Thar Block IV power station

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Thar Block IV power station is a cancelled power station in Singhara, Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Thar Block IV power station Singhara, Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan 24.783618, 70.367088 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology
cancelled coal: unknown 660 unknown

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Owner Parent
K-Electric; Harbin Electric International Co Ltd Harbin Electric Corp; K-Electric; Shareholders of overseas listed foreign shares

Project-level coal details

  • Coal source(s): Thar Block IV

Background

In February 2014, Pakistan's K-Electric and China's Harbin Electric International (HEI) signed a Cooperation memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a 660 MW coal plant under a build-own-transfer (BOT) agreement. The plant was set to be operated and maintained by HEI for a limited time, and would then be transferred to K-Electric.[1][2]

In June 2014, it was reported that HEI planned to establish a 660 MW coal-based power plant at Thar Block IV, a coal field in the Thar Desert of Sindh province, Pakistan. The cost of the proposed power project was estimated at US$2.5 billion.[3] In 2015, it was reported that Thar Block IV had been awarded to HEI.[4]

There have been no further reports on this project, and it appears to be abandoned.

Ownership

In October 2016, Abraaj Group agreed to sell its stake in K-Electric, Pakistan’s largest power utility, for US$1.77 billion to Shanghai Electric Power (SEP) of China. SEP was set to acquire a 66.4 per cent stake in K-Electric.[5][6]

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