ISLAMABAD – The CASA-1000 project will start from Kyrgyzstan and reachAfghanistan through Tajikistan and onward to Pakistan’s Peshawar city. Thelength of the project in Afghanistan is estimated to eventually run for562km.
The project will produce 1,300 megawatts of electricity from Kyrgyzstan andTajikistan for Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Afghanistan will receive 300 megawatts of power and the remaining onethousand megawatts will be transited to Pakistan via Afghanistan.
Afghanistan will receive $50 million USD yearly for the transit of powerand in addition to this Afghanistan’s strategic location in terms oftransit will be highlighted in Asia.
Moreover, infrastructure projects valued at $40 million USD will beimplemented alongside the power lines and employment opportunities will beprovided for the locals.
The CASA-1000 Project is an important step in building a functioning,efficient electricity system across Central Asia and South Asia.
By facilitating clean power export revenues for the Central Asian countriesand by alleviating electricity shortages in the South Asian countries, thisproject will enhance growth prospects across both regions.
This project demonstrates landmark cooperation among the Kyrgyz Republic,Tajikistan, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. The modern and efficient CASA-1000electricity transmission system will help transform the region and signifyan important step toward realizing the planned Central Asia-South AsiaRegionalElectricity Market (CASAREM). The CASAREM initiative will help not onlythese four countries but also improve the electrical systems and developinter-regional cooperation between Central Asia and South Asia.
The CASA-1000 project will include:
• 500 kV AC line from Datka (in the Kyrgyz Republic) to Sugd-500 (477kilometers away, in Tajikistan)• 1,300 megawatt AC-DC Converter Station at Sangtuda (Tajikistan)• 750-kilometer High Voltage DC line from Sangtuda (Tajikistan) to Nowshera(Pakistan)• 1,300 megawatt DC-AC Converter Station at Nowshera