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As many Friends of the British Overseas Territories will know, soon after Waterloo Napoleon was exiled to Saint Helena in the South Atlantic, forming the now-British Overseas Territory’s main claim to fame. But Saint Helena, in the words of veteran journalist and steadfast friend of Saint Helena, Michael Binyon, “missed a trick” by not tapping into this uptake in Napoleonic tou
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Isabel Garcia-Gill is a journalist who has worked for daily newspapers, radio broadcasts and weekly magazines in Geneva (Switzerland) and a correspondent based in Rome and Rabat. She has also worked for UNOCHA as well is for the IPCC as Senior Communication Officer. Isabel has published and travelled extensively on professional assignments. She has a very deep knowledge of Latin America. She holds a Master’s degree in Political Sciences from the University of Geneva and in Journalism from Lausanne.
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Pakistan inaugurates 113 kilometre electricity transmission lines
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January 28, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Islamic Development Bank on Wednesday inaugurated 113 kilometre power transmission lines on its border along Afghanistan as the country aims to complete its side of the $1.2 billion mega CASA-1000 project.
Minister for Energy Omar Ayub and Islamic Development Bank President Bandar Hajjar inaugurated the construction of the electricity transmission lines from Pakistan-Afghan border to Nowshera under the South Asia Central Asia Regional Trade and Transmission Project (CASA-1000) in a virtual event. The CASA-1000 project is a 1,270 kilometres power transmission line that exports surplus hydropower generated in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to Pakistan through Afghanistan. Transmission components under the project are financed by Islamic Development Bank, World Bank, European Investment Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, UKâs Department for Inter
CASA-1000 Will Contribute to Energy Security, Cross Border Trade of Electricity: Omar Ayub
Federal Minister for Energy, Omar Ayub Khan, and President of Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), Dr. Bandar Hajjar, inaugurated the construction of the 113-kilometer electricity transmission lines from Pak-Afghan border to Nowshera under the South Asia Central Asia Regional Trade and Transmission Project (CASA-1000) in a virtual event.
Federal Secretary Power Division, Mr. Ali Raza, and senior officials of Power Division, representatives of development partners, UN agencies, and other key stakeholders also witnessed the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, the Minister for Energy appreciated the efforts of Member countries, and the support of all sponsoring partners for financing the construction of power transmission lines infrastructure in Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, under the CASA-1000 Project, in particular.