Open Day held at Karot Hydropower Project

KARACHI: China Three Gorges South Asia Investment Ltd (CSAIL) held a “Public Open Day” event at the Karot Hydropower Project on November 11, 2022, a statement said.

Qin Guobin, vice general manager of China Three Gorges International Limited (CTGI) and Chairman of CSAIL, attended the event.

The participants included Pakistani government officials, community members of the Karot project, teachers and students of the surrounding schools.

During the event, CSAIL issued appointment letters to local employees and launched a vlogging campaign of “China Three Gorges in My Eyes” among the new employees, who had received the “China Three Gorges Corporation Scholarship”.

In addition, school bags and stationery items were donated to the primary school students and they drew “Karot in my mind” on the graffiti wall with paint brushes to express their interest in the Karot project.

During the construction of hydropower project, the China Three Gorges Corporation actively took the initiative to fulfil its corporate social responsibility. They built more than 20 public welfare projects for the local communities, including schools, hospitals and roads, carried out biodiversity conservation and directly or indirectly provided more than 4,500 local jobs every year.

They have also sponsored 33 students under their scholarship programme to complete their undergraduate studies jointly in Chinese and Pakistani universities.

Guobin welcomed the representatives of the Pakistan government, community members, teachers and primary school students for visiting Karot Hydropower Project.

With a total installed capacity of 720MW and an annual generating capacity of 3.2 billion kWh, the project is expected to save 1.4 million tonnes of standard coal and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 3.5 million tonnes each year, which can meet the electricity needs of five million people in Pakistan and play an important role in alleviating the power shortage in Pakistan, improving its energy structure and promoting the sustainable development of the local economy and society and contribute to the global goal of “carbon neutrality”.

The Public Open Day is a sign of openness, inclusiveness and integration. It is a vivid illustration of China-Pakistan friendship.

The China Three Gorges Corporation will continue to implement the goals

of the CPEC energy cooperation,
provide more green energy for Pakistan’s socioeconomic development, bring more benefits to the local people and
make positive contributions to building a community with a shared future for mankind.