Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah Saturday laid the foundation stone of Rs182.3 billion water infrastructure project to provide water to an Independent Power Producers (IPPs) committed to generate 1650 MW coal-fired power in Thar Block-I.
He disclosed that it was the first ever water delivery project launched in the country on Public Private Partnership mode in Thar by attracting foreign direct investment (FDI).
The foundation stone laying ceremony was organized at Nabirsar near Umerkot and was attended by Provincial Minister for Energy Imtiaz Shaikh, Minister for Education Syed Sardar Shah, Minister for Irrigation Jam Khan Shoro, MNAs Mir Munawar Talpur, Dr Mahesh Malani, CM Special Assistant on Investment Syed Qasim Naveed, Consul General of Kuwait Salim Yusif Al Hamdan, CEO of Kuwaiti Company Enter Tech Holding Company Abdulla Al Mutairi, CEO Enertech Water Private Ltd Yasser Malik, Chairman Pakistan Kuwait Investment Company Mohammad Al Fares, Chinese experts working on the project and local notables.
The Sindh government was looking for investment in laying the water infrastructure for IPPs in Thar Block-I which will generate 1650 MW of power, the chief minister said and added for the purpose a canal was required to be constructed from the Farsh X-regulator to Nabisar for discharge of 200 Cusecs water.
He said that out of 200 cusecs, 45 cusecs would be supplied to IPPs of Thar Coal Block- I and remaining 155 cusecs water would be provided to Nabirsar for...
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