ISLAMABAD -- The environmental impact of China-led coal-fired power generation projects in Pakistan is once again a hot topic of debate, weeks after a meeting of government officials from both sides.
A raft of Chinese power projects, including coal-fired ones, have begun to ease the acute electricity shortages that dogged Pakistan's industries and consumers until five years ago. At one point, power cuts lasted for more than half a day in the country's major cities. Now, blackouts have been reduced by half or even more, according to a government official.
