Thar Coal Reserves (Save Pakistan!)
(M. Furqan Khan, Karachi)
If All The Oil Reserves of
Saudia Arab & Iran Put Together These Are Approximately 375 Billion Barrels, But
A Single Thar Coal Reserve Of Sindh is about 850 Trillion Cubic Feet, Which is
More Than Oil Reserves Of Saudia & Iran.
These reserves estimated at 850 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of gas, about 30 times
higher than Pakistan 's proven gas reserves of 28 TCF.
Dr Murtaza Mughal president of Pakistan Economy Watch in a statement said that
these reserves of coal worth USD 25 trillion can not only cater the electricity
requirements of the country for next 100 years but also save almost four billion
dollars in staggering oil import bill.
Just 2% usage of Thar Coal Can Produce 20,000 Mega Watts of Electricity for next
40Years ,without any single Second of Load Shedding. and if the whole reserves
are utilized, then it could easily be imagined how much energy could be
generated.
The coal power generation would cost Pakistan PKR 5.67 per unit while power
generated by Independent Power Projects cost PKR 9.27.
It Requires Just Initial 420 Billion Rupees Investment, Whereas Pakistan
Receives annually 1220 Billion from Tax Only.
Chinese and other companies had not only carried out surveys and feasibilities
of this project but also offered 100 percent investment in last 7 to 8 years but
the “Petroleum Gang” always discouraged them in a very systematic way.
But Petroleum lobby , is very strong in Pakistan and they are against any other
means of power generation except for the imported oil. This lobby is major
beneficiary of the increasing oil bill that is estimated above 15 billion dollar
this year. Even GOV. was planning to Sell all these reserve to a company on a
very low price.
Think About This, How We Can Help Our Home Land . Please strive our best to make
our politicians to utilize this blessing in a good way and not to sell all these
to increase their bank accounts.