Pakistan, July 31 -- Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah presided over the 29th meeting of the Thar Coal & Energy Board (TCEB) to review ongoing projects and approved several strategic initiatives aimed at enhancing the region's coal mining and electricity generation capabilities.

The CM stated that since 2019, Thar's coal power initiatives have already generated over 2,600 MW of power generation capacity, supplying electricity to millions of households at a significantly lower cost, around Rs 4.8 per kWh compared to power from imported coal (roughly Rs 19.5 per kWh, resulting in a savings of approximately $1.3 billion in foreign exchange for the country.

The meeting, held at CM House, was attended by provincial Energy Minister Nas...