Guddu Thermal Power Station Explained
| Guddu Thermal Power Station |
| Location: | Guddu, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Th Fuel Primary: | Natural gas |
| Th Fuel Secondary: | Furnace oil |
| Th Technology: | Combined Cycle gas turbine (CCGT) |
| Ps Units Operational: | Units 5-6: 600 MW
Units 11-13: 415 MW
Units 14-16: 747 MW |
| Ps Electrical Capacity: | 1,762 MW |
The Guddu Thermal Power Plant, also known by other names such as Central Power Generation Company Limited, and GENCO-II, is a thermal power station located in Guddu, Sindh, Pakistan.[1] [2]
Built in the 1980s, the power plant was built with joint technical cooperation and financial assistance from the Soviet Union.[3]
In April 2014, the then-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif inaugurated commissioning of two gas turbines of 243 MW each.[4]
, the station had seventeen installed power units and its contribution to the national grid stood between 1,400 MW to 1,750 MW.[5] [6]
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Notes and References
- News: Guddu thermal plant's transmission line breaks, five Sindh districts blacked-out. 27 November 2023. Dunya TV News website. 22 January 2016.
- News: Massive power cut again after Guddu Thermal Plant trips. 27 November 2023. The Nation newspaper. January 27, 2015.
- Web site: Andrey Budnik. Russia and Pakistan: new momentum. Embassy of Russia in Islamabad website. 27 November 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20140320210255/http://www.pakistan.mid.ru/publ_e-35.html. 20 March 2014. dead.
- News: Guddu Power Plant: PM launches commissioning of additional units. 27 November 2023. Dawn newspaper. 21 April 2014.
- News: Siddiqui. Salman. Guddu plant contribution to national grid rises 400-500MW. 27 November 2023. The Express Tribune newspaper. 25 October 2017.
- News: Maqsood. Fawad. 12-hr suspension ends after repair of Guddu power plant. 27 November 2023. Business Recorder newspaper. 7 November 2017.
