Balloki
Location: Punjab
Operator: Orient Power Co
Configuration: 210-MW, 2+1 CCGT with 6001FA gas turbines
Fuel: natural gas, diesel oil
Operation: 2010
HRSG supplier: AEE
T/G supplier: GE, Skoda
EPC: Skoda, Albario, Habib Rafiq
Quick facts: In Feb 2004, Orient Power Co Ltd (OPCL) received the first
Letter of Interest (LOI) under the 2002 Private Power Policy in Pakistan
and was later commissioned to build a CCGT plant just outside the city of
Lahore. In early 2006, Oman Oil Co acquired a 49% stake in OPCL. Later
Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH acquired 24.9%
with original developer Nadeem Babar retaining 26.1%. Two 225-MW blocks
are planned. The first phase reached financial close in Oct 2006. Power is
sold to National Transmission and Dispatch Co Ltd under a 30yr PPA. Gas is
from Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Ltd under a long-term agreement. High speed
diesel can also be used and this is procured from Shell Pakistan under a
10yr contract.
Photograph courtesy of Habib Rafiq (Pvt) Ltd
Posted 23 Jan 2010 |
Bin Qasim-2
Location: Sind
Operator: Karachi Electric Supply Corp
Configuration: 555-MW, 3+1 CCGT with 9001E gas turbines
Fuel: natural gas, diesel oil
Operation: 2011-2012-2009
HRSG supplier: ??
T/G supplier: GE, Harbin
EPC: Northeast Electric Power Design Institute, Harbin
Quick facts: BQPS-2 cost about $450mn.
The project was financed shareholder equity, and long term loans provided by the Asian Development Bank, the International Finance Corporation, and a syndicate of Pakistani banks comprising National Bank of Pakistan, Habib Bank Limited and Standard Chartered Bank. Initial letters of credit for the project were opened by a consortium of banks including the long term lenders, Dubai Islamic Bank and Faysal Bank.
Photograph courtesy of Karachi Electric Supply Corp
Posted 18 Apr 2012 |
Daharki Foundation
Location: Sind
Operator: Foundation Power Co (Daharki) Ltd
Configuration: 202-MW, 1+1 CCGT with 9001E gas turbine
Fuel: natural gas
Operation: 2010
HRSG supplier: Doosan
T/G supplier: GE, Fuji
EPC: Doosan, Fichtner
Quick facts: This project is one of the first developed under the 2002
Power Policy, and has been undertaken by the Fauji Foundation on a BOO
basis with a 25yr tariff approved by NEPRA. Fuel is low-Btu gas delivered
by a 15km pipeline from Mari Deep Well No 6. Construction started in May 2007 and commissioning started in
Oct 2009. The plant cost $200mn. Financing was by a consortium led by ABN-AMRO Bank and including Askari Bank Limited and Bank Al-Falah with
debt to equity ratio of 75:25. Financial close was in Sep 2007. Electricity is sent out via a 42km tie-line to Sadiqababd
and NTDC’s 220Kv Daharki–Rohri transmission line.
Photograph courtesy of Foundation Power Co (Daharki) Ltd
Posted 23 Jan 2010 |
Habibullah Coastal
Location: Balochistan
Operator: Habibullah Coastal Power
Configuration: 150-MW, 3+1 CCGT with LM6000 gas turbines
Fuel: natural gas, oil
Operation: 1999
HRSG supplier: B&W Gama
T/G supplier: GE
EPC: Fiat Engineering, STI Studio Tecnico di Ingegneria
Quick facts: In Sep 1999, Habibullah Coastal went online at Quetta. The
lead developer was Coastal Power from the U.S. (later a unit of El Paso
International). Fuel is from Sui Southern Gas Co Ltd and the plant has a
PPA with WAPDA dating to Mar 1996. The Habibullah Coastal project was
initially operated under contract by a General Electric subsidiary. In Jun
2001, Pakistan’s Albario Engineering took over as O&M contractor.
