Thar Coal Mine Set for Full-Scale Operations with Approved Tariff
The Thar Coal & Energy Board (TCEB) has greenlit the Commercial Operations Date (COD) Stage tariff for the Thar Coal Block-II mine. In a landmark decision, the Thar Coal &…
SECMC Signs MOU For Trial Run Of Thar Coal For Cement Production
Power Cement will conduct a trial run of Thar coal for cement production in their kilns under terms of MoU, which will help them offset their demand for imported coal.…
IUCN, SECMC Launch Community Livelihoods Programme in Thar
IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature and the Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company launched the second phase of their partnership in Thar, focusing on improving community livelihoods and biodiversity…
Thar’s children to have access to quality emergency care
The children of Tharparkar can now access free of cost quality emergency care and consultation 24×7. It will save them from dying of treatable illnesses. The Sindh government’s partnership with…
Education and SDGs- Hope for changing future in Thar
The children of desert area from Tharparkar are playing their part in fulfilling the sustainable Development Goals- SDGs. The fourth international education day 2022 under the theme of “Changing Course,…
Chairman CPEC Announces 1100 Jobs At Thar Block-1 Coalfield
The Thar Coalfield is the 7th biggest coalfield in the world as it stretches over 9,000 square km and reserves approximately 175 billion tons of coal. Chairman CPEC, This coalfield…
Locusts Force: Thar Farmers To Keep Land Without Seed
Thar farmers say they have been advised by officials not to plant crops this year due to locusts force. Sitting in a tyre repair shop covered with a thatching of…
Thar Block 2 Power Plant Atracts Investment Of $500m
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Asim Saleem Bajwa on Friday said that the work on the 330 Megawatts (MW) Thar Block 2 power plant is…
Tending Orchard In Thar With 70 Percent Less Water
Most of the inhabitants of the Thar desert can grow crops only after a downpour has transformed the arid land into lush greenery. But Allahrakhio Khoso, a 60-year-old farmer, does…
Environmental Indexing of Sustainable Lignite Deposits at Thar Coal Field
Pakistan’s lignite coal deposit was discovered by Geological Survey of Pakistan in the 1990s and it spreads over more than 9,000 km2 area comprises around 175 billion tons enough to…
The Journey Of Black Gold From Coal Mining to Power Plant at Thar Block II
During current pandemic situation Thar Team is effectively managing all coal mining and power plant operations ensuring essential power fed to the national grid. By Hafiz Tariq Zaman Khan and…
Engro Successfully Completes First Year Of Thar Coal Power Project And Block II Mine
Engro Powergen Thar (Private) Limited (EPTL) – a majority owned company of Engro Energy – and Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC) – a joint venture of the Government of…