Nine rental power plants and six Independent Power Producers (IPPs) are likely to be operational by December 2009, adding some 2800MW to the system besides another 700MW through hydel power projects. According to the Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco) sources, the major thrust of the government is on rental power plants to deal with unprecedented load shedding phenomenon.
They further added that one reason behind little premise on hydel power projects is their long duration to get completed. It is leant on good authority that the Prime Minister has approved more than 3600 MW power plan through IPPs, rental projects and captive plants of sugar mills and the textile mills during the current calendar year.
The rental power plants include 150MW Faisalabad Rental Plant in August 2009, 110MW Guddu Rental Power Plant in September 2009, 150MW Sahowala Rental Plant in October 2009, 192MW Multan Rental Plant in October 2009, 200MW Satiana Rental Plant in October 2009, 249MW Karkay Rental Plant in October 2009, 230MW Walters Rental Plant in December 2009, 62MW Gulf Power Plant in December 2009 and 200MW Independent Power Plant in December 2009.
The IPPs include 225MW Atlas Power Plant in July 2009, 225MW Orient Power Plant in July 2009, 200MW Nishat Power Plant in October 2009, 225MW Saphire Power Plant in December 2009, 227MW Angro Power Plant in December 2009 and 225MW Saif Power Plant in December 2009.
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