Shanghai Electric wins Fire Safety and Security Award

Gwadar Pro

Karachi: Shanghai Electric and its subsidiary company in Pakistan, Sino Sindh Resources Private Limited (SSRL) have been awarded the 11th Fire Safety and Security Award 2021 by the National Forum of Environment and Health and Fire Protection Association of Pakistan.

Li Jigen, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SSRL, expressed pleasure over the fact that the company had been awarded.

In a statement released here on Tuesday afternoon, Li Jigen said the Shanghai Electric and SSRL were fully committed to the environment and the safety of their workers.

“We at Shanghai Electric are fully committed towards the safety and wellbeing of our workers,” Li Jigen said, adding: “Our company takes all possible measures to shield the workers from any mishaps.”

SSRL is working on a coal-electricity integration project in Block 1 of Thar coalfield, which is a China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) priority implementation project.

It includes the construction and operation of an open-pit coal mine with an annual output of 7.8 million tonnes and a 2x660MW supercritical lignite power station.

SSRL is the sole operator of the 7.8Mtpa open-pit coal mine project. SSRL was one of the recipients at the Fire Safety Awards recently.

Huang Jin Ting, the vice CEO of SSRL, received the award on behalf of the company at a local hotel in Karachi.