Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has inaugurated a 330 MW power plant under CPEC Block II completed by Hubco company in district Tharparkar on Monday.
\nOn the occasion, he was given a detailed briefing about the CPEC projects by Chief Minister of Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah.
\nThe Chief Minister briefed that CPEC is a game changer for Pakistan’s economy.
\nHe said that generating electricity from Thar Coal required an extensive road network, bridges and an airport.
\nThe Chief Minister said that the Sindh government built the infrastructure of Thar by spending 750 million dollars.
\nHe informed that, according to the geological Survey of Pakistan, Thar coal has 175 billion tons of coal reserves and it has a total of 13 blocks, we were working on Block II and Block I.
\nHe further informed that, in 2014, work was started on a coal mine power project under CPEC and in 2015, the federal government issued a sovereign guarantee for the project.
\nThe Chief Minister said that, the power generation capacity of this power project will increase to 2640 MW by the end of this year.
\nHe said that 23 schools have been established in the Tharparkar with the profits of Thar coal projects, in which 4061 students are studying; besides a 120-bed hospital has also been established in the district for the betterment of the locals.
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