Photograph courtesy of Albario Engineering (Pvt) Ltd
Posted 8 Mar 2008 |
Kabirwala
Location: Punjab
Operator: Fauji Kabirwala Power Co Ltd
Configuration: 157-MW, 2+1 CCGT with W251B11 gas turbines
Fuel: natural gas
Operation: 1999
HRSG supplier: Zurn
T/G supplier: WH, Brush
EPC: NEPCO, China Machine Building International Corp
Quick facts: The Fauji Foundation manages the
Pakistani Army’s pension fund and was the original developer of this plant
in Punjab. It maintains a 45% ownership stake. In Apr 1996, the Asian
Development Bank approved loans and a 12.5% equity investment in the plant
uses local low-BTU gas supplied by Oil & Gs Development Corp. In Dec 1996,
El Paso Energy Corp purchased a 42% stake which it sold on to Globeleq in
Jul 2006. Kabirwala has a 30-yr PPA with WAPDA.
Photograph courtesy of Private Power & Infrastructure Board
Posted 19 Jul 2006 |
Korangi Creek
Location: Sind
Operator: Karachi Electric Supply Corp
Configuration: 220-MW, 4+1 CCGT with LM6000-PC gas turbines
Fuel: natural gas, diesel oil
Operation: 2008-2009
HRSG supplier: IES
T/G supplier: GE, Skoda
EPC: Metka
Quick facts: This power station began commissioning in Nov 2008.
Photograph courtesy of Metka
Posted 14 Nov 2010 |
Kot Addu
Location: Punjab
Operator: Kot Addu Power Co
Configuration: 492-MW, 4+1 CCGT with TG50 and V94.2 gas turbines,
608-MW 4+2 CCGT with 9001E gas turbines, 344-MW 2+1 block with V94.2 gas
turbines
Operation: 1987-1996
Fuel: natural gas, oil, LPG
HRSG supplier: CMI
T/G supplier: Fiat, Siemens, GE, Ansaldo, Alstom
EPC: Lahmeyer, Ansaldo, Siemens, Descon Engineering
Quick facts: Bids for an interest in WAPDA’s Kot Addu
thermal plant were invited in late 1994 and ultimately, a 36% share was
purchased by National Power plc (now International Power) from the U.K. in
Jun 1996 for $215mn, about 20% more than the second bidder. Shortly after
plant takeover, NP found itself embroiled in a messy dispute over tariffs
which caused a 50% write-down of plant assets and years of negotiations.
In October 2000, Kapco agreed to reduce tariffs from 5.6 cents/kWh to 4.8
cents/kWh. The settlement agreement, which was not finalized until May
2002, also involved giving WAPDA a greater say in plant operations.
Photograph courtesy of International Power plc
Posted 2 Sep 2006 |
Liberty Power
Location: Sind
Operator: TNB Liberty Power
Configuration: 240-MW, 1+1 CCGT with V94.2 gas turbine
Fuel: natural gas
Operation: 2001
HRSG supplier: CMI
T/G supplier: Ansaldo, Siemens
EPC: Ansaldo
Quick facts: Liberty Power is in Daharki, Ghotki District, Sind. The first development application was
submitted in Mar 1994, a 25yr PPA was signed in 1995, and financial close
was in Jul 1996. In Jul 1998, Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) upped its 40%
stake by buying shares held by Asian Infrastructure
Development Co Ltd, Infrastructure Capital Group Ltd, and Thames-Road
Holdings Investments Inc. The WAPDA PPA was renegotiated in
Dec 1999. The first block was delayed for several years, having been
originally scheduled for 1997. Final
startup was delayed for over a year by complications related to the
gas-supply agreement.
Photograph courtesy of TNB Liberty Power
Posted 24 Jun 2006 |
Rousch
Location: Punjab
Operator: Rousch (Pakistan) Power Ltd
Configuration: 432-MW, 2+1 CCGT with V94.2 gas turbines
Fuel: natural gas, residual oil
Operation: 2000
HRSG supplier: NEM
T/G supplier: Siemens
EPC: Black & Veatch
Quick facts: Rousch was the ninth private plant to be approved under Pakistan’s
Mar 1994 private power framework. The $560mn plant is at Sidhnai Barrage
took 39mos to build. The development consortium included Rousch Group (66.3%), Siemens
Power Ventures (26.4%) and ESB International (7.3%). At present, just
under 60% of the plant equity is held by a subsidiary of Altern Energy. Construction started
in Jul 1996 and the plant was completed in mid-Dec 1999. K&M
Engineering and Lahmeyer provided engineering and other support. The World
Bank and the Japan Export-Import Bank took central roles in the financing
arrangements. Rousch was built to burn residual oil but was
converted to firing local natural gas in 2004. It has a 30yr PPA with
WAPDA and is connected to the 500kV grid. The operating company is ESBI.
