Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif inaugurated the 1320-megawatt Shanghai Electric Thar coal power project in Thar Parkar. Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that it is a pleasure that the Prime Minister is present in Thar.
During a one-day visit to Thar Parkar, the Prime Minister was accompanied by Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Federal Ministers Chaudhry Salik Hussain, Ahsan Iqbal, Khurram Dastgir, Marriyum Aurangzeb, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, Chinese Coordinator Pang Chunxue and Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Ahmed Sheikh.
These projects, which are powered by coal from Thar, will generate an annual saving of Rs 1.124 trillion and will increase the current electricity production of Thar from coal by 3,300 MW. The projects have been built at a direct investment cost of $3.53 billion.
Shahbaz Sharif said that the development and prosperity project in Thar had begun and it would be a catalyst for the progress of the entire country. He added that thousands of people would get employment opportunities. Unfortunately, no work was done on this project in the last four years.
The Prime Minister also said that the transmission lines would be installed here by April 30 and machinery was also being brought in. People say that electricity should not be produced on the basis of coal, but Allah has given us the gift of Thar coal deposits. There are coal deposits here for the next 100 years.
Speaking on the occasion, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said it was a joy to see the Prime Minister in Thar and the federal and provincial governments were working together on the project.
Bilawal Bhutto said that with the Prime Minister’s cooperation, the projects would be completed at a rapid pace.
