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 24th, 2011.
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 24th, 2011.