Muzaffargarh power station
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Muzaffargarh power station is an operating power station of at least 830-megawatts (MW) in Muzaffargarh, Punjab province, Pakistan with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Muzaffargarh power station | Muzaffargarh, Muzaffargarh, Punjab province, Pakistan | 30.105559, 71.163855 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1: 30.105559, 71.163855
- Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6: 30.1042153, 71.1587064
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | cancelled | coal - unknown | 1340 | unknown | – | – | – |
| Unit 1 | operating[1][2][3] | gas, fuel oil[4] | 210[5][2] | steam turbine[4][2] | not found | 1993[5] | – |
| Unit 2 | operating[1][2][3] | gas, fuel oil[4] | 210[5][2] | steam turbine[4][2] | not found | 1994[5] | – |
| Unit 3 | operating[1][2][3] | gas, fuel oil[4] | 210[5][2] | steam turbine[4][2] | not found | 1995[5] | – |
| Unit 4 | operating[1][2][3] | gas, fuel oil[4] | 200[5][2] | steam turbine[4][2] | not found | 1995[5] | – |
| Unit 5 | retired[1][2][3][6] | gas, fuel oil[4] | 200[5][2] | steam turbine[4][2] | not found | 1995[5] | 2022[3] |
| Unit 6 | retired[1][2][3][6] | gas, fuel oil[4] | 320[5][2] | steam turbine[4][2] | not found | 1997[5] | 2022[3] |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Northern Power Generation Co Ltd (NPGCL) [100.0%] | – |
| Unit 1 | Northern Power Generation Company Limited (NPGCL, GENCO-III)[7] | Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | Northern Power Generation Company Limited (NPGCL, GENCO-III)[7] | Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) [100.0%] |
| Unit 3 | Northern Power Generation Company Limited (NPGCL, GENCO-III)[7] | Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) [100.0%] |
| Unit 4 | Northern Power Generation Company Limited (NPGCL, GENCO-III)[7] | Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) [100.0%] |
| Unit 5 | Northern Power Generation Company Limited (NPGCL, GENCO-III)[7] | Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) [100.0%] |
| Unit 6 | Northern Power Generation Company Limited (NPGCL, GENCO-III)[7] | Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) [100.0%] |
Project-level coal details
- Coal source(s): imported
Financing
- Source of financing: Russia
Background
The power station consists of the following units: three units of 210 MW each, two of 200 MW each, and one of 320 MW. They were completed between 1993 and 1997, and are fuelled by natural gas and fuel oil. The power station is owned and operated by state-owned Northern Power Generation Company Limited (GENCO-III).[8][9]
In July 2013 Pakistan officials sources said it was planning for the conversion of existing furnace oil-based plants at Muzaffargarh to "lower cost" imported coal. The sources said the Asian Development Bank (ADB) had already refused to fund the conversion of the plant,[10] but in August 2015 Russia's Development and ‘Technopromexport’ (TPE) expressed interest in the project.[11]
However, as of August 2015 there has been no further developments on the conversion, but talks of new coal plants in Muzaffargarh through Chinese assistance: Mahmoodkot power station and Mouza Saddan Wali power station, which have been later abandoned.
A March 2016 USAID factsheet stated that USAID was working with the Pakistani government on rehabilitation of the Muzaffargarh power plant; the factsheet does not mention anything about conversion to coal.[12]
In May 2017, Pakistan and China announced that this project was being dropped from the CPEC Energy Cooperation Project.[13]
As per 'State of Industry 2022' Report, Units 2,5 and 6 are in the stand-by mode, while Unit 4 is damaged. Utilization of Unit 1 and Unit 3 is very low.[14]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 (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) - ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 (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) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240201132902/https://www.nepra.org.pk/licensing/Licences/IGCEP/LAT-01%20NTDC%20IGCEP-2022-31%2001-02-2023%201550-90.PDF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 01 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221006132035/http://nepra.org.pk/publications/State%20of%20Industry%20Reports/State%20of%20Industry%20Report%202020.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 06 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 https://web.archive.org/web/20210310015256/https://www.slideshare.net/rashidjaved925059/internship-report-of-genco-3-wapda-muzafar-garh. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 (PDF) https://ntdc.gov.pk/ntdc/public/uploads/services/planning/power%20system%20statistics/Updated%20Version%20of%20Power%20System%20Statistics-May%202023.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124235522/https://nepra.org.pk/licensing/Generation%20GENCOs.php. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ State of Industry Report 2020, Pakistan National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
- ↑ Internship Report, Northern Power Generation Company, May 21, 2014
- ↑ " Govt plans 9,800 MW with coal in three years," The News, July 30, 2015
- ↑ "$1bn assistance: Russia to help rehabilitate PS," Dwn, Aug 2, 2013
- ↑ Muzaffargarh Power Station Project, USAID factsheet, Mar. 2016.
- ↑ Pakistan, China drop 5 CPEC energy projects, The Nation, 19 May 2017.
- ↑ "State of Industry Report 2022" (PDF). https://www.nepra.org.pk/. 2022.
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