NUMEROUS COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS TO BE BUILT IN PAKISTAN

KARACHI, Jun 13, 2005 -- AsiaPulse

Sindh Minister for Mines and Mineral Development Irfanullah Khan Marwat chaired a meeting of the Sindh Coal Authority late last week, which reviewed progress of work on different coal-fired power plants.

The board announced that an American firm, AES Oasis Ltd, had started work on the establishment of an integrated coal-fired 1,000 megawatt power plant at the Thar coalfield, which would be completed by the end of the this year.

Similarly, Fateh Group, in a joint venture with Ukrinterenergo and a research and development institute Lviv TEP will also establish a coalmining and coal-washing plant as part of its plans to build an integrated coal-fired power plant with 200-mw capacity at Lakhra in Dadu.

Another company, CMC, will work on the establishment of a US$500 million 200-mw mine mouth power plant in Sonda, Jherruk coalfield.

(PPI)

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