The Central Asia-South Asia power project, commonly known by the acronym CASA-1000, is a $1.16 billion project currently under construction that will allow for the export of surplus

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from

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and

Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bord ...

and finally to

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. Groundbreaking for the project took place in May 2016 by leaders of the four nations. The entire project is expected to be completed in 2023.

Project details

The project will allow for the export of 1,300 megawatts of electricity during the summer months when both Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan experience surplus electricity generation from hydroelectric dams.

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(HVDC) converter stations will also be included as part of the project, as well as a 477 kilometer long, 500 kilovolt

alternating current Alternating current (AC) is an electric current which periodically reverses direction and changes its magnitude continuously with time in contrast to direct current (DC) which flows only in one direction. Alternating current is the form in which ...

transmission line between Datka, Kyrgyzstan and

Khujand Khujand ( tg, Хуҷанд, Khujand; Uzbek: Хўжанд, romanized: Хo'jand; fa, خجند‌, Khojand), sometimes spelled Khodjent and known as Leninabad (russian: Ленинабад, Leninabad; tg, Ленинобод, Leninobod; fa, لنی ...

, Tajikistan. A 1,300 MW AC/DC converter station will be constructed in the city of

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, Tajikistan, as well as a 300 MW converter station in

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, Afghanistan. A 750km HVDC line will be constructed between Sangtuda, and the city of

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, Pakistan, via the

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and Kabul. In Peshawar, a 1,300 MW converter station will be built and connected to Pakistan's electric grid. Transmission lines are designed to transmit 1,300 MW of electricity, with Afghanistan allotted 300 MW of electricity and Pakistan 1000 MW of electricity. The project was inaugurated in February 2020, in a ceremony attended by Afghan President

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and then- Pakistani Ambassador to Afghanistan Zahid Nasrullah Khan. As of March 2021, approximately 30% of the project covering Afghanistan was completed. In June 2021, Panjshir governor

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consulted with citizens' and local government representatives on "social obstacles" to the CASA-1000 project.

References

External links

CASA-1000 official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Electricity Sector In Pakistan Foreign trade of Pakistan

Infrastructure in Afghanistan 2016 establishments in Pakistan Pakistan–Tajikistan relations Kyrgyzstan–Pakistan relations