Pakistan's Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) has launched a tender to deploy 600 MW solar PV capacity in Kot Addu and Muzaffargargh, Punjab province.
The chosen developers will be responsible for constructing and running the plants with a build, own, operate, and transfer (BOOT) approach. By the end of 2022, Pakistan's installed photovoltaic (PV) capacity reached 1,234 MW. The country added 166 MW of solar capacity to its grid the previous year. In a recent development, NEPRA has issued 12 generation licenses, which cumulatively have a capacity of 211.42 MW. Among them, 9 licenses were granted to solar projects with a combined capacity of 44.74 MW.
The last date to submit the project proposals is 8 May 2023. More information about this tender could be found on our Business Opportunity page here.
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October 24, 2022
Barrick and Pakistan review progress on Reko Diq mine in Balochistan
The Barrick Gold Corporation has announced the steady progress of the process of finalizing the final agreements and legal steps that will allow the development of the Reko Diq mine pro...
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Plans emerge for Reko Diq mine PPP project in Balochistan
The Government of Pakistan has announced plans to rejuvenate the Reko Diq mining project located in Balochistan, Pakistan. The government of Pakistan (25% stake), the provincial government of Baloc...
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July 11, 2022
Pakistan approves USD1.48 billion Motorway PPP project
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) in Pakistan has approved the project proposal and budget for Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway (M6) concession.
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June 22, 2022
Pakistan and Republic of Korea signed a US$1 billion Framework Arrangement
The Government of Pakistan and the Republic of Korea have signed a US$1 billion Framework Arrangement for the financing of various infrastructure projects in Pakistan. Under the arrangement, signed o...
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May 27, 2022
IFC to support multi million hospital PPP project in Pakistan
IFC has signed an agreement with the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (GoKP) province to help arrange a hospital PPP project in the provincial capital Peshawar.
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