US to help Pak develop coal, hydel energy

The United States may provide substantive assistance to Pakistan to make optimum use of its coal reserves and develop hydel energy, a senior Pakistani official has said.

“We discussed the possibility of commercialisation of thar. We are interested in coal-mining and power-generation and also in the development of coal-bed methane potentials. The talks focused on technology transfer and we identified the areas where we want help,” Pakistan prime minister’s energy adviser Mukhtar Ahmed, was quoted as saying by Dawn.
Financial Express