INFRASTRUCTURE

Clean energy compressors and dam project go hand-in-hand in Pakistan

Once completed, the Suki Kinari Hydropower project will deliver a much-needed 3GW of renewable power to Pakistan’s electrical capacity. And it is not just the dam that will generate clean energy, contractor CGGC is relying on a fleet of 45 electric Atlas Copco compressors on the 20km of tunnels the project requires.

 A fleet of 45 electric Atlas Copco compressors are being used on the 20km of tunnels for the Suki Kinari hydropower project

A fleet of 45 electric Atlas Copco compressors are being used on the 20km of tunnels for the Suki Kinari hydropower project

More than 60 years in the planning the US$1.9 billion Suki Kinari Hydropower project on the Kunhar River is the centrepiece of an ambitious plan to boost renewable power generation in electricity-starved...

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