*ISLAMABAD – **Chairman CPEC Authority General (R) Asim Saleem Bajwa makesimportant statement over CPEC projects.*
*Chairman China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority General (Retd)Asim Saleem Bajwa has said that the coronavirus epidemic would not affectthe pace of CPEC projects.*
The remarks came while addressing a conference hosted by NEPRA here inIslamabad, amid the ongoing coronavirus health scare that has killed morethan 2,400 people, with about 80,000 infected globally, though Chinaremains by far the worst hit.
Chairman CPECA said that benefits from the completion of the first phase ofCPEC are beginning to appear. The retired general informed that work isunderway on the western route under CPEC.
He informed that power projects under CPEC will be completed on time.“Things will start to appear on the ground after June,” said Bajwa.
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Meanwhile, Federal Minister for Energy Omar Ayub Khan in his address saidthat Prime Minister Imran Khan is paying keen interest in the energysector. The minister urged on the need to look into the contracts of energyprojects.
“Imported fuel raises pressure on rupee and foreign exchange reserves,”said Ayub. The federal minister said that the country’s energy sectorprovides an investment opportunity of $100 billion.
Ayub informed that the government is working to increase the production ofrenewable electricity, while urging on the need to introduce technology inthe energy sector.
