Jamshoro Power Company Ltd protests to Railways over delay in coal supply

LAHORE: Jamshoro Power Company Ltd (JPCL) has protested over an alleged delay on the part of Pakistan Railways (PR) in transportation of coal, expressing fears that the 660MW plant faces closure if the disruption in supply persists.

Through a letter written on Wednesday (March 11), JPCL informed the PR’s chief executive officer about “serious and unexplained delays” in the transportation of coal from the Pipri marshalling yard.

The delay is affecting plant operations and preventing the timely completion of coal supply contracts, the letter said.

But Amir Ali Baloch, the railways CEO, criticised JPCL for holding his organisation responsible for the delay. “JPCL didn’t deposit the freight charges in advance — a mandatory requirement for uninterrupted supply of coal,” he told Dawn.

To a question, he denied a shortage of wagons was to be blamed for the delay in supply of coal to the Jamshoro plant.

On its part, JPCL reminded the PR management about an agreement under which the Pakistan Railways Freight Transport Company (PRFTC) must transport........

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