Thar Coal is future of Pakistan: Dastagir
A file photo of Khurram Dastagir Khan. PHOTO: PID
Minister for Power Division Khurram Dastagir Khan on Monday said that Thar Coal was the future of Pakistan and could fulfill the electricity demand of the country.
He was winding up discussion on a motion moved by Senator Taj Haider to discuss the failure to tap into true potential of Thar Coal, pertaining to inordinate delay in construction of second transmission line and Islamkot-Chor Railway line that had left the national grid deprived of affordable electricity.
Sharing the details of Thar Coal project, the minister said that former premier Nawaz Sharif along with ex-president Asif Zardari had laid down the foundation of Thar Coal project in 2014 and extended it by establishing four more plants in 2015 and 2016.
He said that 2,640MW electricity was being produced from Thar Coal power plants and held PTI government responsible for delay in completion of these projects, saying the former ruling party had an anti-development agenda.