Thar Coal Block 2

Usd 2 billion surface mine in block ii of thar coal field.

Thar coal block 2.

Engro power gen thar ltd. Secmc develop the mine in three phases. Financing usd 820 million loan provided by china development bank construction bank of china and industrial and commercial bank of china. Engro 2x330mw thar coal power project.

In october 2019 shanghai electric began mining work on thar coal block i. Installed capacity mw 660. Shanghai electric power company limited ccteg and ssrl. 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.

Estimated cost us million 1912 12. Ssrl thar coal block i 6 8 mtpa power plant 2 660mw shanghai electric primary energy input. 2 2 why is the project needed and what alternatives were considered. 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.

Mott macdonald thar coalfields block vi 2x330mw coal fired power plant 4 366902 1 b march 2017. Engro thar block ii 2 330mw coal fired power plant. China machinery engineering corporation cmec financing. Installed capacity mw 1320.

Executing company sponsors. 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. Phase i 2 x 330 mw subcritical plants supported by 3 8 mtpa mine in thar coal block ii phase ii 1 x 330 mm subcritical coal plant supported by 1 9 mtpa mine expansion with an additional 0 8 mtpa mining expansion for jamshoro.

Pakistan has emerged as one of the leading countries seventh in the list of top 20 countries of the world after the. 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. An additional 7 on the total debt servicing is to be paid to sinosure. 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.

Estimated cost us million 995 4.