China National Machinery Import Export Corporation is working on a 375MW coal-based power plant being setup at Sondha, Jheruk in Thatta district besides coal mining at a cost of 400 million dollars and at present 200 persons are working at the site.
Project Manager Zhu Jianan said this, while leading a delegation of China National Machinery Import Export Corporation, which met Sindh Minister for Mines and Mineral Development, Irfanullah Khan Marwat at his office on Monday.
The delegation told the minister that project feasibility report had been prepared. The minister assured the delegation that the government of Sindh would extend all co-operation to the company in the settlement of power tariff and start of final work. It was decided that the company would give a detailed briefing on June 7 with CMC's Vice-President Qin Ruijuan to lead the delegation.
A meeting will be held on June 11 in Islamabad under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, which will be attended, among others, by members of Thar Coal Task Force, Energy Adviser to Prime Minister's Planning Committee, representatives of Nepra, Wapda, PPIBs and officials of Board of Investment. In the meeting proposals will be put up regarding finalisation of tariff. Marwat said the government's all out effort was that maximum investment is being made by foreign companies in the coal-based power plants.