Uch Power Plant
| Uch Power Plant I & II | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Location | Dera Murad Jamali |
| Coordinates | 28°34′58″N 68°10′42″E / 28.58278°N 68.17833°E |
| Status | Uch-I operational since 2000, Uch-II operational since April 2014[1] |
| Construction began | 1996 |
| Commission date | 2000 |
| Owners | Sapphire Fibres (50%) Mindbridge (50%) |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Natural gas |
| Secondary fuel | Fuel Oil |
| Combined cycle? | Yes |
| Power generation | |
| Make and model | GE |
| Nameplate capacity | Uch-I 596 MW, Uch-II 404 MW |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
Uch Power Plant is a combined cycle power plant, located in Dera Murad Jamali, Nasirabad District, Baluchistan, Pakistan. It has three GE frame 9E gas turbines, three Deltak HRSGs and one GE steam turbine which can generate an output of 560 MW.[2]
The plant is owned by Pakistani textile company, Sapphire Fibres and business process outsourcing company, Mindbridge.[3]
Uch-II Power Plant
[edit]Uch-II is a 404 MW gas-fired combined cycle power plant in Balochistan Province, Pakistan.[1][4]
Uch II uses the supply of indigenous gas in the Uch gas field. Uch I is also using the gas from UGF. It was built at a cost of $500 million, with IFC investment of up to $100 million.[5]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Nawaz launches Uch-II power project Dawn (newspaper)
- ^ "Uch Power Project". Applied Control Systems.
- ^ "CCP greenlights Sapphire Fibres and Mindbridge's joint acquisition of Uch Power". Profit by Pakistan Today. October 10, 2024.
- ^ "International Power acquires stake in Uch Power Limited". The Express Tribune. 6 April 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ Josef A. Skoldeberg (25 April 2014). "IFC-Funded Power Plant Starts Operations, Expected to Shrink Pakistan's Energy Shortage". International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group) website. Retrieved 24 February 2020.