1ST CPEC MAJOR ENERGY PROJECT INAUGURATED TO BENEFIT 10 MLN LOCALS

Published:2017-07-06

 

Photo taken on July 3, 2017. shows the Sahiwal coal-fired power plant in Sahiwal in Pakistan's eastern province of Punjab.


The first major energy project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was inaugurated on Monday in Sahiwal in Pakistan's eastern province of Punjab.


With its two 660-megawatt units, the Sahiwal coal-fired power plant is expected to generate 9 billion kwh of electricity annually to address about one forth of Pakistan's current power deficit, or electricity demand of 10 million locals.

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