- Shahbaz says 300 MW solar projects will start production by the end of year
The Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) government is taking speedy measures to resolve energy crisis, said Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif while presiding over a high level meeting on Sunday to review progress on transport, infrastructure and energy projects in the province.
During the meeting, detailed briefing was given regarding progress on ongoing transport, infrastructure and energy projects in the province.
Shahbaz said besides traditional methods, alternative methods are also being given due attention for overcoming energy crisis.
“The Chinese company Zonergy has kicked off work on solar project in Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park Bahawalpur under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and solar project of 300 megawatt will start producing electricity by the end of current year,” he said.
The chief minister further said that besides energy projects, the government is also paying special attention to improvement of transport and infrastructure.
He said that the Punjab government has also started work on metro bus project in Multan and this project will also be a masterpiece of standard and transparency like metro bus projects of Lahore and Rawalpindi.
He said that orange line metro train project has been evolved in Lahore which will be a revolutionary project in transport sector.
Shahbaz said that economical, speedy and modern travelling facility will become available to citizen through this modern project and metro train project will prove to be a milestone in the history of the country.
He said that Punjab government through successful negotiations with companies in different projects voluntarily saved national resources of billions of rupees.
The chief minister said that transparency, standard and speedy completion of projects is the hallmark of the PML-N government and therefore, all projects are being completed speedily while a high standard is also being maintained.
