offered hydropower projects of 20 megawatts (MW) to 144MW capacity and projects in oil and gas exploration and production, and establishment of gas turbine combined cycle power of 400MW at the show.
The Spec Energy, UAE signed LoIs for oil refinery and the hydropower plant, solar power plant development and LoI has been signed with the Transtec Pakistan, while LoI with the Fortune Energy was also signed in the power and energy sector.
The projects offered in the Dubai event in mines and minerals sector included establishment of cement plants, exploration of metallic and non-metallic minerals (blocks), and marble and granite quarrying and processing plant.
For marble and granite mining and processing, DSS Group, Dubai signed LoI of $10 million, while two other LoIs were also inked with the ETC Group, Dubai, and Enshaa, Dubai, in the sector.
Mohsin Aziz, said tourism sector remained the centre of attraction for the investors, who showed immense interest to invest in the chairlift resort from Naran to Lake Saiful Maluk, Theme Adventure Park at Galliyat, Modernisation of Ayubia Chairlift Resort, tourist recreation, sports facilities and theme park at Hund, Swabi, tourist recreation, sports facilities and theme parks at Kheshgi, Nowshera, outsourcing of government rest-houses and tourism resort at Takhtbhai archaeological ruins.
The Samsons Group showing interest in building chairlift resort at Naran-Saiful Maluk signed $10 million LoI for the project and another LoI of Rs500 million for tourist recreation, sports facilities and theme Park at Hund, Swabi along with four other LoIs for various projects in the sector.
The CES Group of Companies Dubai, GHM Group Dubai, SR Group of Companies, Dubai, Al Ali Group, Coding Training Systems (CTS), Creek Networks (Dubai Internet City) Dubai, RAK Property Services and Vienna Tourism LLC Dubai, also signed LoIs with the provincial government to run the affairs of rest-houses and other projects in the tourism sector.
“Agriculture remained another sought-after sector in which five LoIs were received for date farming and processing unit at Dera Ismail Khan and sheep farming at Jaba, Mansehra, which would be a wool, mutton production and processing project,” Mohsin Aziz explained.
He said the government received three LoIs for date farming and processing unit, which include two LoIs of $15 million each from MKATS International, Dubai, and Citylink Group, Jeddah while, Zultec Group, Jeddah, also signed an LoI of $10 million for the project.
For sheep farming, he said the Citylink Group signed LoI for $5 million, while the Zultec Group showed interest in the project with its LoI of $10 million.