Photograph courtesy of K&M Engineering
Posted 10 May 2003 |
Sahiwal
Location: Punjab
Operator: Saif Power Ltd
Configuration: 229-MW, 2+1 CCGT with 6001FA gas turbines
Fuel: natural gas,oil
Operation: 2010
HRSG supplier: Hangzhou
T/G supplier: GE, Siemens
EPC: Central Southern China Electric Power Design Institute, Guangdong Yuantian Engineering Co, Hubei No 2 Thermal Power Construction Co
Quick facts: In July 2005, Saif Group received an LOI for this CCGT project on the eastern side of Sahiwal City, 150km south of Lahore. By Oct 2005, land purchases were complete and site prep was underway. In Dec 2005, a 10yr natural gas supply with Sui Northern Gas was agreed and in Feb 2006, the feasibility study was approved by the PPIB. In Jun 2006 , NEPRA granted the generation licence and, in Jul 2006, approved a 30yr levelized tariff of $59.77/MWh for the Sahiwal project on gas and $136.50/MWh on diesel oil. In May 2006, the O&M contract was tendered and in April 2007, Saif Power signed a PPA with NTDC. The gas turbines were sourced through CMEC.The project went commercial on 27 Apr 2010 and includes a 132kv switchyard
Photograph courtesy of Private Power & Infrastrucrue Board
Posted 25 Aug 2012 |
Sheikhupura Rental
Location: Punjab
Operator: GE Energy Rentals
Configuration: 7 X 21-MW TM2500 gas turbines
Fuel: oil
Operation: 2007
T/G supplier: GE
EPC: GE, Albario Engineering
Quick facts: In Sep 2006, the Pakistani government signed two power plant
rental agreements to alleviate acute electricity shortages. In Feb 2007,
GE Energy Rentals and Albario Engineering installed seven TM2500 gas
turbines for a 3yr term at the 500kV NTDC Grid station in
Sheikhupura near Lahore. The project was completed in less than 4mos and included camp buildup, substation
and civil works, plus commissioning.
Photograph courtesy of Albario Engineering (Pvt) Ltd
Posted 8 Mar 2008 |
Uch-I
Location: Balochistan
Operator: Uch Power Ltd
Configuration: 585-MW, 3+1 CCGT with 9001E gas turbines
Fuel: natural gas, oil
Operation: 2000
HRSG supplier: Deltak
T/G supplier: GE
EPC: Raytheon, Albario Engineering, Harbin
Quick facts: Uch-I is in Dear Mural Gambelia,
and uses low-BTU gas from a field 50km northeast of the site.
In 1989, Tenaska International, and Hawkins Oil & Gas starrted development and 30yr PPA was signed in 1995.
Financing for the $654mn project closed in May 1996 and construction started in Sep 1996. International Power is the lead plant owner with a 40%
stake. Other owners include Tenaska (33%), GE Capital (18%), and Hawkins Oil & Gas (9%). Uch was the first gas-fired CCGT in Pakistan, the first
IPP in Pakistan to use the World Bank’s partial guarantee program, the first local project for the U.S. Export-Import Bank, the first to combine
co-financing from the two financial organizations, and the first to be financed with 15yr debt, one of the longest terms ever reached for a
limited-recourse project in a developing country. A variety of other institutions participated as lenders or advisors including ABN AMRO Bank,
Bank of China, Citibank, Deutsche Morgan Grenfell, the IFC, and the Long-term Credit Fund of Pakistan. Commercial operation began in Oct
2000 after a 2yr delay caused by tariff disputes. Uch is connected to the grid by four 220kV lines and Pakistan’s OGDC provides the fuel. The
operating company is ESBI.
Photograph courtesy of International Power plc
Posted 16 Mar 2008 |
