K-Electric (KE) aur Hub Power Company Limited (HUBCO) ke CEOs, Mr. Moonis Abdullah Alvi aur Mr. Kamran Kamal, ne ek Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) sign kiya hai taake affordable bijli ke liye access ko enable karein aur apne customers ke liye energy security ko strengthen karein. Is MoU ke zariye, HUBCO ke Hub Plant ko local Thar coal par convert karke bijli off-take ka mauka explore kiya jaayega. YE KE ki long term strategy hai apne energy mix mein indigenous sources se power generation ko shamil karne ka. Is maamle mein, company Thar coal par base power generation projects ki viability ko explore kar rahi hai. HUBCO ke Hub Power-station 1292 MW (4 X 323 MW) ka hai, jo ki residual fuel oil par based hai, aur ye 1997 se high standards of operations maintain kar raha hai. Dono companies ne apni commitment dikhai hai ki woh milke kaam karenge taake project ko KE ke network mein timely convert aur integrate kiya ja sake.

KE ke CEO ne is moqe par apne khayalat share karte hue kaha, “Aaj ka agreement hamari energy trilemma ko hal karne kay iraada ko aur bhi stong kar raha hai, jo hamare growing customer base ko affordable aur reliable power tak pahunchane mein madad karega. Main khushi mehsoos karta hoon ke KE ne apne aap ko Pakistan ke independent power producers ke liye ek preferred off-taker sabit kiya hai. Ye sirf hamari superior creditworthiness aur hamare stakeholders ke saath ki gayi commitments ko pura karne ke hamari history ka natija hai. Hum ek aise future ki taraf dekh rahe hain jahan hamari imported fossil fuels par ki gayi dependance ko indigenous sources se badal diya jaayega, jo ek extra ordniary power value chain banayega. Ye bhi hamare Power Acquisition Program ke peeche ka driving force hai, jo hamne apne Regulator ke saath submit kiya hai, jo baseload requirements ko renewable energy ke saath balance kar raha hai.”

HUBCO ke CEO Mr. Kamran Kamal ne kaha, “Hub power plant ko Thar coal par convert karne ka suggestion imported fuels par dependance ko kam karne mein acha step hoga. Karachi ke logon ke liye ek sustainable energy solution provide karte hue, ye project mulk ke legacy power generation assets ka continue use bhi karega. Ye initiative hamare commitment ke saath hai ki ham indigenous, reliable, aur affordable energy supply ko secure karein aur mulk ke liye energy security mein apna role play karen.”