Bin Qasim power station
| Part of the Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker, a Global Energy Monitor project. |
| Related categories: |
| Part of the Global Coal Plant Tracker, a Global Energy Monitor project. |
| Related coal trackers: |
Bin Qasim power station is an operating power station of at least 2732-megawatts (MW) in Bin Qasim, Malir, Sindh, Pakistan with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Bin Qasim power station | Bin Qasim, Malir, Sindh, Pakistan | 24.784864, 67.360305 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Phase 1 Repower Project Unit 3, Phase 1 Repower Project Unit 4: 24.784864, 67.360305
- Unit 1-1, Unit 1-2, Unit 1-3, Unit 1-4, Unit 1-5, Unit 1-6, Unit 2-1, Unit 3-1, Unit 3-2: 24.785291, 67.360261
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase 1 Repower Project Unit 3 | cancelled | coal - unknown | 210 | unknown | – | – | – |
| Phase 1 Repower Project Unit 4 | cancelled | coal - unknown | 210 | unknown | – | – | – |
| Unit 1-1 | operating[1][2][3][4] | gas, fuel oil[5] | 210[6] | steam turbine[1][7] | not found | 1983[7] | – |
| Unit 1-2 | operating[1][2][3][4] | gas, fuel oil[5] | 210[6] | steam turbine[1][7] | not found | 1984[7] | – |
| Unit 1-3 | operating[1][2][3][4] | gas, fuel oil[5] | 210[6] | steam turbine[1][7] | not found | 1989[7] | – |
| Unit 1-4 | operating[1][2][3][4] | gas, fuel oil[5] | 210[6] | steam turbine[1][7] | not found | 1990[7] | – |
| Unit 1-5 | operating[1][2][3][4] | gas, fuel oil[5] | 210[6] | steam turbine[1][7] | not found | 1991[7] | – |
| Unit 1-6 | operating[1][2][3][4] | gas, fuel oil[5] | 210[6] | steam turbine[1][7] | not found | 1997[5] | – |
| Unit 2-1 | operating[1][8][3] | gas, fuel oil[9] | 572[3][2][8] | combined cycle[8] | not found | 2012[7] | – |
| Unit 3-1 | operating[10] | liquefied natural gas[8] | 450[11] | combined cycle[12] | not found | 2022[8] | – |
| Unit 3-2 | operating[10] | liquefied natural gas[8] | 450[11] | combined cycle[12] | not found | 2022[8] | – |
CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Phase 1 Repower Project Unit 3 | K-Electric (KE) [100.0%] | – |
| Phase 1 Repower Project Unit 4 | K-Electric (KE) [100.0%] | – |
| Unit 1-1 | K-Electric[8] | The Abraaj Group [31.0%]; Pakistan [26.0%]; K-Electric Employees [10.0%]; Al Jomaih Power Limited [20.0%]; Denham Investment Limited [13.0%] |
| Unit 1-2 | K-Electric[8] | The Abraaj Group [31.0%]; Pakistan [26.0%]; K-Electric Employees [10.0%]; Al Jomaih Power Limited [20.0%]; Denham Investment Limited [13.0%] |
| Unit 1-3 | K-Electric[8] | The Abraaj Group [31.0%]; Pakistan [26.0%]; K-Electric Employees [10.0%]; Al Jomaih Power Limited [20.0%]; Denham Investment Limited [13.0%] |
| Unit 1-4 | K-Electric[8] | The Abraaj Group [31.0%]; Pakistan [26.0%]; K-Electric Employees [10.0%]; Al Jomaih Power Limited [20.0%]; Denham Investment Limited [13.0%] |
| Unit 1-5 | K-Electric[8] | The Abraaj Group [31.0%]; Pakistan [26.0%]; K-Electric Employees [10.0%]; Al Jomaih Power Limited [20.0%]; Denham Investment Limited [13.0%] |
| Unit 1-6 | K-Electric[8] | The Abraaj Group [31.0%]; Pakistan [26.0%]; K-Electric Employees [10.0%]; Al Jomaih Power Limited [20.0%]; Denham Investment Limited [13.0%] |
| Unit 2-1 | K-Electric[8] | The Abraaj Group [31.0%]; Pakistan [26.0%]; K-Electric Employees [10.0%]; Al Jomaih Power Limited [20.0%]; Denham Investment Limited [13.0%] |
| Unit 3-1 | K-Electric[8] | The Abraaj Group [31.0%]; Pakistan [26.0%]; K-Electric Employees [10.0%]; Al Jomaih Power Limited [20.0%]; Denham Investment Limited [13.0%] |
| Unit 3-2 | K-Electric[8] | The Abraaj Group [31.0%]; Pakistan [26.0%]; K-Electric Employees [10.0%]; Al Jomaih Power Limited [20.0%]; Denham Investment Limited [13.0%] |
Background on repowering project
Plans to repower Units 3 & 4 of the plant to use coal rather than gas and fuel oil have been cancelled.
The 900 MW addition of Block 3 is under construction.
