Commercial Close Of Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway (M6) Signed
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published December 02, 2022 | 11:13 PM
The Concession Agreement for construction of Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway Project, which was earlier approved by the (Public Private Partnership Authority (P3A) Board, with total cost of Rs 307 billion was signed here on Friday between National Highway Authority (NHA) and the contractor
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 2nd Dec, 2022 ) :The Concession Agreement for construction of Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway Project, which was earlier approved by the (Public Private Partnership Authority (P3A) board, with total cost of Rs 307 billion was signed here on Friday between National Highway Authority (NHA) and the contractor.
Under the transaction structure approved by the P3A Board, government of Pakistan will contribute only Rs 9.5 billion over the construction period while the remaining project cost of Rs 297.5 billion will be arranged by the private party through equity and commercial debt, says a statement issued here .
The private party will also pay minimum Rs 408 billion to the NHA and estimated corporate taxes of Rs 908 billion over the concession period. In addition, the project will be transferred to the NHA at no cost at the end of the concession period.
The motorway commonly known as M6 Motorway is the largest project under the PPP umbrella signed in the history of the country.
The project was structured by the Federal Public Private Partnership Authority (P3A) under the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) mode in collaboration with the NHA.
The motorway spanning over a length of 306 kilometers will comprise of six lanes. Designed to be constructed as a climate resilient project, the private party shall construct and operate the project for 25 years commencing from the date of execution of the PPP Agreement.
Given the shrinking fiscal space and the prevalent economic crunch, the project is a landmark achievement in the PPP sphere. The P3A team closely worked with the NHA to make this project a success. The project will complete the missing link of north-south (Peshawar-Karachi) motorway network. The Project is expected to bring economic benefits in terms of saving significant travel time, travel costs, and lifting socio-economic profile of the region.
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