{"article":{"annotation":{"article_id":"pakistan-thar-block-ii-mine-phase-three-raises-capacity","available_at":"2026-10-06T23:12:15.425049Z","geography_revision":"ef6ee0010dda5fe7b240fd514749b43e214c57da73222d2e40ec83b276dd0977","id":"4a9d6f09f457d1645897633d041ff75fd53cd6b702121ece3fd7482c92aacd00","input_sha256":"75548759a2ab5670aeaad9e4b97212a8112c5aaf21c26e9dffca95fbfd6ec83a","limitations":["Rule-derived subjects are candidates, not verified editorial labels or calibrated model probabilities.","Coverage is distinct from event location. 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Shah said the project would lift annual production capacity from 7.6 million to 11.2 million tonnes.","He said the expansion was being completed through full self-financing. According to his remarks, it would enable the 660-megawatt Lucky Electric plant to use Thar coal and raise total electricity generation from Thar coal to 1,980 megawatts. 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