50pc work of coal-fired power generation completed: Dr. Samar

LAHORE: Renowned scientist Dr. Samar Mubarakmand said that coal-fired power generation work’s fifty percent has already been done, while the rest will be completed within two months, Geo News reported.

With the completion of this project, the nation would get cheap and sufficient power supply thus resolving the current pestering energy crisis.

Addressing a seminar under the aegis of IEEEP here, coal-fired power generation project’s Chief Dr. Samar Mubarakmand made this disclosure.

Dr. Samar unveiling the technical problem in this project said that water comes up, while taking out the coal and efforts were afoot to overcome this holdup.

He further said that power generation with coal could take the country’s GDP to 8/10 percent. He appealed to all the powerful quarters to extend their patronization for this project.

Dr. Samar Mubarakmand said, “Kalabagh Dam’s non-construction is unfortunate, Bhasha Dam is difficult and costlier project and drawing power from it in winter will not be easy.”