RE: Boomtime Friday3 Jun 2026 10:18
foxy,
we all know it's coming soon. i also believe thar will come good as well. this talks about the summit held in may :
during the high-level ****stan-china bilateral summit and business-to-business (b2b) engagements led by prime minister shehbaz sharif, the discussions regarding thar coal primarily centered around converting imported coal power plants to local thar coal and expanding coal gasification for industrial use.the key developments and discussion points include:1. conversion of power plants to local thar coalthe main agenda: ****stan focused heavily on transitioning chinese-established power plants (such as sahiwal, port qasim, and hub) from expensive imported coal to domestic thar coal.financial and energy relief: this structural reform aims to vastly lower electricity costs for consumers and drastically reduce foreign exchange spending on fuel imports.2. industrial shift: coal gasification and fertiliser productionagricultural sustainability: beyond just power generation, the summit advanced plans to process thar coal into liquid fuel, gas, and fertilizers.mou commitments: building on framework agreements with chinese giants like shanghai electric, feasibility evaluations and business cooperation models were advanced to utilize thar coal for local urea and ammonia production to secure ****stan's agricultural supply chain.3. energy debt and cpec phase iidebt restructuring: the conversion talks were closely bundled with ****stan's ongoing discussions with chinese authorities regarding the re-profiling of energy sector debt under the umbrella of the china-****stan economic corridor (cpec) phase ii.the "just transition": discussions also touched upon managing environmental standards and balancing ****stan's coal boom with requests for technical assistance in a "just transition" towards green development.