DRAFT POLICY WILL BE PREPARED AT PROVINCIAL LEVEL IN RELATION TO MAKING LIQUID GAS AND FERTILIZER FROM COAL, Nasir Hussain Shah

Karachi : Minister of Energy, Development and Planning Syed Nasir Hussain Shah decided that a provincial level and draft policy will be made in relation to the production of LIQUID (GAS) and (REA) fertilizers from Thar coal.

A high-level meeting of Sindh Coal Authority was held under the chairmanship of Sindh Coal Authority, which was held in the office of the Energy Department.

Consultant Dr. Farid A. Malik, Deputy Director Asif Mangi and Umeer Ali Qaimkhani were also present.

A detailed briefing was given in the meeting regarding making gas from coal.

According to the sent test results, the consultant submitted a new report according to which Thar coal was declared subject for gasification in the international laboratory of South Africa. The meeting was also informed that as a result of gas production from coal. The country can save about 500 million dollars in foreign exchange annually.

In terms of gas import, if we build an energy system from Thar’s 175 billion tons of coal reserves, we can reduce the energy import bill by 50%, while green Pollution can also be avoided with coal technology.

In the meeting, the use of old gas fire was damaged, while the Sindh Energy Minister will personally contact the Federal Minister for Energy regarding coal gasification.