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LAHORE - A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Punjab government and a renowned Canadian Company High Mark Bio-Gas at Chief Ministers Office on Friday for setting up bio-gas project. Chief Executive Officer Evan Chrapko on behalf of High Mark Biogas Company while Secretary Energy Usman Bajwa on behalf of Punjab government signed the MoU.
According to the agreement, High Mark Bio-Gas Company will set up a pilot project of 22 megawatts of biomass gas in Punjab. The project will be completed within a short period of six months. Besides Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, Provincial Energy Minister Sher Ali Khan, Chairman Planning and Development, Secretaries of Energy, Agriculture, Information, Local Government and other concerned officials were also present on the occasion.
Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that signing of MoU between High Mark Bio-Gas Company and Punjab government with regard to biogas project is a welcoming step. He said that vast opportunities of generating energy through bio-mass and biogas exist in Punjab and Punjab government will fully benefit from these opportunities. He said that the experiences of foreign investors and companies would also be benefited in this regard so that energy crisis could be minimised at the earliest.
The Chief Minister said that Canadian company will also carry out the process of mapping of waste used in biogas which will help in collecting authenticated data. Shahbaz Sharif said that after the success of first pilot project, new projects of biogas would be started.
Earlier, Chief Executive of Canadian High Mark Bio-Gas Company, Evan Chrapko met the Chief Minister and briefed him about his company and assured of vigorous efforts for completing biogas pilot project in Punjab within six months.
Canadian firm, Punjab govt sign MoU for bio-gas project
According to the agreement, High Mark Bio-Gas Company will set up a pilot project of 22 megawatts of biomass gas in Punjab. The project will be completed within a short period of six months. Besides Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, Provincial Energy Minister Sher Ali Khan, Chairman Planning and Development, Secretaries of Energy, Agriculture, Information, Local Government and other concerned officials were also present on the occasion.
Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that signing of MoU between High Mark Bio-Gas Company and Punjab government with regard to biogas project is a welcoming step. He said that vast opportunities of generating energy through bio-mass and biogas exist in Punjab and Punjab government will fully benefit from these opportunities. He said that the experiences of foreign investors and companies would also be benefited in this regard so that energy crisis could be minimised at the earliest.
The Chief Minister said that Canadian company will also carry out the process of mapping of waste used in biogas which will help in collecting authenticated data. Shahbaz Sharif said that after the success of first pilot project, new projects of biogas would be started.
Earlier, Chief Executive of Canadian High Mark Bio-Gas Company, Evan Chrapko met the Chief Minister and briefed him about his company and assured of vigorous efforts for completing biogas pilot project in Punjab within six months.
Canadian firm, Punjab govt sign MoU for bio-gas project
