Mahmoodkot power station
{{#badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-Pakistancoal}}Mahmoodkot power station is a proposed 660-megawatt (MW) coal plant in Muzaffargarh district, Punjab province, Pakistan.
There is also a 1320 MW coal plant proposed at Muzaffargarh district, the Mouza Saddan Wali power station.
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Location
The map below shows the location of Kot Addu tehsil, the approximate location of the proposed project
Background
According to a December 2014 overview of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor in Pakistan Today, a Memorandum of Facilitation Agreement was made between the Government of Punjab and China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) for a 1×660 MW Coal fired power plant at Muzaffargarh.[1]
The Punjab government had ordered a survey of four pieces of land for installation of two 660 MW coal-fired power projects. Following the survey, two pieces of land were selected for the purpose and were acquired: one at Mauza Rao Bela Sharki for the Kapco power station and the other at Mauza Gujrat in Kot Addu tehsil for China Machinery Engineering Corporation's Mahmoodkot power station.[2]
Impacts and opposition
Residents of Mauza Budh, Bhakker Noon, Wairer Sipra and Dhengana say they are concerned about the pollution the project would cause in the area. They estimate that the pollution would affect more than 50,000 people living in these villages. Affected farmers also allege that the price paid to them for their land was lower than the market rates: they say the market price of their land was Rs2 million per acre, but they were offered only Rs600,000 per acre.[2]
Affected farmers have hoisted banners on local buses and vans, demanding the Punjab government shift the project to state land. In August 2015, Mahmood Kot police registered a case against 150 farmers, saying they were interfering with engineers and local revenue officials conducting surveys on the project site.[2]
Project Details
- Sponsor: China Machinery Engineering Corporation
- Parent company:
- Location: Mauza Gujrat, Kot Addu tehsil, Muzaffargarh District, Punjab province, Pakistan
- Coordinates: 30.466667, 70.966667 (approximate)
- Status: Announced
- Capacity: 660 MW
- Type:
- Projected in service:
- Coal Type:
- Coal Source:
- Source of financing:
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ Mian Abrar, "China-Pakistan Economic Corridor — A new vista of development in South Asia," Pakistan Today, 6 December 2014
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 2.2 "DCO seeks technical advice on Mahmoodkot coal power plants," Dawn, Sep 12, 2015
