News

June 2014

Hearing before NEPRA for Tariff Proposal of Gulpur Hydropower Project

NEPRA called on Mira Power Limited to present its case before the Authority and explain the features, progress and tariff of the Project. The hearing was attended by the full authority i.e. Vice Chairman, Member (Tariff) & Member (Licensing) assisted by tariff, licensing & legal wing.

MPL gave a detailed presentation on the Project’s features, progress, […]

May 2014

News Coverage of Public hearing on EIA

News Coverage of Public hearing on EIA of Gulpur Hydropower Project in local print media in AJK.

Public Hearing on Environmental Impact Assessment of Gulpur Hydropower Project

The public hearing on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Gulpur Hydropower project was successfully completed today. The session was held at Kotli and near project site Gulpur in which all stakeholders actively participated.

Company’s Environmental Consultant, Hagler Bailly Pakistan and MPL team defended the report and answered all questions raised by community.

 

Meeting with NTDC for EPC stage tariff

MPL management gave the detailed presentation to NTDC on design change and propose cost and tariff of the project. NTDC appreciated the efforts done by the company and EPC contractor to optimise the design and to bring the cost at an acceptable level.

NTDC informers that tariff has been forwarded to regulatory and they will support […]

April 2014

MPL presented finalized design report to PPIB and NTDC

MPL, its EPC contractor (DAELIM) & designer (SAMAN) gave a presentation on the finalized design of Gulpur Hydropower Project collectively to PPIB and NTDC and demonstrated the change in design caused for resolution of Environmental, Resettlement and Technical issues faced during the development process.

Execution of GoP Implementation Agreement

The Government of Pakistan and Mira Power Limited signed the Implementation Agreement on April 14, 2014 to formalise the financial close of the 102MW Gulpur Hydropower Project to be set up at Kotli in Azad Jammu & Kashmir on Poonch river. The project will be completed by 2018.

Representing GoP Mr. N.A. Zuberi (Chairman PPIB) whereas […]

Notification for Public Hearing on Project’s ESIA

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Azad Jammu & Kashmir has accepted the project’s Environmental & Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) report for the process of approval. A public hearing on the same shall be held on 12th of May 2014. A public notification has been published in two leading national newspapers i.e. “Dawn” in English […]

Meeting with Minister of Water & Power

His excellency Ambassador of Republic of Korea Mr. Jong Hwan Song along with management of Mira Power Limited met with Federal Minister of Water & Power,  Honorable Khawaja Muhammad Asif and Secretary Water & Power in his office on 10 April 2014. Meeting held in pleasant environment and parties discussed the various matters of mutual […]

March 2014

Initiating of Water use agreement

A ceremony was held in Private Power Infrastructure Board (PPIB) for initiating of Water Use Agreement which was resulted from several rounds of negotiations between MPL, GOAJK and AJ&K Council through PPIB.

Stakeholders Consultation on Ecological flow of Gulpur Hydropower

The institutional stakeholders consultation on Ecological Flow of Gulpur Hydropower project was held in Muzaffarabad AJ&K. The Environmental Protection Agency, Forest & Wildlife department, Electricity department and Hydroelectric board participated in this session.