SECMC unearths 11m tons of coal to generate 10.5 KWh energy, saves $700m per annum.

KARACHI -- Sindh Engro Coal Mines Company (SECMC), a partner of the provincial government, on Thursday unearthed 11 million tons of coal to generate electricity, which has saved $700 million per annum for the country. This emerged in a meeting held under the chairmanship of Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah here at CM House. The meeting was attended by Minister Energy Imtiaz Shaikh, Advisor Law Murtaza Wahab, Chief Secretary Sohail Rajput, PSCM Fayaz Jatoi, Secretary Energy Abu Bakar, CEO Engro Energy Ahsan Zafar Syed, CEO SECMC Amir Iqbal and others.

Minister Energy Imtiaz Shaikh and CEO Engro Energy Ahsan Zafar told the chief minister that 11 million tons of coal had been unearthed and fed into coal-fired power plant which generated 10.5 million units (KWh) electrify and transmitted into the national grid since its inception. Mr Shaikh said that the power plant would generate 1.3 GW by the end of December 22 which was critical for national energy security.

The chief minister was told that the 11 million tons of coal supplied to the power plant had saved $700 million per annum for the country. 'The saving would be doubled by December 2022 as mine would expand from 3.8 mtpa to 7.6 mtpa,' the minister energy said.

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