K-Electric Bin Qasim Power Station
K-Electric Bin Qasim Power Station is a thermal power plant fueled by natural gas and fuel oil located near Port Bin Qasim, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It consists of two units, BQPS-1 and BQPS-2.- Type: Power station
- Description: Thermal power station in Pakistan
- Also known as: “Bin Qasim Power Plant”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Port Qasim Power Project.
Port Qasim Power Project
Power station
The 1,320 megawatt Port Qasim Power Project comprises two 660 megawatt supercritical coal power plants, one of which was inaugurated in December 2016 as part of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor. Port Qasim Power Project is situated 1 km east of K-Electric Bin Qasim Power Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bin Qasim Town and Shah Town.
Bin Qasim Town
Suburb
Bin Qasim is one of the six administrative sub-division within the Malir District of Karachi, Pakistan, lying in the eastern part of the city, north of Port Qasim. Bin Qasim Town is situated 6 km northeast of K-Electric Bin Qasim Power Station.
Shah Town
Suburb
Shah Town is one of the neighbourhoods in the Bin Qasim sub-division of Malir District, Karachi. There are mostly Sindhi and Urdu speaking inhabitants in Shah Town, including Urdu speakers, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochs, Brahuis, Memons, Bohras, Christians and Ismailis. Shah Town is situated 8 km north of K-Electric Bin Qasim Power Station.
Steel Town
Town
Steel Town is an 8,126-acre suburb that houses employees of Pakistan Steel Mills, where permanent serving officers and workers are offered subsidised rents. Steel Town is situated 10 km north of K-Electric Bin Qasim Power Station.
K-Electric Bin Qasim Power Station
- Categories: natural gas-fired power station and industry
- Location: Malir District, Sindh, Pakistan, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
24.78387° or 24° 47′ 2″ north
Longitude
67.36001° or 67° 21′ 36″ east
Operator
K-Electric
Open location code
7JP9Q9M6+G2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Norwegian Bokmål—“K-Electric Bin Qasim Power Station” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Bin Qasim kraftverk”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Bin Wasim kraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Bin Qasim kraftverk”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include KADIRO WALI 01 and Jama Masjid Baab ul Islam.
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