Guddu Thermal Power Station

Thermal Power Station in Pakistan

28°25′30.2″N 69°42′04.9″E / 28.425056°N 69.701361°E / 28.425056; 69.701361Thermal power station Primary fuelNatural gasSecondary fuelFurnace oilTurbine technologyCombined Cycle gas turbine (CCGT)Power generation Units operationalUnits 5-6: 600 MW
Units 11-13: 415 MW
Units 14-16: 747 MWNameplate capacity1,762 MWExternal linksCommonsRelated media on Commons

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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 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).^[3]

In April 2014, the then-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif inaugurated commissioning of two gas turbines of 243 MW each.^[4]

As of 2017^[update], 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]

References

^ "Guddu thermal plant's transmission line breaks, five Sindh districts blacked-out". Dunya TV News website. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
^ "Massive power cut again after Guddu Thermal Plant trips". The Nation newspaper. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
^ Andrey Budnik. "Russia and Pakistan: new momentum". Embassy of Russia in Islamabad website. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
^ "Guddu Power Plant: PM launches commissioning of additional units". Dawn newspaper. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
^ Siddiqui, Salman (25 October 2017). "Guddu plant contribution to national grid rises 400-500MW". The Express Tribune newspaper. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
^ Maqsood, Fawad (7 November 2017). "12-hr suspension ends after repair of Guddu power plant". Business Recorder newspaper. Retrieved 27 November 2023.