On Saturday, the Ambassador of Tajikistan inaugurated a seminar on National Trade Corridor at Lahore, Pakistan. While inaugurating the ceremony, he said that his country is planning to sell cheap power to Pakistan. After the completion of hydro power projects,Tajikistan will be able to sell power.
The News reports:
Tajik Ambassador Said Saidbaig has stated that Tajikistan is constructing a high-power transmission line from Tajikistan to Afghanistan and Pakistan. He also said that a consortium of Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Qatar is executing the construction of two huge hydropower stations.
He was speaking at the inaugural session of a seminar on National Trade Corridor, jointly organised by Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) at the LCCI on Saturday.
Mr.Saibaig also mentioned the plan of building a highway through China which will enable his country to use the Gwadar Port of Pakistan.
Summer is the most crucial season for South Asian countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, India. Because of the rising demand of electricity, power crisis starts. Frequent load-shedding becomes a very common affair. Currently, Pakistan is facing a power shortage of 3200 MW and it will not be possible to increase the domestic power generation till 2010. According to Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO), there will be only four hours of load-shedding. In reality, it has been extended to eight hours. At such a critical stage, buying electricity from Tajikistan could be a good decision on Pakistan government’s part.
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