Dialogue is going on with foreign companies to overcome electricity crisis:Secretary for Energy

Lahore: Provincial Secretary for Energy Usman Akhtar Bajwa has said that effective dialogue is going on with foreign companies to overcome electricity crisis without any delay.

He was presiding over a meeting with the Chinese delegation at the committee room of his office, today. Provincial Secretaries, Additional Secretaries of different departments along with the Director Edward Birmingham, Vice President Operations, Ashraf Bhatti, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Austin Hoang and Mr. J.J. Burg and other foreign members were present on the occasion.

Provincial Secretary for Energy Usman Akhtar Bajwa said that the Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif is making efforts to resolve the energy crisis with all possible resources and meetings and visits of China is a part of these efforts. He said that fully secured and cooperative atmosphere will be provided to the foreign companies for the work and in this respect, the work should be started without delay. He said that Energy Department and other allies departments should work day and night so that the required results can be achieved. He said we welcome the Galaxy Group of Electricity of China for generation of electricity from wind, coal and solar and we are trying to give to practical shape to it.

This was informed that the solar energy farm will be established at five thousands acre area of Cholistan, Bahawalpur district at a cost of 2.2 billion dollars and from this solar farm, 1050 megawatts electricity will be generated and at the end of the 2014, small houses and small business centres can use the electricity generated by solar energy. It was informed that with the final approval of the project, a technical team from China Galaxy Company will visit the Cholistan in the mid of the July 2013 and after that the work will be started without any delay.

It was also informed that with the use of solar energy, the provision of uninterrupted electricity can be provided and public will feel real relief.