China under the multi-billion-dollar CPEC will set up the ‘Kohala hydropower project’, a 1,124-megawatt power project in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir despite India’s objection to it.
About the Project:
The project will be built on the Jhelum River and aims at annually providing more than five billion units of clean and low-cost electricity for consumers in Pakistan.
Explain: CEPC
The 3,000-km-long CEPC is aimed at connecting China and Pakistan with rail, road, pipelines, and optical cable fiber networks.
It connects China’s Xinjiang province with Pakistan Gwadar port, providing access to China to the Arabian Sea.
The CPEC passes through PoK, over which India has conveyed its protests to China.
India’s view on the development
India’s stance against CPEC is Pakistan’s illegal Occupation of Kashmir (PoK). China and Pakistan are jointly accelerating Construction under the Belt & Road Initiative.
The project passes through Gilgit-Baltistan in PoK, which New Delhi considers its territory.
Context:
China under the multi-billion-dollar CPEC will set up the ‘Kohala hydropower project’, a 1,124-megawatt power project in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir despite India’s objection to it.
About the Project:
The project will be built on the Jhelum River and aims at annually providing more than five billion units of clean and low-cost electricity for consumers in Pakistan.
Explain: CEPC
India’s view on the development