IGCEP 2022–31 Certified · NEPRA White Card · Government of Pakistan

Powering the AI era on
Pakistan’s rivers

Sponsor Himalayan hydropower on the Indus river system in exchange for the world’s cheapest, greenest, most reliable energy — government-approved, financed by sponsorship, delivered turnkey.

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10,287 MWSPONSORABLE PIPELINE
46CANDIDATE PROJECTS
3.6–4.0¢/kWh GENERATION COST
18–22%POWER-ASSET IRR
The Opportunity

Pakistan has the water.
It lacks the power — and the financing.

Chronic power crisis

12–18 hour daily blackouts. Peak demand of 41,338 MW by 2031 against ~20,000 MW of dependable supply — costing the economy 2–4% of GDP a year.

No financing available

IGCEP 2022–31 needs $52.9B of generation investment by 2031. FX constraints and fiscal deficits block conventional financing. A new model is required.

Stranded clean assets

46 shovel-ready Himalayan hydro projects at 3–8¢/kWh cannot begin without a bankable, long-term energy buyer. The resource exists; the finance doesn’t.

One-Stop Solution

One partner. One PPA.
Everything else is ours.

Sponsors typically face 12+ vendors, agencies and contractors. We consolidate every one under a single turnkey agreement, partnering directly with the Government of Pakistan.

1

Sponsor invests

Capital for the dam plus the co-located data-centre campus.

2

We build

Turnkey EPC — engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning.

3

Power flows

Dedicated 100–2,400 MW green supply under a fixed 20–30 yr PPA.

4

Sponsor wins

The cheapest firm clean power on Earth, plus natural cooling.

Site & feasibility
NEPRA White Card & permits
Dam & powerhouse
Transmission
Data-centre campus
Fibre connectivity
Supply chain & logistics
20–30 yr O&M

The sponsor’s entire job: sign the PPA and receive power. Every approval, milestone and operational task is permanently on our side of the agreement.

The Pipeline · The Nile of Pakistan

46 projects along the Indus river system

The Indus and its tributaries — Swat, Jhelum, Neelum, Chenab, Panjkora, Kunhar and Chitral — are glacial-fed and flow year-round, making run-of-river hydro a firm, 24/7 baseload resource. 10,287 MW across 46 government-approved projects; 17 IGCEP-Optimized. The three pilots span three different rivers.

Legend

Pilot project (×3)
Flagship (Thakot-III)
IGCEP Optimized
Candidate
Find Your Project

Match a project to your power need

Set your target load. The list proposes the closest-matching projects from the pipeline; select one to model its economics and locate it on the map.

Facility size (MW)500 MW
PPA rate (¢/kWh)5.0¢
Comparable grid rate (¢/kWh)10.0¢
Matching projects
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select a project
—Power-asset equity IRR
—Annual saving vs grid
—Generation cost (LCOE)
—Min. DSCR
Capacity—
Annual energy—
Total turnkey CAPEX—
Annual PPA cost—
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IGCEP status · COD—

The Economics

The cheapest firm power on Earth

Illustrative sponsor economics per 1,000 MW facility, on the verified IGCEP basis — full turnkey campus, ~57% capacity factor.

Sponsor Investment
Dam & civil works~$1.4–1.8B
Data-centre campus (~870 MW IT)~$1.5–1.7B
Grid & transmission~$50–150M
On-site infrastructure, EPC & contingency~$0.9–1.0B
Total all-in turnkey~$4.0–4.5B
Sponsor Returns
Generation cost (LCOE)~3.6–4.0¢
Delivered PPA rate~5¢/kWh
US grid equivalent~10¢/kWh
Annual energy saving~$250M/yr
Power-asset equity IRR18–22%
Energy cost comparison (¢/kWh)
The Pilots

Three pilots across three rivers

Drawn from the pipeline as the most financeable first builds — each sized so a single anchor sponsor can fund one in full.

Bata Kundi

Indus · Kohistan
Capacity99 MW
Generation cost3.62¢
Turnkey CAPEX$602M
Power-asset IRR21.7%

Cheapest & fastest; de-risks the flagship corridor.

Asrit Kedam

Swat
Capacity215 MW
Generation cost3.97¢
Turnkey CAPEX$1,029M
Power-asset IRR18.5%

Cool-valley, thesis-true demonstration.

Taunsa

Indus · Punjab
Capacity135 MW
Generation cost4.00¢
Turnkey CAPEX$654M
Power-asset IRR19.2%

Lowest execution risk; clean first win.

Location Advantage

Nature’s perfect data centre

Free natural cooling

Winter −10°C to +5°C, rarely above 20°C in summer — eliminates 30–40% of typical data-centre cooling OPEX.

Year-round glacial water

Himalayan meltwater gives consistent run-of-river flow — more reliable than rainfall-dependent hydro.

Dedicated 24/7 power

Each dam pairs directly with an adjacent campus. Your allocated MW is exclusively yours, around the clock.

CPEC fibre corridor

On China–Pakistan Economic Corridor routes connecting China, Central Asia and the Middle East.

100% renewable baseload

Run-of-river hydro is firm carbon-free power — no storage, satisfies strict 24/7 CFE commitments.

Structural AI advantage

Cold climate extends GPU lifespan; 4¢ power vs 10¢+ is a $500K/day edge per 100 MW over 25 years.

The Flagship

Thakot-III
on the Indus

A 1,490 MW run-of-river station in Kohistan — the scale proof of the program. The three pilots de-risk the same Indus corridor where the flagship sits, so this becomes financeable once they operate.

1,490 MW

installed capacity

3.25¢

/kWh — cheapest in pipeline

$4.33B

full turnkey campus

~7,400

GWh annual energy

Our Mandate

Not a consultant — the mandate to execute

NEPRA White Card

Accredited generation developer — mandatory under the National Electricity Policy 2021.

IGCEP 2022–31 approved

All projects in Pakistan’s official generation plan, NTDC Board-approved, NEPRA-reviewed.

Turnkey EPC capability

Feasibility through commissioning — hydrology, dam civil works, turbines, grid, data centre.

Government of Pakistan JV

Direct partnership with NTDC, NEPRA, the Ministry of Energy and provincial governments.

Next Steps

Power your data.
Power Pakistan.

01
Expression of InterestSignal your target size and timeline — no commitment.
02
Technical BriefingProject specs, hydrology, site visit, draft term sheet.
03
Heads of TermsBinding MOU — price, PPA term, milestones, exclusivity.

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