Thar Desert coal projects
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Pakistan's Thar Desert coal projects include a number of coal mines and mine-mouth generating plants based on the massive coal reserves of the Thar area, in Sindh province. The plants include the following:
- Thar SSRL power station
- Thar Block VI power station
- Thar Block II power station
- Thar Block III power station
- Hubco Thar Block II minemouth power station
- Siddiqsons power station
Contents
- 1 Reserves and CO2 Emissions
- 2 Strategic Significance
- 3 Companies Involved
- 4 Potential ESG Risks
- 5 Indigenous Rights
- 6 NGO's Involved
- 7 Local Opposition
- 8 Status of Project
- 9 Infrastructure
- 10 Domestic Political Situation
- 11 Project Economics
- 12 International Dynamics
- 13 Financing
- 14 Articles and resources
Reserves and CO2 Emissions
Overall reserves in the Thar Desert are placed at 175 billion tonnes.[1]
- Thar SSRL power station (1320 MW): 6.5 million tonnes per year (eventually 20 million tons per year)
- Thar Block VI power station (1320 MW) - 6.5 mtpa
- Thar Block II power station (660 MW + 330 MW) - 5 mtpa
- Thar Block III power station - (1320 MW) - 6.5 mtpa
- Hubco Thar Block II minemouth power station (330 MW) - 1.625 mtpa
- Siddiqsons power station (330 MW) - 1.625 mtpa
CO2 equivalent (if 5610 MW developed): 23.1 - 23.9 million tonnes per year[2]
Strategic Significance
Companies Involved
Potential ESG Risks
Corruption
Labour Rights
Indigenous Rights
NGO's Involved
Local Opposition
Status of Project
- Thar SSRL power station - Permitted
- Thar Block VI power station - Pre-permit development
- Thar Block II power station - Unit 1: construction; Unit 2: permitted
- Thar Block III power station - Shelved
- Hubco Thar Block II minemouth power station - Construction
- Siddiqsons power station - Pre-permit development
Infrastructure
Domestic Political Situation
Project Economics
Tax Revenues
International Dynamics
Financing
Banks: China Development Bank, Construction Bank of China, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Habib Bank, United Bank, Bank Alfalah, National Bank, Faysal Bank
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ "Thar coalfield," Wikipedia, accessed September 2018
- ↑ Calculations based on Global Coal Plant Tracker, CoalSwarm, August 2018
