'60,000 megawatts electricity can be produced through coal'

Governor Punjab Latif Khosa said on Thursday that Pakistan can produce 60,000MW electricity through coal to meet its demand of next 100 years besides other resources including wind and solar. He passed these comments during his meeting with a delegation of Save Water, Save Pakistan Forum headed by Engr. Bashir A. Malik.
The Governor appreciated the efforts of the Forum to resolve water and energy crisis in Pakistan. He assured the delegation of all possible measures to combat water and energy crisis. Engr. Bashir A. Malik said 70 percent electricity is from hydro-power world-wide, a cheapest source and 30 percent through other sources. While in Pakistan, he said, it is other way round, as less than 30 percent is produced through water and 70 percent from other resources. He said if five-dam plan of the government is not implemented by 2016 including Kalabagh Dam than Pakistani population will have to face severe food, water and energy shortage by 2025. He said construction of 200 small dams would not be able to produce equivalent to one large Kalabagh Dam.