Karachi: Pakistan has successfully utilised for the first time one of its power generation plants for generating oxygen for emergency treatment of coronavirus patients.
This was disclosed by Sindh Law and Environment Adviser, Barrister Murtaza Wahab, who also acts as the spokesman for the Sindh government, while addressing a press conference here on Monday.
Wahab said the Jamshoro Power Company Ltd in the province had modified its process of electrolysis to produce oxygen for medical use.
He said the power generation plant in the District Jamshoro of Sindh would produce 268,000 litres of oxygen for medical purposes. “This quantity of oxygen will be sufficient to treat coronavirus patients at the three public sector health facilities of Jamshoro and nearby Hyderabad.”