Bilawal to open Thar coal power plant today

ISLAMKOT: All is set for the formal inauguration of first ever Thar coal fired power generation plant by Chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, here on Wednesday (today).

The PPP Chairman will be accompanied by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, his cabinet colleagues, senior government officials and diplomats of various countries including that of China. The inauguration will be performed in Islamkot where both the coal mines of Thar block-II and the first ever power plant are situated. The federal government is likely to be represented by Federal Power Minister Umer Ayub Khan. The power plant has 660 MW power generation capacity consisting of two power generation units of 330 MWs capacity each. It is part of China Pakistan Economic Corridor project and China actively extended financial, technical, and manpower support for the project. Briefing the newsmen on Tuesday, Project Manager of Power Plant Faisal Shafiq said one of the power generation units has been synchronized with the national grid while the synchronization of the second unit would commence from Wednesday.