Thar Desert coal projects

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Pakistan's Thar Desert coal projects include a number of coal mines and mine-mouth generating plants based on the massive coal reserves of the Thar area, in Sindh province. The plants include the following:

Reserves and CO2 Emissions

Overall reserves in the Thar Desert are placed at 175 billion tonnes.[1]

CO2 equivalent (if 5610 MW developed): 23.1 - 23.9 million tonnes per year[2]


Strategic Significance

Companies Involved

Potential ESG Risks

Corruption

Labour Rights

Indigenous Rights

NGO's Involved

Local Opposition

Status of Project


Infrastructure

Domestic Political Situation

Project Economics

Tax Revenues

International Dynamics

Financing

Banks: China Development Bank, Construction Bank of China, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Habib Bank, United Bank, Bank Alfalah, Natio­nal Bank, Faysal Bank


Articles and resources

References

  1. "Thar coalfield," Wikipedia, accessed September 2018
  2. Calculations based on Global Coal Plant Tracker, CoalSwarm, August 2018

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