Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif along with Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Asif and the Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah unveil the plaque for the 486MW combined cycle power plant at Guddu. PHOTO: PID
GUDDU: Pakistan-China friendship "is sweeter than the sweetest honey in this world," stated Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the inauguration ceremony of two gas turbines of 243 megawatts (MW) each in Guddu, Sindh.
The new turbines were installed within the grounds of the existing Guddu power plant complex.
These units are part of the 737MW Combined Cycle Power Project which was planned by the government in 2012. The project also includes one steam turbine of 261MW.
During the ceremony, Nawaz thanked the Chinese firm, Harbin Electric Company, which was awarded the power project.
Taking pride in the close friendship between the two countries, the premier further stated that their relationship is "deeper than the deepest sea in the world, and is higher than the highest peak in this world."
He also added that two units of the project were completed before the deadline, thereby saving the country Rs58 billion. The new plant will increase the electricity production in Guddu from 1655MW to 2402MW.
Speaking about the various power projects that will be installed in the country, Nawaz said that as a result of these projects 21000MW will be added to the electricity system.
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Guys we should not stay back in this friendship .... move forward......because.......they are not only our friends......they are now our brothers and sisters.......we should say to every single person in china that we love each other if government wants or not ....we civilians like them as they like us .... :) thanks alot
I see Indian trolls making a fuss out of nothing
What Nawaz Sharif needs to understand is that for China its all about money and not honey. China is taking full advantage of this appeasement policy by selling poor quality equipment at high prices, dictating unfavourable terms for on-going projects, taking out minerals at throw away prices etc etc.
Love the fact that this type of a headline just draws in all the jalay bhunay from the eastern borders. Get over your jealousy for once meray Bharati neighbours...Lol!
Thinking about honey all the time. Haha!
Hahaha Sweet!! Lol!
We have the best PM!!
@Aschraful Makhlooq: India has to learn lesson from China that what is friendship with Pakistan ? India learnt a bitter lesson from China in 1962 after Hindi-Cheeni bhai bhai slogan so it keeps safe distance which Pakistan need to take note of. However, India does much more trade with China that might cross 100 billions which Pakistan can never dream of.
@Aschraful Makhlooq: India doesn't have to learn anything. Pakistan was in bed with Amreeka since shortly after independence and we all know how that went.
The words of the PM are puerile and unbecoming of a leader. Pray tell me, what poetry did the Chinese recite in response?
Nothing is permanent.Finally self-interest exists.
Where are the kind words from Prime Minister Nawaz Shariff for America like describing bilateral relations as “higher than the highest flying drone” as it was a US firm, GE, who supplied two Frame 9FA gas turbines and associated generators to Pakistan for installation at Guddu?
@Jibran: Really? Is it cheaper than Bush's 'special relationship' with Tony Blair. In Asia, we like doing things with a flair and its good to know we're still not short of metaphors for the Pak-China friendships. Haters' gonna hate, we gonna Love China, Pakistani style.
No wonder diabetes is so wide spread in pakistan
.......but will you get the people and the government bodies and political big-wigs to pay their electric bills ?.....because without that its all just window dressing.
Sweeter than sweetest honey, higher than highest mountain, deeper than deepest sea, beautifuler than katrina, brighter than sun, heavier than neutron, stronger than composite carbon, browner than brownie ..... and the list goes on.
and on and on
Prime Minister Sharif has been very Economic with words. Here is the full version : . http://www.bjreview.com.cn/special/2010-03/24/content_258326.htm . Pakistani National Day Celebrated in Beijing . "The Pakistan-China friendship is unique," Khan said in Chinese. "The people of Pakistan love the people of China. The people of China have deepest regards for the people of Pakistan. Pakistan-China relations are all-weather and time-tested." . Moreover, "the Pakistan-China friendship is deeper than oceans; higher than mountains; stronger than steel; sweeter than honey and more precious than eyes," he added effusively. "Pakistan and China are good friends, good neighbours, good brothers and good partners." . Cheers
It's only "sweeter than honey" if their providing these turbines at a significant discount - maybe ET should assign a reporter to find out whether these turbines were put out to bid and whether their costs are reasonable?
true! chinese are our friends, and we are their friends. I think we need to remind each other of this friendship and try to continue on this path without letting enemies like india and iran make it sour
The original four units of Guddu which are now permanently de-rated due to poor maintenance by WAPDA will be shut down.
@MK No Mian its 1.5 Billion Dawllers... hahahaha
Not sure what he was thinking when he said this.
Funny guy!
Last article I read said that you didn't have enough Gas to power your existing power plants .. so I assume this one is going to sit idle. Seems like you have the cart before the horse?
@Jibran: It's not the first time - he said this same dialogue when he visited China, witho some aid of his younger brother. You see how difficult it really is to say it himself. And I had a facepalm moment when I heard Shehbaz Shareef saying exact these things about the love netween him and NS
We have been a slave of china by appeasing such statements again and again.Why the chinese reciprocate such type of statements !
For once ET, for once, please use some good heading, focus on the news and the positive development that is being done rather than choose a certain sentence as headline in order to get some hits on your page.
I'm starting to believe that this time it is true love. Such talk will get the Saudis really jealous and perhaps even rankle those "Ex" Americans a little. Who knew that a couple turbines could do what tonnes of dates or half a dozen F-16s couldn't?
Wonder who wrote Nawaz's speech.
China sweeto!!
Amazing PM haha!
Good grief...is this some kind of Pakistani tradition to use saccharine sweet terms to descripe the Sino - Pak relationship.
I want some love too Nawaz!
What a statement mr prime minister!!What a quote!
@Jibran Nawaz is not the Head of State. :P
@Mk:
Lolz,
apparently both!
regards,
I wonder which is more sweeter , the sweetest of all the honey or the 250 tonnes of dates.
Please ignore Munaff. Well done, please install a few more while your at it.
deeper “than the deepest sea in the world, and is higher than the highest peak in this world.”
MH750 went into deepest sea - Avalanche killed 12 people on the highest peak.
Good.
even teenage couples don't say such corny stuff to each other
Bravo Mian Sahab, Roshan Pakistan INSHALLAH !
Which head of the state uses such cheap words to appease another country? Please have some decency and spare us from your inadequacies. For your speech writer and Don't bring us more embarrassment.
Long live Pak-China friendship!
Yeah Yeah!! We still remember that TC master
Even for this oft repeated, none sensical comment, he would have been prompted by his brother severals times.
Nawaz thanked the Chinese firm, Harbin Electric Company, which was awarded the power project.
Lol! Did they do it for free?They were awarded the project at their own terms, was there any tender process or bid for the project?
They should be thanking Pakistan for awarding the project to them
Pakistan will keep saying Higher than Sweeter than Deeper than while the Chinese squeeze Pakistan dry