Under CPEC, Eco-Friendly Power Plant Addressing Energy Woes in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD— Sahiwal Power Plant in Pakistan’s eastern province Punjab, a major energy project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), has been addressing the country’s energy woes over the years besides meeting all local and international environment protection standards.

Sprawling over hundreds of acres of land, the power plant has clusters of flowers blooming along its driveways, lush green grass and fruit-bearing mango and guava trees which not only give an enchanting view to the onlookers but also highlight its eco-friendly nature.

The plant’s well-planned lakes glisten in the sunset with a group of ducks swimming in the water.

As the World Environment Day falls on June 5, the power plant reminds that electricity generating systems across the country and the world should follow the concept of green development.

“Sahiwal Power Plant attaches great importance to fulfillment of social responsibility for environmental protection,” Xu Yan’an, director of Corporate Culture Department of the power plant’s operator Huaneng Shandong Ruyi (Pakistan) Energy (Private) Limited.

“It has adopted a series of strict environmental protection measures to minimize the degree of environmental pollution from waste gas, wastewater, particulate matter and noise, which has enabled the plant to keep emissions well below the national standards in Pakistan and those of the World Bank.”