Work on Karachi desalination plant begins

With the inauguration of a $100 million cogeneration plant designed to generate 94 megawatts of electricity and three million gallons of desalinated water a day by the Defence Housing Authority , work on a long-awaited project has finally got under way.

According to a document issued by the DHA detailing the salient features of the plant, the electricity produced by the plant would be sold to the power utility and desalinated water would be provided to the residents of DHA at affordable rates. The project will be completed within 22 months…