THAR: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that amid the skyrocketing fuel prices, the cheaper energy production from the Thar Coal Mines project would prove as a game-changer for development of the country.
He was addressing at the inauguration of the commercial operations of Phase-II of Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company during his visit to Thar Coal Mines Block-II in Tharparkar on Monday.
He maintained that the Thar Coal Project could help the government save up to six billion dollars as the expenditure on the import of energy including petrol and liquid petroleum touched 24 billion dollars.
The Prime Minister said the federal government in collaboration with the Sindh government would chalk out a policy framework on the Thar Coal mines project, with aim to connect it with other rest of coal-powered power plants in the country generating 4,000 MW of electricity.
The Prime Minister said Thar Coal Mines project would be connected on 23rd March through a freight rail track for the transportation of coal to other areas of the country.
