Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Pakistan - KCCI demands energy security plan

KARACHI: Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has demanded the government to formulate a 20 years energy security plan.

It should be based on 40 percent on nuclear, 40 percent on Thar Coal and 20 percent on hydal and alternate energy to overcome perennial issue of acute power shortage problem.

At a diplomatic corps, consul generals, commercial counsellors and consuls meeting, Mian Abrar Ahmad, President KCCI said United Arab Emirates has embarked upon ambitious 560 megawatt energy programme from four nuclear power plants with the assistance of Korea.

Pakistan being a nuclear country is being pressurised not to generate energy from nuclear.

Likewise, India is now having civil nuclear energy arrangements with USA and even Australia has agreed to supply uranium to India for its power plants.

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