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US cold to Pakistan plea for nuclear power



Washington, July 4 (IANS) A high-level Pakistani team came calling to Washington last week to seek help in developing nuclear power, but found US unresponsive on this as well as on the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline.

Pakistan prime minister's Energy Adviser Mukhtar Ahmed conveyed Pakistan's interest in developing civilian nuclear technology at a meeting with US Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman, but there was no response from the Americans.

The Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline also came up for discussion at the US-Pakistan energy talks, Ahmed told Pakistani media in Washington.

'We told them that not only Pakistan but the entire region will benefit from this pipeline,' but like on the nuclear issue, the Americans did not respond to Islamabad's suggestions.

However, the dialogue may lead to substantive US assistance in developing Pakistan's coal reserves - put at the world's fourth or fifth largest - that at present contributes only eight percent of its energy supplies, he said.

The delegation presented a comprehensive review of Pakistan's energy needs for the next 20 years and sought US assistance to further develop its hydel power potential, of which it utilises only 16 percent at present.

'We received assurances of across the board assistance from the Americans', besides help in Islamabad's efforts to import electricity from Central Asia, said Ahmed, who led the Pakistani team at the energy talks.

He listed Pakistan's priorities in seeking US assistance as: development of coal reserves and alternative energy, import of gas from Central Asia, development of power sub-sectors and improving the way energy was utilised in Pakistan.

'The Americans have a vast experience in producing energy from coal and we want to benefit from their experience,' said Ahmed, noting Islamabad needs US help in clean coal technology, coal gasification technology, coal mining and power-generation as also in developing coal-bed methane potentials.

The Pakistani delegation met representatives of major US companies interested in investing in the energy sector. Some of them wanted the 36-dollar ceiling on gas prices in Pakistan to be raised.



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