ISLAMABAD: On Tuesday, Professor Ahsan Iqbal, Minister of Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives, gave the relevant authorities the order to speed up construction on the Gwadar Power Plant. These instructions were given by the minister while presiding over a meeting to assess the Gwadar Power Plant’s development.
According to a news release, ministry representatives, the Chinese Minister-Counsellor Yang Guangyuan, the Managing Director of the Private Power Infrastructure Board (PPIB), and other pertinent parties attended the meeting.
The 300 MW coal power project in Gwadar, which is being developed by M/s CIHC Pak Power Company (Pvt) Limited (CPPCL), is being processed by the PPIB. The project is on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor’s “priority list” and is crucial to the region’s economic growth and energy infrastructure (CPEC). “There can be no delay in delivering electricity to Gwadar,” declared the minister, ordering all involved parties to clear any obstacles and get construction underway right once.
The minister referred to Gwadar as “the gateway of CPEC” and said that phase 2 of the project was being implemented more quickly by the current administration while being integrated with five new economic corridors. The city of Gwadar is set to become a hub for maritime trade and a new smart port for the area with the development of Gwadar Port City, New Gwadar International Airport, and East Bay Motorway. Balochistan will industrialise as a result of it as well,” he continued.
The minister expressed confidence in the CPEC projects in Gwadar, describing them as a shining pearl in the area. These projects include the Gwadar Power Plant, the China-Pak Friendship Hospital, the Khuzdar-Panjgur Transmission line, the Gwadar Power Plant, and the distribution of 2000 boat engines to Gwadar fishermen.
