Bin Qasim Dongfang power station

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Bin Qasim Dongfang power station is a proposed coal plant in Sindh province, Pakistan.

Location

The map below shows the location of Bin Qasim, the approximate location of the proposed project in Sindh province.

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Background

According to a June 2014 article in Business Recorder, Asiapak Investments (J Energy Pvt Ltd Pakistan) and Dongfang Electric Corporation signed a Memorandum of Agrement to built a 1320-megawatt (MW) coal plant comprising six 220 MW units at Bin Qasim, Karachi. The project is aimed at commercial operation in the first quarter of 2018. Asiapak is also partnering with international companies to establish coal import and handling infrastructure at Port Qasim with 10 million tonnes per annum throughput capacity.

More recent news on this project is not available. It is possible that this project became or was superseded by the Port Qasim EPC power station project.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Asiapak Investments and Dongfang Electric Corporation
• Parent company:
• Location: Bin Qasim Town, Malir, Sindh province, Pakistan
• Coordinates: 24.8150064, 67.3631858 (approximate)
• Status: Cancelled
• Gross Capacity: 1320 (2 x 660 MW)
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