During his visit, the minister visited the turbine houses, control room, switch guard and cooling station and gathered information about techniques adopted in the power production of the plant.
Expressing satisfaction over the plant's coal-based power-generation system, Shahbaz, younger brother of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, told officials that a similar plant was being set up in his province in Pakistan, sources said.
The plant officials also organised a visual presentation on various features of the plant, its functioning and construction, sources said.