Diesel and Gas-Engine Power Plants in Pakistan
Powership Kaya Bey
Location: Sind
Operator: Karadeniz Enerji Uretim
Configuration: 232 MW
Fuel: heavy oil
Operation: 2011
E/G supplier: ??
Quick facts: The Kaya Bey, the world’s largest ship-borne power plant, arrived Karachi Port on 19 Nov 2010 after a 12-day voyage from the Torgem shipyard in Tuzla, Turkey. The ship was temporarily anchored at Karachi Port Trust’s berth Nos. 4 and 5, but was removed to a location between the Korangi TPS and Jamot Jetty where it was connected to the Pepco and KESC systems. The 75,500dwt ship was originally built in 1983. It now carries 19 gensets. Test generation on the Kaya Bey began in Jan 2011 and by the end of the month, output had reached 110 MW.

Photograph courtesy of www.pakistantimes.net
Posted 9 Feb 2011

Raiwind JPGL
Location: Lahore
Operator: Japan Power Generation Ltd
Configuration: 24 X 5.65-MW 18KU30A engines
Fuel: heavy oil
Operation: 2000
E/G supplier: MHI, Melco
Quick facts: This plant cost about $120mn and was completed in Aug 2000 by Toyota Tsusho Corp. Completion was delayed for some time by delays in completing a 132kV tie-line and disagreements on the plant tariff. In Sep 2000, JPGL agreed to lower the average tariff for the first ten years of operation to 4.81 cents/kWh while extending the term of the PPA to 30yrs.

Photograph courtesy of Japan Power Generation Ltd
Posted 25 Jun 2008

Raiwind Sepcol
Location: Lahore
Operator: Southern Electric Power Co Ltd
Configuration: 5 X 23.4-MW 18PC4.2V570B engines
Fuel: heavy oil
Operation: 1999
E/G supplier: SEMT, ABB
EPC: ABB, SEMT, Zelin Pakistan
Quick facts: This project was originally developed by Canada’s International Power Corp (IPC). In 1997, BC Hydro acquired a 46% stake in IPC and then sold part of its ownership to SNC Lavalin. The local investor is Southern Electric Power Co Ltd. Lending for the $119mn project was from the World Bank ($35mn), Sanwa Bank ($35mn), and ANZ ($22mn). The plant has a 22yr PPA with WAPDA signed in Nov 1994 and amended in Oct 1995. Raiwind Sepcol went online in Jul 1999.

Photograph courtesy of Southern Electric Power Co
Posted 25 Jun 2008

Abbreviations

Data: industcards, Platts UDI World Electric Power Plants Data Base

Updated 02/09/11

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