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Article

28 Apr 2015

Author:
China Dialogue

China's energy & infrastructure deals projected to reach $45 billion - huge environmental impacts likely

"Chinese-funded energy projects in Pakistan likely to damage environment", 22 April 2015

China will help build new roads, railways, pipelines, and power plants as part of US$28 billion of deals signed this week that would expand Beijing’s influence on its western neighbour and enhance trade links as part of Xi Jinping’s "One Belt, One Road" initiative.

On a state visit to Islamabad this week, the Chinese leader put his name to deals that could help transform Pakistan’s energy supply as the country aims to modernise its economy, alleviate poverty and avoid crippling power cuts.  
 
But the environmental impact of China's biggest overseas investment package to date - if it rises to a projected US$45 billion - would be huge.
 
Beijing could fund and help run 10 gigawatts (GW) of power projects in the country, most of which will burn coal...
 
...Plans for a 720-MW hydro project on a tributary of the Indus river, to be built by China Three Gorges Corp, the Beijing-based developer of the world’s largest dam, is the first investment of the US$40 billion silk road fund