Islamabad, Feb. 22 (INP): Waqas  Nicknamed “Waqas the Runner”, an employee, Port Qasim power plant has set a finest example of hardwork, according to a report published by Gwadar Pro.

He spends more than 6 working hours outside the office everyday, stepping on over 10 government departments.

More than a year after Port Qasim power plant was put into operation, Waqas has completed nearly 300 applications for electricity bills, all of which have been accurately recorded, without a single delay or error.

The 45-year-old Waqas Ur Rehman gets as the commercial manager of the Islamabad Branch of Port Qasim Coal-fired Power Plant, flicks through the newspapers for information on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

Jointly owned by PowerChina and Qatar’s Al-Mirqab Group, "the Port Qasim power plant is one of the priority energy projects and the first large-scale power energy project under CPEC. Many Pakistanis are paying attention to CPEC," Waqas explains.

As the Qasim Power Station has a large amount of Funds From Operations (FFO) and needs to collect electricity fees in a timely manner, Waqas has to go to different banks of deposit of CPPA every working day to handle the bill of exchange for electricity bill payment.

Waqas spends most of the morning shuttling from bank to bank. "The payment of electricity fee is the lifeline of Port Qasim power plant, which is also my number-one priority," Waqas says.

For more than four years, Waqas has traveled over 30,000 kilometers in the streets and alleys of Islamabad.

Waqas, who graduated from the University of Wales with an MBA, gave up the opportunity of working in the UK and became an employee of PowerChina from more than 100 applicants. He taught himself courses such as thermal power generation and power marketing.

"China and Pakistan are good buddies, good partners, and iron-clad friends. Joining the big family of PowerChina and participating in the construction of Belt & Road Initiative and CPEC together with the Chinese are me doing part to serve my motherland, Pakistan," Waqas says.

"In the past, the electricity in our house was cut off for 8-12 hours a day, but since the CPEC power plants including Port Qasim power plant are generating electricity, the electricity in our house is almost no longer cut off. I think that may be the value of Waqas 's work," says Waqas’ wife.

INP/javed