BEIJING: Pakistan and China have decided to build interconnection power grid to tap each other’s energy potential.
Ministry of Water and Power Muhammad Younus Dagha, speaking at the Global Energy Interconnection Conference in Beijing, said that Ministry of Water and Power and State Grid Corporation of China iare working closely to build the interconnection power grid.
The secretary said once the grid was completed, Pakistan would be able to meet its energy demands as per its requirements. “It will also benefit China since it will get an access to clean energy of Pakistan, especially hydroelectricity on the Indus River cascade,” he added.
Dagha said that Pakistan was well poised to become the energy corridor of the region by facilitating the exchange and use of clean energy available in the region. He said that Pakistan could play an active role in the global energy interconnection.
While apprising about Central Asia South Asia CASA-1000 project, Dagha said that Pakistan was strategically located at the confluence of South Asia, Central Asia, Middle East and China.
“We are aware of the opportunity offered by our geographical location,” he said, adding, “Due to this awareness, we succeeded in signing an agreement on the transmission line, known as CASA-1000 with Tajikistan, Kyrgyz Republic and Afghanistan.”
He added Pakistan already had grid interconnection with Iran and planned to further enhance it. “We are also working with the South Asian countries to bring interconnectivity within South Asia,” the secretary said, adding, “We have found a lot of interest in CASA-1000 in the countries of the region such as Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Russia.”
