The News reported that the Punjab government has chalked out a plan to develop coal based power projects through public private partnership for uninterrupted power supply to all the industrial estates of Punjab Province of Pakistan.

In the first phase of marching towards complete energy sufficiency in Punjab, these coal based power generation units will be supplying uninterrupted power to eight industrial estates being managed by two independent companies in addition to 21 small industrial estates operational under the government-controlled Punjab Small Industrial Corporation.

As per the expected load required by the eight major industrial estates, being governed by two independent companies Punjab Industrial Estate Development and Management Company and Faisalabad Industrial Estate Development and Management Company will be around 285MW to run the industries at least equal to their capacity of production.

The power projects are required to be installed within the industrial estates.

Source - .thenews.com.pk/

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