LAHORE: Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif has asked a Chinese company to speed up work on solar power generation project in Pakistan.
Shabaz, during a meeting with Yu Yong, the president of a prominent Chinese company in energy sector, urged the firm’s team to expedite work on Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park project, Bahawalpur, which comes under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
He said that China was playing a commendable role in development of the various sectors of Pakistan and the people of Pakistan highly valued the cooperation and friendship of China. He said under the CPEC, an investment of Rs 33 billion was being made only in the energy projects.
Sharif said China had proved to be a true friend of Pakistan by helping it overcome the energy crisis. He said the CPEC projects were an invaluable gift by the Chinese president and the government. He said a solar project of 100-megawatt with Chinese investment under the CPEC would be completed next month while several projects would be producing energy till 2017.
Addressing on the occasion, Yu Yong said the chief minister had ensured transparency, speed and a high standard in the implementation of the projects which was highly commendable. He said the people of Punjab were fully benefiting from the practical measures and the development projects executed by the chief minister.
