ISLAMABAD – The Chinese utility company Shanghai Electric will invest $4billion in Thar Coal block one and will establish two more power plants of1320 megawatts, reports Radio Pakistan.
According to the details, a seven-member delegation of Shanghai Electriccalled on Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah at the Chief Minister’sHouse in Karachi today to discuss the project.
Shanghai Electric is mining the Thar block and will establish two powerprojects at Thar coal block one.
Speaking on the occasion, Syed Murad Ali Shah said that the financial closeof the project will be by the end of this year. He said that the projectwill also generate employment opportunities for locals. Back in April,Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari hadinaugurated the Thar coal power project.
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Thar coal power project has the capacity to generate 660 megawatts andconsists of two power generation units of 330MW each.
The project was completed under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor’s(CPEC) flagship public-private partnership with the Government of Sindh.For this project, the Sindh government had given a sovereign guarantee of$700 million.
