Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has announced that 720 Megawatts Karot Hydropower project has started functioning.

In a tweet, he expressed the gratitude to the Chinese government for its cooperation in Karot Hydropower project.

The Prime Minister said it is the first Hydropower project which has been completed under CPEC.

He criticized that during last four and a half years of the previous government, no significant progress was made on this project.