Thar Engro Coal Power Project

The thar engro coal power project also known as thar ii or thar coal block ii will consist of three phases and is located in tharparkar district sindh province pakistan.
Thar engro coal power project. It is pakistan s first power plant to use indigenous coal reserves of thar. Phase i consists of an open pit mining project and two 330 mw lignite sub critical coal fired power plants. Engro 2x330mw thar coal power project. The 660mw power plant is part of the china pakistan economic corridor cpec which forms part of the belt and road initiative to link china with europe.
Engro powergen thar private limited eptl a majority owned company of engro energy and sindh engro coal mining company secmc a joint venture of the government of sindh and engro energy with other corporate partners have successfully completed one full year of commercial operations of both block ii mine and power plant. Engro powergen thar limited. Engro powergen thar limited s eptl lignite coal power plant in thar has started pumping 330mw of electricity generated by domestic coal into the national grid. Executing company sponsors.
The thar engro coal power project thar ll is a mining project and coal fired power plant under construction in tharparkar district sindh pakistan 25 kilometers from the town of islamkot near the village of singharo bitra. China machinery engineering corporation cmec financing. Estimated cost us million 995 4. Completion of thar energy limited site office and celebration of independence day at site.
The 660 mw power project in thar block ii sindh pakistan is a pioneering project in generating electricity using indigenous lignite coal from the tharparkar district. The project is being developed as part of the china pakistan economic corridor by sindh engro coal mining company a. Engro power gen thar ltd. The company is a joint venture between engro powergen ltd epl china machinery engineering corporation cmec habib bank ltd hbl and liberty mills limited.
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. Installed capacity mw 660.