Tag archives for Thar
FFC, HUBCO sign agreement to set up 330 MW coal power plant in Thar
PR: Pakistan's largest fertilizer producer, Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited (FFC) and Pakistan’s largest IPP the Hub Power Company Limited (HUBCO) have entered into a strategic alliance to set up a 330…
PARC’s Ispaghol processing unit enhance earning of Thar & Cholistan
PARC’s Ispaghol Processing machine developed by scientists of Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) gets an appreciation by Sikander Hayat Bosan Federal Minister for National Food Security and Riaz Hussain Pirzada…
Oracle Power to build 660MW plant in Thar
Oracle Power, UK-based energy developer has submitted a proposal to Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) for 660MW plant in Block VI of Thar desert, Pakistan. Chinese state-owned entities Sichuan…
Sindh CM announced power generation from Thar coal by 2019
Syed Murad Ali Shah Sindh Chief Minister has said that power generation from Thar coal reserves after the completion of mining work in Phase-1 of Thar Coal Block-2 will start…
Mine dewatering is underway at Thar coal mine
Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC) said that mine dewatering process is successfully underway from all three aquifers after reaching 90 meters depth at Thar coal block II mining site.…
Role of Sindh Irrigation department in the development of Thar Coal Power Project
Thar Coal Energy Project is underway and holds a crucial position in China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). As a matter of fact, when the country starves for the energy it needs…
Thar should keep itself up-to-date according to circumstances
Dr. Kaiser Bengali the economist forewarned that Thar should be ready for a new life style after mega projects in Thar coalfield and take the stand against the government to…
Financing agreement for open-pit coal mine Thar
An agreement was signed for financing Pakistan’s first open-pit coal mine in Tharparkar district that is a rich flush of natural resources. This agreement will claim the coal mine discovered…
Thar Block II ahead of its schedule
Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC), Chief Shamsuddin Ahmed Shaikh, said: ”The Thar coal mining and 660MW power project in Thar Block II will be completed ahead of the scheduled…
Coal supply from Thar
With an aim to increase the share of indigenous resource into the energy mix, the Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC) has signed two separate Coal Supply Agreements (CSA) with…
1,400MW Thar coal-based project approved
STAFF REPORT ISB:The Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) approved the project to setup coal power plants in Thar. The project entails four units of coal power plants that…
Thar coal plant begins power generation
Staff Report KHI: The Government of Sindh generated 1MW project from Thar coal power plant after a successful pilot project of underground coal gasification #xD;
Dr. Samar Mubarakmand,…
WB backs out of Thar coal project over pollution issue
STAFF REPORT KHI: The World Bank has pledged to finance a $30 million project relating to Thar coal but later withdrew its support citing a policy change…
Thar coal deposits can bring breakthrough in power sector
STAFF REPORT IBD: Amid the fast depleting hydle power generation in Pakistan, the domestic coal is going to be the cheapest source of power generation when compared…
Physical work on Thar coal to start in 2 months
STAFF REPORT LHR: The physical work on Thar Coal Power Project will start within next two months even before financial close while power generation is expected to start in…
Saving crops in Thar
In Thar, there is no canal system and rain is the single source of water for growing crops. There were heavy rains this year and people were delighted. But…
Thar coal to be used to run all Pakistan power plants
STAFF REPORT KHI: The government of Pakistan has decided to convert all the existing and new power plants on the specification of Thar coal versus earlier plan of converting these…