Guddu Thermal Power Station
Thermal Power Station in Pakistan
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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]
| Guddu Thermal Power Station | |
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| Country | |
| Location | Guddu, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 28°25′30.2″N 69°42′04.9″E |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Natural gas |
| Secondary fuel | Furnace oil |
| Turbine technology | Combined Cycle gas turbine (CCGT) |
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| Units operational | Units 5-6: 600 MW Units 11-13: 415 MW Units 14-16: 747 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 1,762 MW |
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| Commons | Related media on Commons |
Built in the 1980s, the power plant was built with joint technical cooperation and financial assistance from the Soviet Union.[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]
