Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today directed authorities to immediately start work on installing two power plants in Balochistan and Sindh provinces as part of his government's focus on overcoming a crippling energy crisis.
Sharif further directed officials to establish a Project Management Office to track progress of the projects at Gadani, a coastal village in Balochistan, and Port Qasim, the country's second busiest port located in Sindh.
During a high-level meeting on energy, the premier was briefed on progress in the Neelum-Jhelum and Nandipur power projects. Officials said these projects are on track.
Sharif was informed that a coal-based project is being started in Jamshoro with the help of the Asian Development Bank and will be completed in two years, said a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office.
He said work on the power projects should be carried out on a war footing and that he considers the strategy of "energy response" as "energy emergency".
Any lapse in implementing these projects would be unacceptable, he said.
