The electricity price will also be gradually reduced, said the Minister of Electricity. Photo: File
Islamabad: Electricity Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan has said that this month fuel price adjustment will be only 22 paise.
Minister of Electricity Khurram Dastgir Khan has said that the electricity generated from Tharcoal is a gift to the country, the electricity production from Tharcoal will be 1320MW in December and 2640MW by summer next year.
He said that it will be possible to deliver cheap coal across the country through the Islamkot-Hyderabad rail link, the coal available from the world at the price of $400 per ton will be available from Thar at $40 per ton, gas from Tharcoal and Other industries including cement will also benefit.
In the press conference, he said that Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif inaugurated the 330 MW Habco Power Plant in Thar. According to the initial estimate, there are 175 billion tons of coal reserves in Thar, all possible relief is being given to the people in the supply of electricity, the fuel price adjustment for the month of June was Rs. Monthly fuel price adjustment will be only 22 paise.
