Pakistan yesterday received the first parts of the electric power station, which was earlier donated by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan to help the Pakistani government to address shortage in the electric power. It is scheduled that all parts of the power plant with a capacity of 320MW, would reach Pakistan in three stages, of which the last will be in the end of October, according to a report of the UAE news agency "WAM." The Pakistani Geo TV channel said the kind gesture came from Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, during the visit of President Asif Ali Zardari, President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Abu Dhabi, referring to the memorandum of understanding signed by Sheikh Dab bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority with Raja Parvez Ashraf, Pakistani Minister of Water and Energy in February of 2009 to deliver the power station, which operates on natural gas, to Pakistan. The newspaper "Daily Times", said the delivery of the power station by the United Arab Emirates reflects the depth of the friendly relations between the two countries. Meanwhile, the Pakistani President said that the station is dedicated to the people of Pakistan and will greatly assist in meeting the immediate needs of power, stressing that people will never forget this noble gesture, which he described as a symbol of love and fidelity. The newspaper quoted a spokesman for the Pakistan Electric Power Company as saying that the station consists of five units each with a capacity of 16 MW and eight other units each generates 30 megawatts.
