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| Pakistan, Norway ink MoU for 150MW solar power plants |
| 2015-07-08 |
| [DAWN] Pakistain and Norway signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for construction of three solar power plants to generate a total of 150MW of electricity, said a statement issued on Tuesday. 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... and Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg witnessed the signing ceremony of a MoU between Scatec Solar of Norway and Nizam Energy of Pakistain to jointly develop the solar power plants on a build-own-operate basis. The construction of three solar power plants to generate a total of 150 MW of electricity is expected to start in the first quarter of 2016. The project would be completed in a year's time and will be located in Sindh province, with an initial investment of $300 million. An additional 150 MW is planned to be developed in the second stage, bringing the total investment to nearly $600 million. Adviser on Foreign Affairs and National Security Sartaj Aziz ...Adviser to Pak Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on National Security and Foreign Affairs, who believes in goodjihadis and badjihadis as a matter of national policy... and other members of the Pak delegation were also present on the occasion. |
| Posted by:Fred |