Islamabad – The 425MW Nandipur Power Project would be fully operationalised before June 30 while a total of 10,500 MW projects would be completed in next 3-4 years, an official told the Senate Standing Committee on Water and Power.
It met here to review progress on Nandipur power plant, coal energy, Neelum Jehlum and Golan Gol transmission line projects.
Nandipur Power Project MD M Mehmood told the body that three units of the plant had already been commissioned and the plant was being run on test. Currently, the plants were generating 300MW, he added.
Fourth unit of combine circle would be ready before June 30 and the plant would supply 425 MW electricity to the national grid system, he said. He added earlier fuel treatment plant was not working now it was fully functional.
He said all projects would be completed in phases including Gaddani power projects and currently the government has focused on short term projects having 10,500 MW which would be completed in next 3-4 years. He said that all coal based power projects were being set up by the private sector.
He said that three coal based power plants would be set up during the 1st phase in the country adding that these would be run on local coal. One plant of 300 MW would be set up in Salt Range (Punjab) while two plants of 1320 MW and 660 MW would be established in Thar Block-1 and Thar Block-2 respectively.
