Ambassador of Kyrgyz Republic H.E. Erik Beishembiev called on
Minister of State for Power, Ch. Sher Ali today at his office. Areas of mutual
interest, bilateral ties and cooperation in the field of energy came under
discussion.
While talking to the ambassador, the Minister said that
Pakistan and Kyrgyz Republic have deep historical, religious and linguistic
ties.
Minister of
State apprised the ambassador about progress on CASA-1000 and reiterated
that the CASA secretariat should be established in Islamabad.
The CASA-1000 transmission project envisages the
transportation of surplus electric available in summer months from Kyrgyz
Republic and Tajikistan to Afghanistan and Pakistan. Minister of State
highlighted that Pakistan has initiated number of hydel and coal based power
generation projects to promote indigenous resources and suggested that the
companies from Kyrgyz Republic can invest in the potential sites for
development of hydro power projects as independent IPPs.
The ambassador of Tajikistan H.E Erik Beishembiev lauded the
unprecedented efforts of present government to overcome energy crisis and
assured that his country would provide all possible assistance in energy
projects.
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