Bhikki Power Plant: second gas turbine arrives

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04 Oct 2016

Bhikki Power Plant: second gas turbine arrives
Second of the three gas turbines, imported from France for installation at 1180MW Bhikki Power Plant, has arrived and special arrangements have been made for transporting from Port Qasim Karachi to the site of plant where its installation is likely to start within 20 days.

This machine weighing 400 tons has a capacity of 358MW power generation. First such turbine had been transported to site about one and a half months ago. The two turbines will start power generation before summer 2017 and contribute 716MG electricity in the national grid for minimising load shedding.

Manufactured by the General Electric (GE), this 9HA Gas Turbine has been included in the Guinness Book of world records because of its efficiency. The same turbine was being used in Beauchene Power Plant in France which had been rated as the best power generation plant because of its 62.22 per cent efficiency.

One of the three gas turbine generators, also manufactured by General Electric, has already reached at site last week. The generator has been imported from New York. The remaining two Gas Turbines and as many generators are being manufactured by General Electric and will reach Pakistan in due course of time.

The civil work of the Bhikki Power Plant in District Sheikupura is also in full swing and so far, more than 50 per cent of the construction work has been completed. The plant will start production early 2017 and will be contributing 760MW of power in the national grid by the coming summer season. It will produce power to its full capacity by the end of next year.