Govt Pitches Gwadar as a Key Hub for Central Asian Gas Supplies
The government is persuading Europe and China to route their gas supplies from Central Asian nations through Gwadar to ensure their energy security in a…
NHA completes key link road in Balochistan
The National Highway Authority (NHA) has completed the construction of a key link road in Balochistan to reduce distance for Gwadar-bound traffic from Punjab and other northern parts of the country. According to a recent statement of NHA’s Member (West Zone) Shahid Ihsanullah, the Authority has completed work on the 106-kilometre-long Basima-Khuzdar Road (N-30), at a cost of Rs11.7 billion. Shahid Ihsanullah said that currently, both light and heavy traffic is plying on the road and the Prime Minister will formally inaugurate the highway soon, he said. The road is part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) initiative, he said. Jawad Akhtar Khokhar, a senior official…
University of Gwadar to establish CPEC Study Center
The University of Gwadar on Thursday afternoon decided to establish a China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Study Center and a Center for Marine Affairs and Marine…
18 mega uplift projects completed in Gwadar in record three months: Ahsan Iqbal
Following the consistent efforts of the federal government, fruition of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects can be seen as from 2022- till date…
Dams pipeline solves drinking water problem in Gwadar: GDA
The completion of a 158km pipeline, constructed to channel water from the Shadi Kor and Swad dams, has successfully resolved the water scarcity issue for…
Gwadar coastal areas; High alert imposed with section 144
In preparation for the approaching cyclone, Chief Minister Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo has imposed Section 144 along Balochistan’s coastal belt, prioritizing the safety of residents…
GPA plans 20 MW for Gwadar Port, both free Zones
(By Yasir Habib Khan):- Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) has finalized plan to supply 20 MW to energize Gwadar Port, Gwadar Free Zone South and Gwadar…
31 containers carrying cold storage material reaching Gwadar Port
31 shipping containers carrying construction materials for the cold storage of pharmaceutical raw materials arrived directly from China to Gwadar Free Zone on Tuesday, Hangeng…
1.2 MGD water plant to complete on June 30
(By Yasir Habib Khan):- In order to mitigate water hardships, Gwadar’s 1.2 MGD seawater desalination plant is all set to be completed on June 30,…
12 MW approved for New Gwadar International Airport
In a groundbreaking development, approximately “12 MW” of electricity has been approved for New Gwadar International Airport (NGIA) to fulfill all its electricity needs for 24 hours without any interruption. On special directives of the Ministry of Planning, Quetta Electric Supply Company (QESCO), National Power Distribution Company that deals with the power supply system in Baluchistan, has formally sanctioned 12 MW to energize New Gwadar International Airport (NGIA) and has commenced full-scale execution by deputing its special teams on the site. QESCO official told Gwadar Pro that tenting and commissioning process is likely to be completed within 10 days as all required paraphernalia like poll erections, transmission lines, and electrical input and output circuits have already been aligned with the installed power system. To keep power supply smooth and free from power breakdown, 12 MW will remain available to NGIA round the clock as three power transmission lines will be feeding NGIA. “It means if one goes out of function then the second will be automatically connected and if the second goes haywire then the third will be present in the system as a backup arrangement,” he added Explaining the three power transmission lines, he said: “One power supply is coming from a 286-kilometre long, 132kV dual-circuit transmission line through Naal-Basima-Naag-Panjgur, the second is coming from the Mund-Pishin-Turbat transmission line to Gwadar Grid Station and the third comes from the Gabd-Remden power transmission line to Jiwini-Gwadar Grid Station.” With the completion of the electrification process, NGIA is expected to be welcoming national and international flights in the mid of September this year, marking a new era of the modern airway that will connect the world with Gwadar. Gwadar Development Authority (GDA) official told Gwadar Pro that the entire scope of work of New Gwadar International Airport including civil work, structural work, mechanical work and engineering work (except navigational & communication work) is almost complete. Under-constructed New Gwadar International Airport is located 26km northeast of the existing airport in Gwadar City on the south-western Arabian Sea coast of the Balochistan region. The New Gwadar International Airport project kicked off as an early harvest high-priority project of the CPEC programme in 2014.
