{"id":83580,"date":"2022-02-02T14:08:57","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T09:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=83580"},"modified":"2022-02-02T14:09:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T09:09:00","slug":"sindh-huge-coal-reserves-thar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sindh-huge-coal-reserves-thar.html","title":{"rendered":"Sindh announces discovery of huge coal reserves in Thar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Karachi: The government of Sindh on Monday (January 31) announced the discovery of a new reserve of coal at Block 1, Islamkot in Tharparkar, the news source reported. It was reported that the discovered reserves amount to 3 billion tons of coal deposits equivalent to five billion barrels of crude oil.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pak-railway-eur-170-mn-thar-block-ii-project.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pak Railway signs EUR 170 mn Thar Block II connectivity project<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reportedly, the discovery was made during th<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/shanghai-electric-opens-over-1100-job-vacancies-thar-block-1-project-bajwa.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"69744\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">e Thar Coal Block 1 project&#8217;s exploitation by the Sino-Sindh Resources Ltd. (SSRL) Coal Mine Project, which is sponsored by <\/a>Shanghai Electric and is part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Provincial Minister for Energy Imtiaz Ahmed Sheikh stated that the first phase&#8217;s annual coal production will be 9 billion tonnes that will generate revenue for the country. Furthermore, Shanghai Electric stated that the project&#8217;s \u2018Seam A\u2019 was located at a depth of 145 metres and will generate 7.8 million tonnes of coal each year.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/secmc-thar-coal-mine-expansion.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SECMC announces Thar coal mine operational capacity expansion project<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is important to note that the Thar Coal Block-1 project is a USD 3 billion project carried out under the CPEC, which also includes a 1,320-megawatt coal-fired power plant that is nearing construction. The project is eagerly anticipated in Pakistan since it would provide a significant supply of dependable and economical indigenous coal-based energy.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karachi: The government of Sindh on Monday (January 31) announced the discovery of a new reserve of coal at Block 1, Islamkot in Tharparkar, the news source reported. It was reported that the discovered reserves amount to 3 billion tons of coal deposits equivalent to five billion barrels of crude oil.\u00a0 Read: Pak Railway signs EUR 170 mn Thar Block II connectivity project Reportedly, the discovery was made during the Thar Coal Block 1 project&#8217;s exploitation by the Sino-Sindh Resources Ltd. (SSRL) Coal Mine Project, which is sponsored by Shanghai Electric and is part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Provincial Minister for Energy Imtiaz Ahmed Sheikh stated that the first phase&#8217;s annual coal production will be 9 billion tonnes that will generate revenue for the country. Furthermore, Shanghai Electric stated that the project&#8217;s \u2018Seam A\u2019 was located at a depth of 145 metres and will generate 7.8 million tonnes of coal each year.\u00a0 Read: SECMC announces Thar coal mine operational capacity expansion project It is important to note that the Thar Coal Block-1 project is a USD 3 billion project carried out under the CPEC, which also includes a 1,320-megawatt coal-fired power plant that is nearing construction. 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