entitled to use those from the eastern Ravi, Sutlej and Beas rivers. Waters from the rivers constitute about 80 per cent of drinking and irrigation supplies to Pakistan.
