Stronger than ever14 Jan 2021 14:26
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"We have witnessed a concerted enhancement in the role which coal can play in the context of both energy and food security and plans for the holistic development of Thar Block VI for power, gas and potentially liquid fuel, now feature as an integral component for sustainable development in the country.
"Last month, the Prime Minister of ****stan, the Honourable Mr Imran Kahn, addressed the Climate Ambition Summit 2020 on the country's commitment and strategy to work towards lower carbon emissions. As part of this statement, he declared that ****stan would rationalise the usage of coal for power, as evident in its decision to abort two coal fired power plants, both of which were scheduled to use predominantly imported coal as feedstock.
"Mr Khan also outlined the ****stan Government's strong support for developing its indigenous coal reserves, prioritising and initiating the development of coal to liquids and coal to gas projects. These clean coal processes form an integral component of our development programme at Thar Block VI and will produce urea for use in fertiliser and liquid fuel to be used domestically, thereby reducing ****stan's reliance on imported fuel sources.
"The appetite within government ministries for developing a large-scale coal-to-liquids and coal-to-gas industry in Thar is gaining momentum. I enjoyed a very productive meeting with the Minister of Energy within the Government of Sindh in mid-December. During this meeting we discussed items including the commencement of pre-feasibility work for coal-to-gas at Thar in collaboration with stakeholders, including engineering and research academia and the fertiliser industry. Other initiatives, including building a prototype coal to gas plant and holding various technical workshops led by our Consortium Partner, China National Coal Development Company (CNCDC), which is a world leader in coal development and integrated industries, have also been tabled.
"I also met the Federal Minister for Planning in Islamabad, and we discussed the formulation of a policy framework for the development of coal-to-gas and coal-to-liquid, similar to what currently exists for coal to power. I am pleased to report that I have begun engagements for the commencement of coal-to-gas feasibility work in addition to advocacy for policy in collaboration with our technical partner, CNCDC.
"Our objective to establish a mine mouth power plant at Thar remains an important aspect of our all-encompassing development strategy and in this vein, the process with the PPIB continues to move forward. However, a government review of national power planning and transmission systems, and some delays in CPEC government-to-government meetings, has created a backlog in applications. Working towards achieving progress on our power project in as short timeframe as possible remains our focus and I look forward to sharing more news with you as soon the government finalises its power production
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