Pakistan to seek China's assistance in overcoming energy crisis

Pakistan may seek China's assistance to overcome power crisis through three gorge dam technology. The three gorge dam plant, world's largest electricity-generation plant having the capacity of producing 36,000 Mega Watt electricity can become a major energy source for the country.
Talking to APP here on Thursday Ahmed Kamal, spokesman National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said that China is a time tested friend of Pakistan and its assistance in disaster management can help boost capacity to take concrete measures for the future.
He said that floods badly affected power infrastructure in different parts of the country and there is a dire need to get help from friendly countries for the rebuilding process. He lauded China's role during calamities including Attabad landslide and devastation caused by the country's worst flooding.
"At the start of this year China extended its support to Pakistan for the affected people of Attabad land sliding and offered to construct a 'replacement road' to continue Pakistan-China trade", Ahmad Kamal said. He said that expenditure of replacement road was around $160 million, which was fully sponsored by China, adding, it also provided food and fuel to the stranded population of the area.
This year during the two major calamities including floods and Attabad land sliding, China has so far provided around 74 tons diesel, 15 tons petrol and 300 tons coal to meet the fuel requirement of Attabad population. Whereas it also distributed 2,719 tons food items, 0.9 million liters diesel and 0.18 mln liters petrol for the natives of Attabad, Sarat and adjoining areas.
For 20 million affected population of devastating floods, which hit large part of the country in July, China also opened its door and come forward to help people. During relief operation China operated 14 relief flights with the help of four helicopters and established two field hospitals, including one in Thatta and one in Sehwan.
China also provided 12,800 tents, 40 tons medicines, 70 tons food items, 1,850 generators, 242 water purification plants, 200 cartoons of water bottles, 100 cartoons of First Aid boxes and 58 tons miscellaneous relief items. Ahmed Kamal stated China is well equipped with the meteorological and seismology technology adding if it helped Pakistan in this field it would be instrumental in reducing losses of any calamity in future.