Diesel and Gas-Engine Power Plants in Pakistan
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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 |
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
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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 |
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Data: industcards, Platts UDI World Electric Power Plants Data Base
Updated 02/09/11