Work on 330MW Thar Block-2 power plant in full swing, says Asim Bajwa

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Asim Saleem Bajwa on Friday said that the work on the 330 Megawatts (MW) Thar Block-2 power plant is going on in full swing.

Asim Bajwa said that the work on the project has been unaffected by Covid-19.

“[Work on] Thar Block-2- 330 MW power plant by Thar Energy Limited,HUBCO, [is] in full swing unaffected by Covid-19,” said Asim Bajwa on Twitter. 

Asim Bajwa further said that the project has attracted an investment of $500 million and has created 805 local direct jobs. He added that the financial close was done on January 31 2020.

https://twitter.com/AsimSBajwa/status/1289080577296146435

In a separate tweet, Asid Bajwa informed regarding the arrival of a ship carrying 17,000 tonnes of DAP at Gwadar port adding that such shipments boost local employment and transport business.

https://twitter.com/AsimSBajwa/status/1289164827806449664