A delegation of Shanghai Electric Group led by its Chairman Wu Lei has called on the Prime Minister of Pakistan Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad today (Wednesday, April 17).
During the meeting, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif invited China’s Shanghai Electric Group to further expand its coal mining projects in Pakistan and shift the country’s imported coal-fired power plants to local coal. He said that the government will provide all facilities to the Chinese investors for augmenting their projects.
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The Prime Minister assured the delegation that no compromise would be made on the security of the Chinese, working in Pakistan. He reiterated Pakistan’s resolve to strengthen the friendly ties and economic cooperation with China.
The meeting was briefed about progress on different projects. It was told that Shanghai Group was working on Thar Coal Mine Development and the 1320 Megawatt Coal Power Project in Pakistan. The Thar Coal projects of the Group are saving foreign exchange worth 400 million dollars annually.
