No CPEC project on hold, says Asim Bajwa
Top Story
January 26, 2021
ISLAMABAD: China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Chairman Authority Lt General (R) Asim Saleem Bajwa said on Monday that no CPEC project was on hold and the work was never slowed down.
He said, “Work on the eastern western and central alignments was in full swing and the second phase of the project was just beginning. He said that underdeveloped areas, especially southern parts of Balochistan, were being given importance under CPEC.
He said a dam and a desalination plant had been built in Gwadar in a bid to resolve chronic water shortages, affecting the inhabitants. An airport, with the biggest runway of Pakistan, is also being built in Gwadar, he said.
Amid energy shortages in Iran, Iranians are pointing the finger at Chinese-run bitcoin mining operations.
By
January 26, 2021
Advertisement
Some Iranians do not seem to be very keen on China and its nationals. There are a wide range of possible reasons, from the cheap and mostly low-quality Chinese products once imported to Iran and their devastating impact on the businesses of local Iranian producers to the Chinese fishing trawlers ruining the livelihoods of local fishermen in southern Iran.
The COVID-19 pandemic, which originally broke out in China, was the last nail in the coffin, and increased unfavorable views of China to historic highs in Iran, as in almost all other parts of the world. But few people would have guessed the latest reason for Sinophobia in Iran: bitcoin.
President of Pakistan-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) SM Naveed suggests that Pakistan has the resources to produce 150,000MW energy
Pakistan has the potential to produce approximately 150,000MW of energy from wind energy sources, said Pakistan-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) President SM Naveed.
62 views
Balochistan Times
Pakistan has the potential of producing approximately 150,000MW power from wind energy sources and wind projects can fetch investment of around two billion dollars.
Pakistan-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Indutry (PCJCCI) President S.M Naveed expressed these views during a think-tank session here at PCJCCI office on Wednesday.
He suggested the government to opt for short-term and quick start up of energy projects to curb the prevailing energy crisis that had crippled down the national economy in general and the industrial sector in particular. He added that government has planned to achieve up to 2,500 MW from wind energy and from renewable energy resources including 1000MW from solar, 50,000MW from hydro (large), 3,100MW from hydro (small) and 500MW from waste.