Pakistan invited the Russian Federation to join CASA-1000 for transmission of electricity to Pakistan from October 2016 to April 2017.
Pakistan and Russia have agreed to enter into negotiations for 600 MW gas fired power plant at Jamshoro on Russian funding.
This was decided at a meeting between Russian Deputy Minister for Energy Yuri Sentyurin and Secretary Ministry of Water and Power Mohammad Younus Dagha in Islamabad on Oktober 5, 2016.
Pakistan invited the Russian Federation to join CASA-1000 for transmission of electricity to Pakistan from October 2016 to April 2017.
Mohammad Younus Dagha said that Russian joining of CASA-1000 project will also bolster regional connectivity and greater regional cooperation.
Thanking Pakistan for invitation to join the CASA-100 Yuri Sentyurin said that many potential Russian companies are eager to invest in the energy sector of Pakistan.
