Private Power & Infrastructure Board
Ministry of Energy (Power Division)
Government of Pakistan

Karot Hydropower Project

 

 

 

Salient Features

Project Company

Karot Power Company (Pvt.) Limited

Policy

Power Policy 2015

Category

Commissioned

Sub Category

CPEC

Main Sponsor

China Three Gorges South Asian Investment Limited - CSAIL

Main Sponsor Shareholder

99.84%

Other Sponsors

Focus Power Investment Limited

Other Sponsors Shareholder

0.16%

Lenders

Export-Import Bank of China, China Development Bank, Silk Road Fund, International Finance Corporation (IFC), HBL (Inter-Creditor Agent)

Province

AJK

Location

Dual Boundary of District Rawalpindi, Punjab & District Kotli, AJK

River

Jhelum River

Gross Capacity

720MW

Net Capacity

712.80MW

Technology

Hydro Electric

Configuration

1 x 4 Units (180) = 720 MW

Total Project Price (USD)

1698.26Million

Debt Equity Ratio

80:20

Debt Amount USD

1358.61Million

Equity Amount USD

339.65Million

Levelized Tariff

7.6152US c/kWh EPC Stage, 6.5/kWh (FS Stage)

Levelized CPP

7.3044US c/kWh

Levelized EPP

0.3108US c/kWh

1-10 Years Tariff

8.9708US c/kWh

11-30 Years Tariff

4.0032US c/kWh

Power Purchaser

Central Power Purchasing Agency (Guarantee) Limited (CPPA-GL)

Term of Project

30Years

Primary Fuel

Hydro

Fuel Supplier

N/A

EPC Contractor

(i) Yangtze Three Gorges Technology & Ecnomic Development Co. Ltd (ii) China Machinery Enginnering Coorporation - CMEC

Owner's Engineer

SMEC Australia

Net Efficiency

96% (Estimated)

Annual Availability

50.83%

Annual Energy Yields

3174GWh

 

 

 

Important Events

Submission of Proposal

30-AUG-2006

Approval of PPIB Board

08-FEB-2007

Issuance of Notice to Proceed

15-MAR-2007

Submission of PG@US$ 1000/MW

13-APR-2007

PG Validity

12-OCT-2009

Issuance of LOI

19-MAY-2007

Generation License Application

26-NOV-2013

Tariff Determination

27-APRIL-2016 11-DEC-2012 (FS)

Submission of PG@US$ 5000/MW

10-JUL-2013

Date of issuance of LOS

29-AUG-2013

Implementation Agreement

08-SEP-2016

Direct Implementation Agreement

15-DEC-2016

Power Purchase Agreement

30-AUG-2016

Water Use Agreement

28-SEP-2016 (AJK WUA), 25-OCT-2016 (Punjab WUA)

EPC Contract

09-FEB-2015

Financing Documents

15-DEC-2015

Achievement of Financial Close

22-FEB-2017

Partial Commissioning 1

28-MAY-2021

RCOD

22-AUG-2022 237 days extension in RCOD was provided to the project from 28 Dec 2021 due to Covid-19. (Revised RCOD: 22nd AUG 2022)

Expected COD

02-AUG-2022

COD

29-JUN-2022 Commissioned