Another project of 1320 MW initiated by Shanghai Electric Group in Thar
The Shanghai Electric Group has started 1,320MW project in Thar to utilize local coal for energy production, according to federal minister for power Khurram Dastgir Khan.
“The plants have been connected to the national grid,” and that the initiative “was borne from the fruit of CPEC projects,” He stated.
The trend in power generation is toward green energy since Pakistan is feeling the effects of the greenhouse effect. The current administration has created a plan to produce 10,000MW of power using solar energy, according to PM Sharif.
According to Wang Haowei from Shanghai Electric, the project’s business manager, “We know that Pakistan has a wealth of solar and wind resources.” The project’s installed capacity is 150 MW of wind energy, 30 MW of solar energy, and 10 MW of energy storage.
ISLAMABAD:
As Pakistan’s energy import bill touched an exorbitant $27 billion, Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif underlined the need to explore indigenous resources including hydel, solar, air and coal to produce cheap electricity.
Federal Minister for Power Khurram Dastgir Khan stated that a 1,320MW project has been initiated by the Shanghai Electric Group in Thar to use indigenous coal for electricity production.
“The plants have been connected to the national grid,” and that the initiative “was borne from the fruit of CPEC projects,” he observed.
Pakistan is suffering from the impact of the greenhouse effect, so green power generation is the trend. PM Sharif also revealed that the incumbent government has prepared a plan to generate 10,000MW of electricity through solar energy.
“We know that Pakistan is rich in solar and wind resources,” said Wang Haowei from Shanghai Electric, the Business Manager of the Zhang Jiakou Green Power Project. “The installed capacity of the project is 150 MW wind power, 30 MW photovoltaic power and 10 MW energy storage.”
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