KARACHI: Li Jagen, chief executive officer of Sino Sindh Resources Private Limited (SSRL), said that the cost of generating electricity from Block 1 in the region is Rs 5.52 per unit, which is significantly cheaper than the energy generated from hydro sources.
He said that in a public hearing by the Thar Coal and Energy Board (TCEB) on Thursday, the SSRL commercial operations date (COD) was about the SSRL request for the determination of the stage tariff, which was said about its 7.8 million tonnes per annual Lionite Mine.
Various stakeholders, experts and members of the public attended the hearing.
TCEB Managing Director Tariq Ali Shah and Presiding Officer Ammar Habib Khan, Member Finance/Power, and Member Mining Thaf Discovery Committee, Dr. Fahd Irfan Siddiqui heard.
During the presentation, Mr Lee said the project is located in the Thar region of the southeast part of Sindh, and the project includes 2x660MW high parameter super critical coal -fired power -generating units, with an annual output of 7.8 million tonnes of lanit open coal mine.
Mr Lee said that the Thar Coal Field Block -1 Open Pitt Coal Mine Project covers an area of 150 km, with a reserve of about 2.6 billion tonnes of coal reserve inside the block.
He said that the project has been placed in a favorable position in the National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC) merit order list, which has’ demonstrated its effect on competitive prices and prices, which is compared to other sources of energy by producing a power unit at 5.52 or 0.02 cents per kg.
Thar Block -1 Integrated Energy Project Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is an important step in the energy sector, and it serves as a basic energy cooperation project under the China -Pakistan Economic Transit (CPEC) framework. The project has been provided by Shanghai Electric, a government and public company in Shanghai, China, Shanghai Electric.
Dawn, appeared on March 14, 2025
