Power supply: Govt to replace inefficient plants

The first project expected is a 750-megawatt combined-cycle plant in Guddu.

KARACHI: To help meet the persistently rising demand for more power, the government has launched a policy to replace aging and inefficient power plants with more efficient, modern ones.

The first project expected, a 750-megawatt combined-cycle plant in Guddu, would feature advanced technology F-class gas turbines from General Electric, and is expected to be Pakistan’s most efficient combined-cycle plant. It would be a significant step in addressing the power deficit, which is estimated to be 4,500 megawatts.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 24^th, 2011.