Pakistan reveals 13 GW of upcoming power projects

• 10 years ago (2014-05-06)
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Pakistan’s Water and Power Minister, Abid Sher Ali, has outlined a list of almost 13 GW of upcoming power projects set to be inaugurated by the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

The announcement was made ahead of the opening of two coal-fired power plants at Port Qasim in Karachi with a collective capacity of 1320 MW.

The list includes 6660 MW capacity power plants in Gadani, two 660 MW power plants at Jamshoro, the 4300 MW Dasu hydropower project Terbela-5 extension project and the 1100 MW Kohala hydropower project in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Sher Ali reiterated the government’s promise that Pakistan would have a self-sufficient power sector within three years and stated that the premier had made reducing load-shedding a priority.

Sher Ali claimed that power outages have increased due to water supply problems with the Indus River System Authority (Irsa).

“Irsa reduced water releases from the Kabul River, resulting in a drop in the power supply from 600 to 700 MW,” he said.

Pakistan’s total power generation stands at 11 GW, which implies a shortfall of 3000 GW even without disruptions due to fuel and water shortages.