Sahiwal coal project to start providing electricity in 2017: Shahbaz

LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif held a video conference on Tuesday from Lahore with the President of Chinese Company, Hauneng Shandong, Wang Wen Zong in Beijing, China regarding Sahiwal Coal Power Project.
Matters regarding Sahiwal Coal Power Project were discussed in detail. The Punjab government and Chinese company agreed to take joint measures for the speedy implementation of the project.
A video of construction activities on the site of the project were also shown in the conference. Talking to Wang Wen Zong, President of Chinese Company Hauneng Shandong, the chief minister said Sahiwal Coal Power Project would start providing electricity in 2017, for which the federal and provincial institutions concerned would extend all-out cooperation to the Chinese company for early completion of the project. He said that all possible measures were being taken for ensuring the supply of coal to the plant site from Karachi Port. He said that maximum facilities had been provided to the engineers and the staff of Chinese company working on the project. He said that super critical power plants were being set up in Sahiwal which were environment-friendly. He said the Punjab government was thankful to Hauneng Shandong and Ryui group for their invaluable cooperation. He thanked the President of Chinese Company for timely issuing orders for the purchase of generators, turbines and boilers.
President of Chinese Company Hauneng Shandong, Wang Wen Zong thanked Shahbaz Sharif for taking personal interest in the speedy disposal of the matters regarding the project and said that Shahbaz Sharif was extending extraordinary cooperation which was commendable. The President of Chinese Company assured the chief minister that this project would start power production in 2017.