Kapco power station
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Kapco power station is a cancelled power station in Sheikhupura, Punjab province, Pakistan.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Kapco power station | Sheikhupura, Sheikhupura, Punjab province, Pakistan | 31.715, 73.985 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | cancelled | coal - unknown | 660 | unknown | – | – |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner |
|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Kot Addu Power Co Ltd [100.0%] |
Project-level coal details
- Coal source(s): imported
Background
The Punjab government ordered a survey of four pieces of land for installation of two 660 MW coal-fired power projects. Following a survey, two pieces of land were selected for the purpose and were acquired: one at Mauza Rao Bela Sharki for the Kapco power station and the other at Mauza Gujrat in Kot Addu tehsil for China Machinery Engineering Corporation's Mahmoodkot power station.[1]
In August 2015, Kapco said the feasibility study for the new project was underway, and the estimated cost was around US$1 billion.[2]
An October 2016 news article in Dawn suggested the project, along with the Mahmoodkot power station, may be cancelled due to local opposition: "DCO Hafiz Shaukat Ali said the district government had so far not been officially informed about the cancellation of the projects. However, celebrations among the people are already under way."[3]
Later in October 2016 it was reported that Kapco was having problems carrying out its privatization plans. Problems included doubts over whether Kapco management would add the 660 MW Kapco coal plant, "as market perception was that the project had been put on hold" due to a change in policy from using imported to domestic coal.[4]
In September 2017, it was reported the project had been put on hold after a shift in the government’s stance toward LNG-based energy production.[5]
In mid-March 2018, Kapco confirmed that the project had been dropped following the government's ban on new imported coal projects. Kapco's Chief Financial Officer, Mr M. Mohtashim Aftab, said it wouldn't be viable to convert the plant from relying on imported coal to transporting lignite from Thar to Muzaffargarh.[6]
Pakistan’s Indicative Generation Capacity Expansion Plan 2021-30 approved by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority in September 2021 listed "KAPCO Imported Coal (660 MW)" under its "New Generation Options" as a candidate generation technology "selected to be fed into the model." The project was not listed as a "committed" project.[7]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ "DCO seeks technical advice on Mahmoodkot coal power plants," Dawn, September 12, 2015
- ↑ "Kapco eyes coal-based project," Dawn, August 31, 2015
- ↑ "Footprints: Resisting coal power generation," Dawn, October 14, 2016
- ↑ "KAPCO privatisation runs into trouble," The Express Tribune, October 26, 2016
- ↑ Monem Farooqi, "KAPCO’s 660MW coal power project shelved," Profit, September 1, 2017
- ↑ Dilawar Hussain, "Coal-based power plant abandoned — a year’s work gone to waste," Dawn, March 12, 2018
- ↑ “Indicative Generation Capacity Expansion Plan 2021-30,” National Transmission and Despatch Company, September 2021
Additional data
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