First Sahiwal Coal Power Project inaugurated by PM
First Sahiwal Coal Power Project inaugurated by PM: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif earlier today inaugurated the first unit of Sahiwal Coal Power Project. The project will add 660 megawatt of electricity to the national grid.Thursday inaugurated the first unit of Sahiwal Coal Power Project.
At the inauguration ceremony the prime minister was accompanied by Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the governor of Punjab Muhammad Rafiq Rajwana, along with the Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafiq and State Minister for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali unveiled the plaque of the project.
The project has a total capacity of 1320 megawatt; the project is comprised of two coal based power plants which have a capacity of 660 MW each. This project is one of the early harvest projects of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
During the inauguration the prime minister visited the Control Room and different portions of the power plant. The Chinese engineers briefed the PM about the functioning of the plant.
The Power Plant project has been completed in a record period, which is six months ahead of the prescribed schedule. The Prime Minister had launched work on the project on 30th, May, 2014.
The project was executed by M/s Huaneng Shandong Ruyi Pakistan Energy Private Limited, the project had already been connected to the national grid
since 12th, May, 2017.
It is expected that the power plant will start generating 1320 MW from the first week of June this year, this will be six months before the planned schedule.
Built as a latest state of the art technology Supercritical Coal Fired Power Project, the power plant is environmentally compliant with high thermal efficiency to ensure low fuel
consumption.
The power generation from the project is expected to exceed 9 billion kWh, which would significantly contribute in alleviating energy crisis in the country. The project will produce electricity at with a levelized tariff of Rs 8.11/unit.
The Punjab government had extended loan facility to Pakistan Railways for construction of spur line from nearest railway station to the project site and coal was being successfully transported to the project site.
Around 190 Pakistani young engineers trained in China have been employed for plant operations.
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