ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/pakistan” target=”_blank”>Pakistan has allocated 2,000 megawatts of electricity in the first phase of a national push to support ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/bitcoin-mining” target=”_blank”>Bitcoin mining and AI data centres, as the country moves to legalise ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” target=”_blank” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/cryptocurrency”>cryptocurrency and attract foreign investments.
The initiative, led by the ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/pakistan-crypto-council” target=”_blank”>Pakistan Crypto Council, will also help monetise surplus energy and create high-tech jobs, the finance ministry said in a statement. Coal-based power projects like Sahiwal, China Hub, and Port Qasim, currently operating at 15% capacity, are among those expected to be repurposed for this effort, the ministry…
