Port Qasim Power Project
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Power station
- Description: coal powered electrical generation project in Pakistan
- Also known as: “Pakistan Port Qasim Power Project”, “Port Qasim Coal Power Plant”, and “Port Qasim Electric Power Company (Pvt.) Limited”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include K-Electric Bin Qasim Power Station.
K-Electric Bin Qasim Power Station
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. It consists of two units, BQPS-1 and BQPS-2. K-Electric Bin Qasim Power Station is situated 1 km west of Port Qasim Power Project.
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 of Malir District in Karachi, Pakistan, lying in the eastern part of the city, north of Port Qasim. Bin Qasim Town is situated 5 km northeast of Port Qasim Power Project.
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 9 km northwest of Port Qasim Power Project.
Port Qasim Power Project
- Categories: coal-fired power station and industry
- Location: Sindh, Pakistan, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
24.78416° or 24° 47′ 3″ northLongitude
67.37016° or 67° 22′ 13″ eastInception
2017Operator
Port Qasim Energy HoldingOpen location code
7JP9Q9MC+M3OpenStreetMap ID
way 452185211OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q24942712
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In Other Languages
“Port Qasim Power Project” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “卡西姆港火力发电项目”
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