Rs110 bn saved in power projects: Shahbaz

BHIKKI (Sheikhupura): Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, while addressing the groundbreaking ceremony of a 1,180MW power plant here on Friday, said the country had saved a precious Rs110 billion in various power projects and it was an accomplishment of the PML-N government that would become a part of the country’s history.
He said the government was confronting challenges at several fronts including terrorism on the one hand and power shortages on the other hand. He referred to the fast pace of work on several power projects across the country and said that under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the country would soon be able to get rid of power shortages. He said the projects undertaken by the government went through some of the “most transparent and clean” bidding process.
Referring to the criticism by some political parties about the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and speculations about the Chinese investments in the country, he said that opponents were nowhere to be seen when these projects were taking shape. He said the project was one hundred percent funded by the Punjab government and not a penny was given by the federal government for it. The power generated would be added to the national grid, he said and expressed gratitude to all who had helped to materialise the project.