ISLAMABAD, March 4: Chinese ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong on Wednesday afternoon congratulated the Sahiwal Power Plant on winning four Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) awards.
“Congratulations to Sahiwal Power Plant for being awarded 4 CSR awards at the Pakistan National Forum for Environment and Health’s (NFEH) 13th Annual CSR Awards 2021,” he tweeted.
In Pakistan, energy projects built hand-in-hand with China have involved meticulous considerations regarding emission controls and lowering the impact on the surrounding environment.
As a major investment under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the 1,320-MW coal-fired Sahiwal power plant provides around six percent of the total electricity supply in the country. One important feature about the Sahiwal facility is that it uses advanced technologies to control emissions.
“We were the first company to introduce supercritical technology in Pakistan. It is one of the top coal-fired technologies in the world to generate clean electricity,” said Zohaib Hassan, an environmental engineer at plant.
The technology enables the operator to produce more electricity with less coal consumption, and less coal means less emission. Furthermore, coal used at the plant contains very low mercury and sulfur content.
Apart from cutting emissions at coal-fired power plants, China is also helping Pakistan develop more renewable energy resources.
CPEC is paving the way for Pakistan to achieve its ambitious target of increasing the share of renewable energy in power generation to 30 percent by 2030 from the current 4 percent.
