Thar Coal Block 2

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.

Thar coal block 2. China machinery engineering corporation cmec financing. 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. In october 2019 shanghai electric began mining work on thar coal block i. 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.

An additional 7 on the total debt servicing is to be paid to sinosure. Engro 2x330mw thar coal power project. 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. The engro thar coal power project thar ll is a coal fired power plant developed as part of the china pakistan economic corridor by sindh engro coal mining company a joint venture between the government of sindh and engro corporation and china machinery engineering corporation in the thar block ii of the thar coalfield tharparkar district sindh pakistan 25 kilometers from the town of.

Pakistan has emerged as one of the leading countries seventh in the list of top 20 countries of the world after the. Executing company sponsors. Executing company sponsors. Engro power gen thar ltd.

Estimated cost us million 1912 12. Mott macdonald thar coalfields block vi 2x330mw coal fired power plant 4 366902 1 b march 2017. An estimated 600 families will be displaced due to the coal mining and installation of the power plant. 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.

Engro thar block ii 2 330mw coal fired power plant. Installed capacity mw 660. Installed capacity mw 1320. Financing usd 820 million loan provided by china development bank construction bank of china and industrial and commercial bank of china.

Usd 2 billion surface mine in block ii of thar coal field. 2 2 why is the project needed and what alternatives were considered. The excavation work for the power plant was carried out at the block ii of the thar coalfields. Estimated cost us million 995 4.

Secmc develop the mine in three phases.