Clean Power (Pvt.) Limited

In July 2005, CPL started a plantation project with Pakistan Railways. The objective was to plant Pongame trees as a sustainable source of Bio-diesel for Pakistan Railways.

CPL gave 6000 Pongame saplings to Pakistan Railways for plantation on two sites – Sihala Railway station and Margala Railway Station I-9 Islamabad.

Sihala Railway Station
On 23rd July 2005, a tree plantation ceremony was held on at Sihala Railway Station. Participants included Pakistan Railways Rawalpindi Division officers, CPL members, and representatives from AEDB. Clean Power donated 1000 saplings for plantation at Sihala.

Ceremony video
CPL is grateful to Pakistan Railways, particularly Divisional Superintendent Rawalpindi Division Mr. Noor Mohammad Mahsud, and Division Engineer Mr. Arshad Salam Khattak, for providing CPL to become a part of this activity.

Margala Railway Station
On 30th August 2005, an Inaugural Ceremony of the Pilot Project on Bio-diesel between AEDB, Pakistan Railways and CPL was held at Margala Railway Station I-9. The chief guest was Secretary / Chairman Railways Mr. Shakil Durrani. The ceremony was attended by, in addition to senior management of Pakistan Railways, Chairman AEDB Air Marshall (Retd.) Shahid Hamid, Secretary AEDB Brig. Nasim Khan, and other officers of AEDB.

CPL is grateful to Pakistan Tobacco Company that donated 5,000 Pongame saplings to be planted at Margala Dry Port.

Ceremony video
This ceremony marked the beginning of a long term relationship between Pakistan Railways and CPL. Mr. Shakil Durrani gave instructions to plant 1 million Pongame trees within 1 year, as part of an effort to build Railway’s own supply source for Bio-diesel. Negotiations are underway between CPL and Pakistan Railways for large-scale plantation along railway tracks.