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ISLAMABAD: The Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) has sought foreign exchange to meet outstanding expenses with respect to international arbitration with M/s Star Hydropower Limited (SHPL) as the government of Pakistan is facing an exceptional situation with respect to this litigation.

According to Private Power and Infrastructure Board Managing Director Shahjahan Mirza, Star Hydropower Limited had moved arbitration against NTDC before London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), wherein, an award of May 18, 2022 was rendered against NTDC and NTDC was held liable to pay Rs2,019,318,458 under delayed invoices plus interest at delayed rate (KIBOR plus 4.5 per $16,452, 807 as damages, $ 2,272,240 as legal costs and GBP £51,180.02 as arbitration cost.

The company called upon GoP guarantee of December 20, 2012 for payment of award money which rejected by GoP/PPIB.

Budget of LCIA: GOP’s foreign counsel seeks increase in fee of £350,000

Consequently, the company initiated arbitration at LCIA under the GoP guarantee.

Previously, the Ministry of Finance in its letter of July 7, 2023 issued under No Objection Certificate (NOC) for foreign exchange of GBP 472,101.10. So far, the PPIB has made payments of GBP £172,836.31 to the Howard Kennedy law firm and LCIA court fee out of total approved amount of GBP £472,101.10 and the NOC issued by the Ministry of Finance was valid till June 30, 2024.

Further, foreign exchange of about GBP £185,000 will be required to meet various LCIA related expenses.

Therefore, NOC be issued with validity for the next financial year 2024-25 i.e. starting from July 1, 2024.

In view of the foregoing, the PPIB managing director has requested the Power Division to refer the matter to the Finance Division for allocation of foreign exchange remittance of GBP £185,000through the State Bank of Pakistan against PKR funds to be provided by the PPIB provisionally due to the time constraints from its own resources to meet outstanding expenses with respect to the arbitration.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2024

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M. Zahid Iftikhar Jul 26, 2024 11:17am
Absolutely no mention of PTI govt's exceptional ineptitude as no power line was constructed to transport this energy? From failure to stop electricity theft to this, PTI's inept govt was the worst.
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