KARACHI, Aug 3: A German firm has shown its willingness to set up a power plant in Thar, Sindh with a estimated cost of 2.4 billion euros.

Addressing a press conference Sindh Minister for Mines and Minerals Irfanullah Khan Marwat here on Tuesday said that a delegation to be led by Chief Minister Dr. Arbab Ghulam Rahim would visit Germany from August 8 to 12 in this regard.

"We will return from Germany with a commitment from that firm for a 10,000 MW power plant," remarked the minister who will be accompanying the delegation. He did not disclose the name of the German firm but informed that negotiations were going on with the firm to generate 10,000 MW electricity by utilizing coal.

He stated that the proven coal reserves in Sindh were to the tune of 184.123 billion tons and of these 175.506 billion tons were in Thar alone. -APP