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.
Update: Thar Block-2- 330 MW power plant by Thar Energy Limited,HUBCO, work in full swing unaffected by COVID. Investment $500 M, substantial progress. Total local direct jobs 805, its financial close was done on 31st Jan 2020 #CPEC #cpecmakingprogress #pakistanmakingprogress pic.twitter.com/LaBgU8Qe6B
— Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimSBajwa) July 31, 2020
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.
#Gwadar Port Operstions:Ship carrying 17000 tons DAP arrived.Being transported to Afghanistan on 550 trucks
60% via Chamman.1st time bagging of bulk cargo been done locally instead of foreign ports.Local employment generated& transport business boosted #CPEC #CPECMakingProgress pic.twitter.com/DTae2suZdB— Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimSBajwa) July 31, 2020