According to Wikipedia, K-Electric is collaborating with Bright Eagle Enterprise, a Hong Kong based company, to convert Units 3 & 4 of the 1260 MW Bin Qasim power station I from residual fuel oil to coal under a Joint Development Agreement.[13]
In July 2014 it was reported the project had been granted environmental clearance, and was 420 MW.[14]
As of 2015, the project was being pursued by K-Energy, a separate company from K-Electric. K-Energy was granted a generation license for the repower project by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority in March 2015.[15]
K-Energy signed a contract with Harbin Electric of China in 2013, under which Harbin will construct coal-fired boilers for the two units of Bin Qasim. K-Energy said that work on the US$400 million project is set to begin and would take two-and-a-half years.[16]
In February 2016, K-Electric rejected the 30-year power pricing tariff that had been set by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority, stating that NEPRA's tariff level "may render the project unviable." Regulatory filings indicated that the project's cost had inflated to $624 million.[17][18]
In 2017 K-Electric said it was planning a 2 x 450 MW plant run on LNG at the site, to replace the 420 MW oil plant. Plans for coal are not mentioned.[19]
Since 2016 K-Electric has abandoned the repowering project, given that K-Energy (again, a separate company from K-Electric, and the company to whom K-Electric had leased Units 3 & 4 for the repower project) has not made any progress in pursuing the project. In February 2018, NEPRA revoked K-Energy's 2015 permit for the repower, and restored K-Electric's permit for ongoing use of Units 3 & 4 using fuel oil.[15]
Ownership
In October 2016 Abraaj Group agreed to sell its stake in K-Electric, Pakistan’s largest power utility, for US$1.77 billion to Shanghai Electric Power (SEP) of China. SEP would have acquired a 66.4 per cent stake in K-Electric.[20][21]. That deal never went through, however it was approved again in 2018.[22] It's unclear if the deal has proceeded.
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240201132714/https://nepra.org.pk/publications/State%20of%20Industry%20Reports/State%20of%20Industry%20Report%202021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 01 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220516104726/https://nepra.org.pk/licensing/Licences/Generation/KESC%20Gen/LAG-05%20MGL%20K-electric%2013-03-2019.PDF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125191232/https://nepra.org.pk/publications/State%20of%20Industry%20Reports/State%20of%20Industry%20Report%202022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221005214118/https://www.nepra.org.pk/licensing/Licences/Generation/KESC%20Gen/LAG-05%20Mod-XI%20K-Electric%2015-09-2021%2036655-61.PDF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 05 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210310022340/https://www.jica.go.jp/english/our_work/evaluation/oda_loan/post/2001/pdf/e_project_69_all.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20210310022707/https://www.slideshare.net/azeemuddinzee/ke-bqps. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210310023244/https://openjicareport.jica.go.jp/pdf/12114484_02.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 https://web.archive.org/web/20221016213513/http://www.ke.com.pk/our-business/generation/. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210310020354/https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/project-document/154704/40943-014-esmr-01.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://en.ndrc.gov.cn/netcoo/achievements/202301/t20230130_1349383.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210310020646/https://www.ke.com.pk/download/downloads/Environmental-and-Social-Impact-Assessment-Report-of-900-MW-BQPS-III.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20211023162454/https://www.worldconstructionnetwork.com/news/siemens-harbin-win-contract-for-900mw-power-plant-in-pakistan. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ K-Electric, Wikipedia, accessed August 2014
- ↑ Faiza Ilyas, Sepa ignores environmental concerns, approves coal power projects, Dawn.com, July 7, 2014
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Order of the Authority in the Matter of Suo-Moto Review Proceedings Regarding Generation Licence of K-Energy (Pvt.) Limited and Licensee Proposed Modification-V in the Generation Licence of K-Electric Limited, National Electric Power Regulatory Authority, February 2018
- ↑ Diarmaid Williams, Bin Qasim Power Station to undergo $400m coal-fired power conversion, Power Engineering International, March 19, 2015
- ↑ K-Energy rejects tariff for coal power generation, The News, February 13, 2016
- ↑ Determination of the Authority in the Matter of Tariff Petition filed by K-Energy (Pvt.) Ltd. (KEPL) for Determination of Tariff for 421.909 MW (Gross) Coal Conversion Project of Unit 3 & 4 of Bin Qasim Power Station — I at Bin Qasim, Karachi, National Electric Power Regulatory Authority, December 9, 2015
- ↑ K-Electric plans to install 900MW LNG power plant, The News, April 30, 2017
- ↑ Shanghai Electric to pay US$1.77b for Pakistan’s K-Electric, Asia Times, October 31, 2016
- ↑ Shanghai Electric to Pay $1.8 Billion for Stake in K-Electric, Bloomberg, October 30, 2016
- ↑ CCOP approves sale of K-Electric stake, Pakistan Tribune, March 31, 2018
Additional data
To access additional data, including interactive maps of the power stations, downloadable datases, and summary data, please visit the Global Coal Plant Tracker and the Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
