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===Port Qasim SSRL power station===
According to a July 2014 report, Dong Fang Electric Corporation (DEC) would set up two coal plants with a capacity of 220 MW each at Port Qasim, Karachi. Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah welcomed DEC for signing the accord with J-Energy/SSRL and offered administrative support and attractive incentives. The project, known as [[Port Qasim SSRL power station]], would be based on Thar coal, and would be targeted for completion by the end of 2017 or early 2018.<Ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/business/06-Jun-2014/dec-to-set-up-2-coal-based-power-plants-with-220mw-each-at-port-qasim "DEC to set up 2 coal-based power plants with 220MW each at Port Qasim,"] Daily Times, June 6, 2014</ref>
===[[Rahim Yar Khan power station]]===
In February 2016, Huaneng Shandong Power, a subsidiary of [[China Huaneng Group]], signed an agreement with the Punjab provincial government to build the Rahim Yar Khan plant. The project's cost was given as US$2 billion.<ref>[https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/95959-Six-power-plants-of-2320MW-to-be-set-up-in-Rajanpur-Rahimyar-Khan Six power plants of 2,320MW to be set up in Rajanpur, Rahimyar Khan], ''The News'', 4 Feb. 2016.</ref>
===Thar coal block===