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http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Sahiwal_power_station
in November 2013 the Punjab government and China Western Power Company
signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to set up two 660 MW coal plants in
SahiwalChina Western Power Company would contribute about US$1.5 billion to the
projects
On May 30, 2014, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif attended a ground breaking
ceremony for the project
The project received a letter of support from the Pakistan Private Power and
Infrastructure Board on April 17, 2015, but still has to secure financing
Included in CPEC April 2015 ($ 1.6 B)
the plant would be developed under the sponsorship of Industrial and Commercial
Bank of China Limited, Huaneng Shandong Electricity Limited and Shandong Ruyi
Group
China Western Power Company, which in 2013 was identified as the sponsor, was
not mentioned in the facility agreement.
In July 2015, it was reported that progress on the project was proceeding rapidly
with Huaneng Shandong's President assuring Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif that the
project would be completed on schedule and would start producing electricity in
2017. According to the report, orders had been given for the purchase of turbines,
generators, and boilers, all of which would reach the project site ahead of schedule
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