Lakhra mine-to-mouth power station

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Lakhra mine-to-mouth power station is a cancelled power station in Lakhra, Balochistan, Pakistan. It is also known as Sind Province power station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Lakhra mine-to-mouth power station Lakhra, Balochistan, Pakistan 25.865, 66.451667 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 1 cancelled coal - unknown 450 unknown

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1 Smith Cogeneration [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

  • Coal source(s): Lakhra mine

Background

In 1995-96, the Lakhra Coal Development Company (LCDC) leased out mining to the Smith Cogeneration Management Inc., USA, in a joint venture with the Associated Group of Lahore, to set up an integrated coal mining-cum-power generation project of 450 MW capacity. However, they failed to even deliver a bankable feasibility report.[1]

The project was listed in a 2004 government report, which confirms it has been inactive or defunct for quite a while.[2]

According to Smith Cogeneration's website, the company was developing the 450 MW mine-mouth coal-fired power plant based upon indigenous lignite coal. The facility would have been Pakistan's first power plant based upon an indigenous commercially operational coal mine. Smith received a Letter of Intent for the project and was expecting a Letter of Support pending review by the government of Pakistan. However, the project has been listed as "inactive" on the website since at least 2015.[3]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. "Lakhra coal for power generation," Dawn, March 30, 2015
  2. "Pakistan Coal Power Generation Potential," Pakistan Private Power & Infrastructure Board, June 2004
  3. "450 MW Coal-Fired Power Plant (inactive)," Smith Cogeneration website, accessed March 2015 and June 2021

Additional data

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