Bin Qasim Power Station III is a 900MW dual-fuel fired power project. It is located in Sindh, Pakistan. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. The project construction commenced in 2019 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in December 2022. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project is developed and owned by K-Electric. The company has a stake of 100%.
It is a Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power plant. The power plant run on dual-fuel. The primary fuel being used to power the plant is regasified liquefied natural gas. In case of shortage of regasified liquefied natural gas the plant can also run on High Speed Diesel. The fuel is procured from Port Qasim LNG Terminal, Pakistan LNG Ltd.
Development status
The project construction commenced in 2019 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in December 2022.
Contractors involved
Harbin Electric International and Siemens Energy were selected to render engineering procurement construction services for the dual-fuel fired power project.
Bin Qasim Power Station III (Bin Qasim Power Station III Unit I) is equipped with Siemens Energy steam turbine. The phase consists of 1 steam turbine with 121MW nameplate capacity.
Bin Qasim Power Station III (Bin Qasim Power Station III Unit I) is equipped with Siemens Energy SGT5-4000F gas turbine. The phase consists of 1 gas turbine with 329MW nameplate capacity.
Bin Qasim Power Station III (Bin Qasim Power Station III Unit II) is equipped with Siemens Energy steam turbine. The phase consists of 1 steam turbine with 121MW nameplate capacity.
Bin Qasim Power Station III (Bin Qasim Power Station III Unit II) is equipped with Siemens Energy SGT5-4000F gas turbine. The phase consists of 1 gas turbine with 329MW nameplate capacity.
Siemens Energy supplied electric generator for the project.
Siemens Energy supplied electric generator for the project.
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About K-Electric
K-Electric Ltd (KE) is a vertically integrated electric utility. It generates, procures, transmits, and distributes electricity. The company produces power using coal, gas and fuel sources; and has power purchase agreements from various independent power producers, the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant, Independent Power Producers (IPPs), and Central Power Purchasing Agency (Guarantee) Limited. K-Electric also provides energy conservation and energy efficiency services such as energy conservation awareness campaigns, energy audits, and power factor improvement. It supplies electricity to industrial, commercial, government, agricultural and residential customers in Sindh and Balochistan provinces. K-Electric is headquartered in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
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