Shanghai Electric ne mulk ka sab se bara 1320 MW ka power project mukammal kar lia. Is mauqe par PPIB ke Managing Director, Shah Jahan Mirza ne shirkat ki, jo ek khaas taqreeb mein shamil hue. Project ne COVID-19 ke daur mein bhi apne paisay aur bridge financing ka istemaal karke Pakistan aur China ke darmiyan agreed timelines mein is tameer ka kaam shuru kiya, aur isay 5 February 2023 ko compelete kiya gaya.
Shanghai Electric Group Corporation ne is 2 billion US dollars ke project ko sponsor kiya hai, aur Sino Sindh Resources Limited (SSRL) Thar Block-1 se coal provide kar raha hai.
Project ke lenders mein Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), China Development Bank, Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., China Minsheng Bank Corporation, Postal Savings Bank of China Co., Ltd., aur Agriculture Bank of China bhi shamil hain. Sinosure is project ki insurance kar raha hai.
Yeh project state-of-the-art Super Critical Technology par mabni hai, aur is mein latest equipment shamil hain jo environment friendly hain. Fuel cost ke hawale se yeh project doosra sabse sasta power project hai (Rs. 4.98/kWh).
Is operation se Pakistan ko saalana karib US 500 million dollars ki foreign exchange bachayi ja rahi hai. Is project ne overall basket price of electricity ko kam karke saalana Rs. 200 billion tak bachaya hai, aur is se ummeed hai ke saalana 9 billion units bijli peda hogi.
Thar Coal based power projects ki total installed capacity ab 3300 MW hai, jo PPIB ki indigenous fuel-based power generation ko barhane ka saboot hai. Shah Jahan Mirza ne CPEC ke maamool par Pakistan ke power sector ke liye ahem kirdar ki tareef ki aur CPEC ke zariye chal rahe doosre hydro, wind, aur solar projects ko waqt par mukammal karne ka irada dohraya.
