AIIB Watch Cases

Status: Approved
Timeframe: 2016-2022
Area: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
AIIB Investment Amount: US$ 300 million
Total Project Cost: US$ 823.5 million
Co-financier: World Bank: US$ 390 million; Government of Pakistan: US$ 133.5 million

E&S Category: A

Project Details: The project will boost production at an existing hydro-dam and linking it with new transmission lines to the national grid, adding 1,410 MW capacity.

Total Capacity: 6,298 MW

Resettlement: There are remaining legacy resettlement and land acquisition cases to be settled under the project. Additional resettlement or land acquisition for the construction of the transmission line is to be expected.

CSO reports and organizations monitoring: BIC Case Study (2017)

AIIB interactions to date: None

Further information: AIIB Page; Gender Action Scorecard

Last update: 31.12.2023