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Nawaz urges Chinese investment in power sector
[Dawn] Prime Minister  Nawaz Sharif... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf... on Saturday held meetings with delegations of China's top business executives and discussed with them energy, development and infrastructure projects in Pakistain. The prime minister met the delegations on board a high speed train while traveling from Beijing to Shanghai, where he visited the Pakistain-China Energy Forum attended by over 50 prominent Chinese investors. The Pak premier is on a five-day visit to China, his first foreign visit since coming to power in the May 11 general elections. During his meetings, Sharif put special emphasis on his government's desire to utilise coal to generate low-priced electricity in Pakistain. Jin Chunsheng, Vice President China Machinery Engineering Corporation said his company was capable of manufacturing coal turbines having the capacity to generate up to 1000 megawatts, greater than common coal turbines which generate a maximum of 500MWof electricity. Chunsheng said his company was currently working on a power project in Jamshoro. Sharif also met the Executive President of China's Gezhouba Company, Yang Yisheng. Posted by: Fred 2013-07-07 |
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