Thar Coal Block 2

Phase i 2 x 330 mw subcritical plants supported by 3 8 mtpa mine in thar coal block ii phase ii 1 x 330 mm subcritical coal plant supported by 1 9 mtpa mine expansion with an additional 0 8 mtpa mining expansion for jamshoro.

Thar coal block 2.

Pakistan has emerged as one of the leading countries seventh in the list of top 20 countries of the world after the. Engro energy s ceo ahsan zafar syed sheds light on the importance of coal reserves in thar block ii and how they will benefit pakistan in solving its energy. In october 2019 shanghai electric began mining work on thar coal block i. Secmc develop the mine in three phases.

Executing company sponsors. Installed capacity mw 660. Engro thar block ii 2 330mw coal fired power plant. Executing company sponsors.

2 2 why is the project needed and what alternatives were considered. Engro power gen thar ltd. The first phase provides 3 8mtpa of coal for the eptl power plant the second phase will produce 7 6mtpa of coal for two additional 330mw power plants while the final phase is expected to provide 33mtpa of coal with a potential to produce 3 960mw of electricity. The excavation work for the power plant was carried out at the block ii of the thar coalfields.

Usd 2 billion surface mine in block ii of thar coal field. Financing usd 820 million loan provided by china development bank construction bank of china and industrial and commercial bank of china. Installed capacity mw 1320. Engro 2x330mw thar coal power project.

The development of the thar coalfield and the associated establishment of coal to power projects are major objectives of the government of sindh to achieve increased power. An additional 7 on the total debt servicing is to be paid to sinosure. An estimated 600 families will be displaced due to the coal mining and installation of the power plant. The thar coalfield is located in thar desert tharparkar district of sindh province in pakistan the deposits 16th largest coal reserves in the world were discovered in 1991 by geological survey of pakistan gsp and the united states agency for international development.

8 in december 2019 an implementation agreement was signed between shanghai electric group company and the government of pakistan for the 1 320 mw coal plant. Estimated cost us million 1912 12. Estimated cost us million 995 4. Ssrl thar coal block i 6 8 mtpa power plant 2 660mw shanghai electric primary energy input.

China machinery engineering corporation cmec financing.