SUNDAY TIMES KARACHI:The Thar coal power project has a capacity to generate 660 megawatts and consists of two power generation units of 330MW each.
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and PPP leaders as well as Sindh cabinet members are in attendance at the inauguration ceremony.
The project was completed under china-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) flagship public private partnership of government of Sindh. For this project, Sindh government has given the sovereign guarantee of seven hundred million dollars.
It is pertinent to mention here that for the succession of project, Mai Bakhtawer Airport, roads and bridges were also established besides provision of water for power generation.