Silk Road Fund signed the "First Order" in April 2065438+2005 to invest in carlot Hydropower Station, one of the priority projects of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. The Silk Road Fund was established to directly support the construction of the Belt and Road by taking advantage of China's financial strength. Choosing the corridor energy project as the first support project of the Silk Road Fund not only fully embodies the concept of * * * common development and * * * common prosperity between China and Pakistan, but also reflects the role of the Belt and Road Initiative in promoting corridor construction.

20 13 in may, the leaders of China and Pakistan reached an important understanding on the construction of China-Pakistan economic corridor, so as to strengthen interconnection between the two countries, deepen strategic cooperation and promote common development. After the "Belt and Road Initiative" was put forward, the corridor located at the intersection of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 2 1 Century Maritime Silk Road became the first and major project of the "Belt and Road Initiative", which was of exemplary significance to the interconnection construction in this region.

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor has gradually entered the stage of full implementation from the preliminary planning, and some early harvest projects have been started. China and Pakistan agreed to take the corridor as the guide and focus on Gwadar Port, energy, transportation infrastructure and industrial cooperation to form a "1+4" cooperation layout.

More energy and power projects will be built one after another. Among them, carlot Hydropower Station is located in the Pakistani Gilam River, with a planned installed capacity of 720 MW and an annual power generation of 32 1.3 billion kWh, with a total investment of about 654.38+0.65 billion US dollars. The power station is scheduled to start construction at the end of this year and put into operation in 2020. In addition to the carlot Hydropower Station, the Three Gorges Group will also invest in another hydropower station on the Giram River-Kohala Hydropower Station, with an installed capacity of 1 100 MW, which is expected to start in 20 16 years.

The construction of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is progressing smoothly. The two countries are vigorously promoting a number of key cooperation projects and actively cooperating under the framework of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the Silk Road Fund. Driven by the "Belt and Road Initiative", the construction of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor will reach a new level, and its economic and social benefits will gradually emerge, promoting the prosperity and development of the whole region.