747MW Guddu Combined Cycle Project: Pepco signs contract with Harbin Power Engineering

Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) and Harbin Power Engineering (HPE), China signed contract for 747 MW Combined Cycle Project located at Guddu Power Company under the Central Power Generation Company Limited (GENCO II) at WAPDA house here on Saturday. On the occasion, MD PEPCO Tahir Basharat Cheema said the project is part of PEPCO`s long term initiative to provide reliable and cost effective power to the people of Pakistan.
He added that PEPCO has been able to successfully negotiate and finalise the deal at competitive market prices with highest efficiency of all installed and under construction projects in Pakistan with a net efficiency of 54.5 percent. The project will replace the existing underrated units 1,2,3 and 4 at Guddu which at present are only generating 250 MW or so.
He said Harbin Power Engineering (HPE) china is a leading Engineering company having considerable experience in power plants. Harbin also has wide experience in Pakistan and had been involved in projects at Guddu, Faisalabad, Kotri, Jamshoro, Muzafargarh and Malakand. They will use the gas turbines from General Electric USA, which is the world's largest gas turbine supplier with extensive experience both internationally and Pakistan as well.
The gas turbine contemplated for the project is Frame size 9-FA which is amongst the most effective and best in the world. These gas turbines utilise the latest metallurgical advances and coatings to produce one of the highest possible efficiencies. The project was signed by GUO-YU President Harbin Power Engineering and Tahir Basharat Cheema, who later informed that by shutting down inefficient and outlived Guddu units and utilising gas a new combine cycle will provide tremendous saving due to almost double electricity production, with improved availability parameters.