LAHORE: Pakistan is the 7th coal reserves country in the world with around 186 billion tonnes of coal.
This was revealed in a research under taken by the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI).
Most of the world's lignite coal is found in Asia and Pakistan tops in lignite coal-bearing countries in Asia as 97% of coal reserves of Pakistan belong to lignite and remaining only 3% are sub-bituminous to bituminous.
Coal reserves of Punjab are around 235 million tonnes and are found mainly in the salt range. These reserves are mainly located in four districts, Jhelum, Chakwal, Khushab and Mianwali. The coal field covers an area of about 260 sq km. While seams vary in thickness from 0.3 meter to 1.5 meters with an average thickness of 0.75 meters.
According to LCCI research, Sindh is the most richest province in coal with 185,457 million tonnes. Balochistan 458.7 million tonnes, Punjab 235 million tonnes, KP 122.99 million tonnes and Azad Kashmir 8.72 million tonnes. These reserves are stated to be sufficent to meet the country's fuel requirements and lignite can be betterly used for power generation.
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