Qatari, Chinese firms to build power plants in Pakistan

Qatari and Chinese companies will jointly install four coal-based power plants in Pakistan which will generate a total of 2,600 MW of electricity in the energy-starved nation.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif welcomed the investment in energy sector during a meeting with the Qatari and Chinese delegations who called on him here at the Prime Minister House today.
The Prime Minister said that two projects, each one of 660 MW, will be set up at Gaddani in restive Balochistan province and two at Port Qasim.
Welcoming the delegations, Sharif expressed his pleasure over foreign investment in power projects in Pakistan, which is facing severe energy crisis.

The completion of these projects will go a long way in overcoming the problem, he said.
He said that for the time being imported coal would be used in the projects till Pakistan's coal is ready for mining.
Sharif assured the delegations that the government would provide full assistance in commissioning of the projects.