ISLAMABAD: Guddu Power Complex has started generating 270 megawatts of electricity after partially rehabilitation. The plan had stopped generation in 2013.
A total of 270MW electricity has been added from 415 MW Seimens Block of Guddu Power Complex having two gas turbines and one steam turbine. This entire plant stopped generation in 2013 due to damages in gas and steam turbines.
Aimed at rehabilitation of the 415 MW Seimens Block plant at Guddu, government awarded it to MAPNA from Iran last year, and work started on it on November 20, 2015 and timelines were strictly followed. With aggressive work plan followed, first gas turbine was put on generation on January 16 while the second one started generation on March 9, 2016.
Secretary Ministry of Water and Power, Muhammad Younus Dagha, while inaugurating the addition to the national grid from the plant at Guddu, said, “A new addition of around 450 MW is also expected from Chashma-III and some wind power projects before the summer this year.”
A total of 820 MW addition in the generation capacity is expected during the summer from the new power plants and rehabilitation process, he added.
With completion of work on these two turbines a total of 270MW of electricity has been added in the system. Another GE gas turbine is also under rehabilitation and this will add another 100MW in the system by end April.
