UAE-donated power plant arrives in Pakistan

The first consignment of a 320 MW Duel Fuel power plant gifted by United Arab Emirates arrived in Pakistan. The entire plant is scheduled to reach Pakistan in three phases by the end of October 2010.The plant comprises 5 frames each of 16 MW and 8 frames each of 30 MW.

The late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan had promised to donate a power plant to help efforts of the Government of Pakistan to increase power generation in the country. The power plant has been donated by the UAE Government on the request of the President of Pakistan.

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed on April 2, 2009 between Pakistan Electric Power Company on behalf  of Government of Pakistan and Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority on behalf of UAE Government envisaging the commissioning of the 320 MW power plant in Pakistan. This MoU was signed by Raja Pervaiz Ashraf Minister for Water and Power, Govt of Pakistan and His Highness Diab Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan on behalf of the Govt of UAE.

PEPCO has decided to install the plant to the gas turbine station Nishatabad Faisalabad where enough land and necessary infrastructure is already available.

General Electric Company, the manufacturers of the power plant, have been approached to install the power plant. The plant will start generation of electricity after civil works and erection are completed, by the end of 2011.

PEPCO is also planning to install another 120 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant which will be fueled by the exhaust of this 320 MW power plant. This would increase efficiency and the total generation to 440 MW. The installation of the power plant is part of the efforts of PEPCO to increase power generation in the country and would help ease power shortage.