Mira Power Limited achieved another important milestone in Project Development whereby the “Term Sheet” was substantially agreed with the Project Lenders. In this respect “All Lenders Meeting” was held in Singapore from October 29 to October 31, 2013. The participants were Lenders group (IFC, ADB, K EXIM, FMO), Sponsors Group (KOSEP, Daelim, Sambu & Lotte), […]
Mira Power Limited has developed the Environmental & Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and Environmental & Social Management and Monitoring Plan (ESMMP) for Gulpur Hydropower Project. The IFC has uploaded the same for public disclosure at their website on the following link on October 30, 2013.
http://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/corp_ext_content/ifc_external_corporate_site/ifc+projects+database/projects/disclosed+projects/gulpur+hydro_early+disclosure
The document shall remain in access for public for their review […]
Mira Power Limited has developed the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for Gulpur Hydropower Project. The draft was submitted to ADB. The ADB has uploaded the same for public disclosure at their website on the following link on September 25, 2013.
http://www.adb.org/projects/documents/gulpur-hydropower-project-esia
The document shall remain in access for public for their review and comments till […]
Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) on Tuesday approved signing of Implementation Agreements (IAs) for Gulpur Hydropower. 102 MW Gulpur Hydropower to be located at River Poonch, District Kotli, AJK.
Presiding over 94th meeting of the PPIB, Minister for Water and Power, Khawaja Muhammad Asif said the PPIB is being further strengthened as a one window […]
Third session of AJK Implementation Agreement negotiations was held on October 7, 2013 in Muzaffarabad. All the relevant authorities of Government of AJK, Council and PPIB participated. Negotiations carried out in a smooth way and concerns were concluded with the mutual consent of all the participants. It is expected that following a final round of […]
The full length of Poonch River within AJK has been notified as a national park by the AJK Wildlife and Fisheries Department. Keeping in view the environmental sensitivity of the area, the lenders, including the IFC and ADB had requested that a Biodiversity Scoping, Assessment and Management be carried out in the Project site and […]
A ceremony was held in Private Power Infrastructure Board (PPIB) for initialing GOP Implementation Agreement which was resulted from several rounds of negotiations between MPL and PPIB. The honorable State Minister for Water & Power, Mr. Abid Sher Ali was the Chief Guest and ceremony was also attended by the Secretary (Water & Power) / […]
Mott McDoland environment representative visited the offices of Environment Protection Agency AJ&K and the Frostery, Wildlife & Fisheries Department and held meeting with Mr. Muhammad Shafiq Abbasi, Deputy Director EPA and Dr. Shafiq-ur-Rehman Khan, Additional Secretary (Fisheries & Wildlife) and discussed the issues of ESIA study and National Park declaration of Poonch River.
In continuation to the process of environment & social due dilligence by ADB & IFC team during last week, the E&S team of Mott McDonald visited the project site, meet with Land Collector and visited the local community at their door steps to get the inputs regarding the project.
Lenders’ Technical Advisor visited Gulpur Hydropower Project Site on September 4, 2013 along with EPC Contractor, Basic Designer and Owner’s Engineer for the due dilligence of different project features.
