1320 MW of coal-fired energy will be added to the national grid in December 2022 with another 660 MW added the following year, according to the Sindh Chief Minister.
1320 MW of coal-fired energy will be added to the national grid in December 2022 with another 660 MW added the following year, according to the Sindh Chief Minister. “I believe that the solution to energy crisis of Pakistan lies in Thar coal.” This is what he stated on Monday while presiding over a Thar Coal Energy board meeting here at the CM House.
Minister Education, Minister Energy, Advisor Law Murtaza Wahab, Chief Secretary Sohail Rajput, PSCM Fayaz Jatoi, DG Coal Authority Khadim Channa, and others attended the meeting. The meeting was attended by Minister BISP, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Tariq Bajwa, Federal Secretary of Energy Rashid Langrial, Federal Secretary of Law Raja Naeem Akbar, and others via video link.
In a briefing to the chief minister, Minister Energy stated that Sino-Sindh Resources (SSR) began coal excavation work in Block-I in January 2022 and had completed 99 percent of the work required to excavate 7.8 mtpa of coal by December 31, 2022. He also mentioned that it was a CPEC project.
The Power Engineering Company installed two 660 MW coal-fired power plants for $2 billion, according to the CM. On December 2 and 11, 2022, both power plants successfully synchronised with the national grid.
According to Minister Energy, SECM intends to expand the mine from 7.6 mtpa to 12.2 mtpa.He stated that Lucky Electric Power has begun construction on a 660 MW power plant for which it will receive 3.6 Mtpa of coal. This plant would go into operation in 2024.
It should be noted that Thar Energy has already synchronised its 330 MW coal-fired power plant with the national grid, which will be operational in October 2022.
The energy crisis is the single most significant drain on Pakistan’s economy. There are numerous factors that contribute to energy crisis of Pakistan. Some of them are local, but many of them overlap with global issues.