Pakistan, July 11 -- ISLAMABAD - The Chinese-backed Kohala Hydropower Company Limited (KHCL) has raised concerns over its exclusion from Pakistan's revised draft Integrated Generation Capacity Expansion Plan (IGCEP) 2025-35 and has requested an extension of its Letter of Support (LoS).

In a letter to the Power Division, KHCL CEO Liu Yonggang called for a formal notification to extend the LoS for the 1124 MW Kohala Hydropower Project. The extension had already been approved by the Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) during its 144th meeting in September 2024.

Liu stated that the Kohala project fulfilled all required obligations, including submitting a $5.62 million performance guarantee, and had previously been listed as a "Com...