The Minister was approached by Mr. Chan Guanfu, president of “Power China.”

The Minister was approached by Mr. Chan Guanfu, president of “Power China.”

The Minister was approached by Mr. Chan Guanfu, president of “Power China.” The Minister recognised the value of Chinese businesses in (PEC’s accomplishments. Ahsan Iqbal is in Beijing to hold important meetings with Chinese authorities after attending ‘The Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2023″. He said people of Pakistan will never forget Chinese help at a time when the whole country was plunged into darkness due to power shortages. He said through CPEC energy projects, Pakistan has been able to overcome its energy shortage.

During the meeting, the long standing friendship of “Power China” with Pakistan and many important projects was discussed for enhancing country’s energy and infrastructure including coal-fired power plants in Port Qasim, RLNG Power Plant in Haveli Bahadur Shah and Dawood Wind Power Project. The Minister invited “Power China” to invest in solar energy for which the government has announced a special initiative to launch 10,000 Megawatts. He assured government’s full facilitation for implementation of the projects and resolution of all issues. Meanwhile, the Chairman “China Road and Bridge Corporation” Du Fei also called on Minister for Planning and Development in Beijing. During the meeting, the Minister underscored the importance of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, the flagship project of Belt and Road Initiative in strengthening and modernizing of infrastructure in Pakistan during the last few years. He highlighted the role of connectivity projects in sociology-economic development of Pakistan.

After attending The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2023, Professor Ahsan Iqbal, Pakistan’s Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives, arrived in Beijing to conduct significant talks with Chinese authorities.

Editor: Raja Kamran