Embassy of the Republic of Korea to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

KOICA Activities

The government of Korea, through its aid agency KOICA (Korea International Cooperation Agency), has endeavored to support and assist developing countries around the world, including Pakistan. In Pakistan, KOICA activities have focused on the vocational skills development, education, health, water and sanitation related sectors.

Aid-Grant Projects in Pakistan :

June 2020

Aid-Grant Projects in Pakistan

Year	Project Title	Budget (US$M)	Status
2010-16	Establishment of Korean Center of Excellence for Vocational in ICT at Islamabad	4.75	Completed
2011-14	Establishment of Safe Drinking Water Supply Scheme in 25 Villages Affected by Effluent of Colony Sugar Mills in Tehsil Phalia, Mandi Bahuddin Punjab	3.60	Completed
2011-18	Pak-Korea Capacity Building Institute for Water Quality Management at PCRWR, Islamabad	2.58	Completed
2012-15	Waste Water Treatment Facility in Patoki, Kasur District	2.46	Completed
2012-16	Pak-Korea Capacity Building Center for Agriculture & Livestock Technology, Rawalpindi	3.27	Completed
2013-17	Pak-Korea Technical Textile Center in National Textile University, Faislabad	1.16	Completed
2018-21	Support to National Capacity Building to Realize Girls’ Right to Education in Punjab and Gilgit-Baltistan	3.50	Ongoing
2019-23	Establishment of Pak-Korea Testing Laboratory for PV Modules & Allied Equipment	9.50	Ongoing
2019-24	Strengthening of National Level Water & Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Cell	7.42	Ongoing
Total (9 projects)		38.24

Ongoing Project

1) Support to National Capacity Building to Realize Girl's Right to Education in Punjab and Gilgit-Batistan

As an extension of the GREP(Girl's Right to Education in Pakistan) intervention with Malala Fund, this project is to support the efforts of the Government of Punjab and Gilgit-Baltistan in increasing access to education, retention and improving the quality of girls' education through capacity building and targeted interventions at both institutional and community levels.

2) Establishment of Pak-Korea Testing Laboratory for PV Modules & Allied Equipment

KOICA cooperates with Pakistan Council of Renewable Energy Technology (PCRET) to improve people's quality of life through improving access to solar energy through construction of PV module testing laboratory in Islamabad, provision of testing equipment and support of capacity building program.

3) Strengthening of National Level Water & Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Cell

KOICA cooperates with MOCC to enhance WASH Cell's coordination capacity with provincial government to resolve water issues in Pakistan. This project aims to improve the capacity of the Government of Pakistan to achieve SDG 6 thorugh provision of water quality testing equipment and capacity building program for lab operators in PHE Department in Punjab and KP Province and sharing knowledge and experience of Korea.

EDCF Project

Korean assistance to Pakistan is meant to support sustainable development, infrastructural reconstruction and regional stability by aiding economic and social uplift. EDCF(Economic Development Cooperation Fund) assistance helps Pakistan achieve its development goals in the fields of energy, transportation, communication, water resource development and infrastructure.

In April 24, 2019, Ambassador Kwak Sung-kyu and Secretary Economic Affairs Division Noor Ahmed signed a new EDCF framework arrangement on behalf of their respective governments. Under the signed framework arrangement covering the peroid 2018-2020, Korea will provide long-term concessional financing up to $500 million for the execution of development projects in various sectors.

EDCF Projects in Pakistan :

June 2020

EDCF Projects in Pakistan

Year	Project Title	Budget		Status
		(US$M)	(Kor￦M)
1991	Industrial Facility rent project	10.00	7,189	Completed
1997	NTDC-procurement of equipment for 220kv Grid Station,Lahore	20.00	17,903	Completed
2007	Gepco-7 Grid Stations in Gujranwala region	45.00	50,647	Completed
2011	Procurement Of equipment for 220kv Grid Station, Lahore, Supplementary Loan	7.20	8,619	Completed
2011	Malakand Tunnel Construction	78.00	88,084	Ongoing
2012	Children Hospital, Sukkur	46.00	51,947	Ongoing
2014	N45 Section III (Kalkatak to Chitral) Widening and Improvement	93.78	105,904	Ongoing
2016	Islamabad IT Park Construction	76.28	86,145	Ongoing
2018	N45 Widening and Improvement (2nd project)	49.05	55,386	Ongoing
	Modernization of postal services	20.64	23,303	Ongoing
Total (10 cases)		445.95	495,127