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Thursday, November 03, 2011
Pakistan mulls India electricity importISLAMABAD: Energy-starved Pakistan is in talks to import electricity from its erstwhile nuclear rival India to overcome crippling power outages, a government official said on Wednesday.
“Talks are under way between the two countries to import electricity from India,” a spokesman for the Water and Power Ministry told AFP. “We are considering importing 500 megawatts of electricity from India,” he added.
Pakistani Commerce Minister Amin Fahim, during a recent visit to India, discussed the possibility of importing electricity and boosting trade ties, the spokesman said. The discussions were at a preliminary stage and Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani was expected to take up the matter with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh, later this month at a regional summit in the Maldives. afp
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk