China–Pakistan Economic Corridor
List of major projects

China–Pakistan Economic Corridor

Section Title: List of major projects
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Project	Notes

Gwadar Port	Phase 1 complete. Phase 2 under construction.

Gwadar-Ratodero Motorway (M-8)	Under construction. 193 km out of 892 km operational

Dawood wind power project (50 MW)	Commercial operation date (COD) 5 April 2017. Fully operational.

E-35 Expressway (Hazara Motorway)	Under construction Funded by the Asian Development Bank, but is considered vital to the Karakoram Highway Reconstruction project. The 47 kilometers long Burhan to Shah Maqsood section was completed and opened to traffic in December 2017.

Iran–Pakistan gas pipeline	Under construction. Iranian portion completed.

Reconstruction of the Karakoram Highway	Under construction. Portion between Raikot and Chinese border had been under construction prior to CPEC announcement, and was completed in 2012.

KKH Phase II (Thakot -Havelian Section)	Thakot-Havelian (118 km) is in early harvest Project category and it is to be completed by March 2020. Havelian- Abbotabad-Mansehra (39 KM) section will be completed in 2018.

Multan-Sukkur Motorway (M-5) (392 KM)	Completion planned in August 2019. It's Multan to Shujabad section has been completed and inaugurated in May 2018.

Abdul Hakeem-Lahore Motorway (M-3) (230 KM)	Project has been completed and inaugurated on 30 March 2019

Hakla D.I Khan Motorway (285 Km)	60% work completed. Date of Completion December 2019.

Karot Hydropower Project (720 MW)	41% civil work completed. expected COD December 2021.

Rahimyar khan imported fuel Power Plant 1320 MW	LOI by GoP issued

Kohala Hydel Power Project, AJK (1100 MW)	expected completion in 2025

Orange Line (Lahore Metro)	Under construction. train will be on track in July 2019.

Pakistan Port Qasim Power Project (1320 MW)	Project has been completed on 25 April 2018

Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park (1000 MW)	Under construction First phase complete, generating 400 MW of electricity.

Sahiwal Coal Power Project (1320 MW)	Completed in July 2017. In operation.

Western Alignment projects in Balochistan province.	Under construction. Of the 870 kilometres of road in Balochistan province to be constructed/reconstructed as part of CPEC's Western Alignment, 620 kilometres have already been rebuilt as of January 2016.

Pakistan-China Fiber Optic Project	Project has been completed and inaugurated on 13 July 2018

Economic Corridor Support Force	Recruitment in progress

Main-Line 1 railway overhaul between Karachi and Peshawar	Planning studies underway

Havelian Abbottabad Dry Port	Framework agreement signed in May 2017

China-Pakistan Joint Cotton Bio-Tech Laboratory	Approved

Mansehra Muzaffarabad Mirpur Expressway	Approved

China-Pakistan Joint Marine Research Center	Approved

Gwadar East Bay Expressway	Construction work underway. Date of Completion October, 2020.

Gwadar Hospital	Approved

New Gwadar International Airport	Construction work to start in 1st quarter of 2019

Gwadar-Nawabshah LNG terminal and pipeline project	Approved

UEP 100 MW Wind Farm (Jhimpir, Thatta)	Commercial operation date (COD) 16 June 2017, Operational

Sachal 50 MW Wind Farm (Jhimpir, Thatta)	Commercial operation date (COD) attained 11 April 2017, Operational

Three Gorges Second and Third Wind Power Projects(100 MW)	Commercial operation date (COD) attained 9th Jul 2018, Operational

Cacho 50 MW Wind Power Project	LOI ( letter of intent) Stage

Western Energy (Pvt.) Ltd. 50 MW Wind Power Project	Approved

Thar Mine Mouth Oracle Power Plant (1320 MW) & Surface Mine	Under issuance of NTP/LOI

CPHGC 1,320 MW Coal-fired Power Plant, Hub,Balochistan	First unit of 660 MW connected to national grid in Dec 2018, its second unit of 660 MW will be completed in Aug 2019

Expansion And Reconstruction Of Existing Line ML-1	Project will be completed in 2 phases. PC-1 of Phase-1 approved by CDWP in May 2018 Expected COD 2022.

Phandar Hydropower Station (80 MW)	under review of experts from both sides

Gilgit KIU Hydropower (100 MW)	under review of experts from both sides

Matiari to Faisalabad transmission line	Completion expected in 2020/21

Matiari to Lahore Transmission Line (878 Km)	Expected COD in March 2021.

Suki Kinari Hydropower Project (870 MW)	Under construction, Commercial operation date (COD) December 2022.

SSRL Thar Coal Block-I 6.8 Mtpa &SEC Mine Mouth Power Plant(2×660 MW)	Expected completion of coal mine in late 2019

Surface mine in block II of Thar Coal field, 3.8 million tons/year	Thar block II unearths coal on 10 June 2018

Engro Thar Block II 2×330 MW Coal fired Power Plant	First unit of 330 MW has been completed and connected to the national grid on 19 March 2019. its second unit is expected to be completed in June 2019

TEL 1×330 MW Mine Mouth Lignite Fired Power Project at Thar Block-II, Sindh, Pakistan	Expected completion in March 2021

ThalNova 1×330 MW Mine Mouth Lignite Fired Power Project at Thar Block-II, Sindh, Pakistan	Expected completion in March 2021

Khunjerab Railway	Feasibility studies underway

China Pakistan Economic Corridor Businessman Networking	Under Growing - Membership Open for business community

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The 392 kilometre Sukkur to Multan section of the motorway is inaugurated in May.

final_sentence: The 392 kilometre Sukkur to Multan section of the motorway is inaugurated in May.