China Pakistan Economic Corridor , a detailed story

2. CHINA-PAKISTAN
ECONOMIC CORRIDOR
( CPEC )

3. MEMBERS
• Shaheer Ahmad
• Hamza Qasim
• Zaryab Akram
Department of Civil Engineering
University of Engineering and Technology Lahore

4. CONTEXT
 Introduction
 Objectives
 Estimation of the cost
 Developments in Pakistan through CPEC
Power Generation
Road infrastructure
Railway Infrastructure
Oil and gas transportation
 Security Concerns
 Steps to overcome security threats

5. INTRODUCTION
• The CPEC is a development mega project that will
connect Gwadar Port (Pakistan) to Xinjiang (China)
• It was proposed by China in May 2013
• It will link China and Pakistan through highways,
railways and pipelines to transport oil and gas
• It was inaugurated by Chinese President after His
visit to Pakistan

6. Objectives of CPEC
• Regional peace, prosperity of poor people of
Southern Asia
• To enhance trade among Pakistan, China and other
Gulf Countries
• China is interested to extend Pak-Iran pipeline to Its
western territory
• China will access to Gwadar port

7. ESTIMATED COST OF CPEC
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Energy Gwadar
Port
Roads Rails Fiber
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Mass
Tansit
EST. Cost in Billion Dollars
Estemated Cost

8. Development in Pakistan
through CPEC

9. Power Generation
• It is not merely a road project but a framework of
economic cooperation in various sectors
• 17 projects will be initiated by Private Firms in which
12 are of power generation
• New dams will be constructed (including Diamer-
Bhasha dam)
• It will gain power of about 8370 MW

10. Map for Power Projects

11. Road Infrastructures
• Karakoram Highway will be reconstructed
• 1152 Km long Karachi-Lahore motorway will connect
two big cities of Pakistan
• Road network of Baluchistan and KPK will be
improved
• Western route of CPEC will almost pass through
Baluchistan

12. Road Map of CPEC

13. Railway Infrastructure
• Peshawar-Karachi railway line will be completed by
2019
• 250 new passenger coaches and 21 new stations are
also part of the project
• 27.1 Km long Orange line of metro train is under
construction
• The construction of 3000 km long railway line will
connect China to Pakistan

14. Map of China-Pak Railway

15. Natural Gas Transport
• 711 km long pipeline will be constructed from
Gwadar to Nawabshah which is also a part of
2775 km long Pak-Iran gas pipeline
• This pipeline will transport 1 billion cubic ft.
gas daily

16. Security Concerns
• Some separatist groups in China are trying to
obstruct this project
• Militant groups in Western Pakistan are terrorizing
the Chinese Nationals
• There is threat of kidnapping of the workers in
frontier areas
• Foreign hostile agencies are also trying tp sabotage
the project

17. Steps to overcome security threats
• Pakistan plans to train 12,000 security personnel to
protect Chinese workers
• 8,000 Pakistani security officials are deployed for the
protection of over 8,100 Chinese workers in Pakistan
• Intelligence agencies of Pakistan and China will
exchange information with each other
• The political leadership of Pakistan is ready to
welcome this Game Changer (CPEC)