LAHORE - Provincial Agriculture Minister Dr Farrukh Javid has said that 1277MW electricity will be generated from the 10.94 million tons of biomass available from the residue of crops.
Addressing an memorandum of understanding (MoU) signing ceremony for providing technical assistance in the installation of a 15MW biomass power plant by India here on Friday, the minister said that under the first project 15MW electricity would be produced for which Indian Punjab Company “Universal Biomass Energy” would provide all types of technical guidance.
He said the plant would be handed over to Pakistan in two years after its successful installation and working, adding that the plant would be attached to a 132-KVA supply line.
The MoU was inked by Universal Biomass Energy Private Limited Director Pareet Singh Badal from India and Punjab Agriculture Secretary Dr Ejaz Muneer and Punjab Energy Department Chief Engineer Iftikhar Ahmad Randhawa from Pakistan. Later, talking to the media, Dr Farrukh Javed said the Punjab government was committed to resolving the energy crisis. Responding to a question, the minister said that talks with different countries were in progress for the installation of biomass power plants. Pareet Singh Badal said that steps being taken by the Punjab government to tackle the energy crisis were commendable. The minister saw off the delegation at Wagah border.