Islamabad January 21 2022: Ministry of Water Resources tabled a summary on compensation package for the affected Chinese nationals of Dasu Hydropower Project incident.
The ECC after deliberation and considering the depth of our relationship with China approved the proposal of payment of US dollar 11.6 million as a goodwill gesture on government level.
Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Mr. Shaukat Tarin, virtually presided over Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet, today
A bus carrying Chinese workers in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa had come under attack on 14th July 2021 in which 10 Chinese nationals lost their lives while 28 were injured.
The Chinese workers and accompanying Pakistani staff were proceeding to their workplace for an ongoing project when the incident took place.
“The Dasu Hydropower Project in Pakistan has resumed work”
said Zhao Lijian, spokesperson for China’s Foreign Ministry, according to Chinese daily Global Times.
Four Pakistani nationals were also dead in the attack.
Pakistan earlier this week decided to compensate the 36 Chinese nationals, who died and were injured in a terrorist attack last year — aimed at removing a major irritant in bilateral relations.
Dasu Hydropower Project is a run of river project on the Indus River located 7 km upstream of Dasu Town, District Kohistan (Upper), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The site is 74 km downstream of proposed Diamer Basha Dam site and 345 km from Islamabad. Project will generate 4,320 MW (12 Units @ 360 MW each) hydroelectric power with annual energy of 21,445 GWh and will be developed in two (02) Stages (Stage-I&II). Stage-I will generate 2,160 MW (06 Units @ 360MW each) with annual energy of 12,222 GWh. Stage-I will be completed in five (05) years. The project is being financed by the World Bank.
Dasu Hydropower Project is one of the priority projects under the Power Policy 2013 and the Vision 2025 of Government of Pakistan
Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam, Federal Minister for Industries and Production Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar, Federal Minister for Water Resources Chaudhry Moonis Elahi, Federal Secretaries and senior officers attended the meeting.
