NTDC supports conversion of Lalpir, Pakgen to Thar coal

Power-generation

ISLAMABAD: National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) has supported conversion of M/s Lalpir (LP) and Pakgen (PG) into Thar coal, saying that operating LP and PG would certainly improve voltage stability and increase short-circuit power in the Mepco region. In a letter to Managing Director, PPIB, Deputy Managing Director- System Operator (SO), Ali Zain Banatwala stated that the technical and…

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Conversion of plant to Thar coal: JPCL CEO asks PD to take informed decision

Thar-coal

ISLAMABAD: Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jamshoro Power Company Limited (JPCL) has asked Power Division to take informed decision on conversion of plant from imported coal to Thar coal with specific consideration on environmental impacts, and financial close of the conversion option. CEO, JPCL, Tanzil Rahim, in a letter to Power Division stated that he has been directed and authorized by…

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Two thermal plants hint at converting to Thar coal

Thar-coal

ISLAMABAD: The country’s two thermal power plants of 700-MW generation capacity have indicated interest in converting themselves to Thar coal, which will bring their generation tariff from Rs 46 to Rs 8 per unit, sources close Managing Director PPIB told Business Recorder. The company’s representatives held a meeting with the MD PPIB on September 25, 2023 wherein concept paper on the…

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