CPEC’s Gwadar 300 megawatts coal-fired power plant to ease Pakistan’s energy needs next year

Gwadar: China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)’s Gwadar 300 megawatts coal-fired power plant will be completed by October 2023 to fulfill Pakistan’s energy needs, the government announced.

The project aimed at improving reliability on local power supply that would help gradually resolve the problems in current economic development and urban construction in Gwadar region, which is being restricted by the shortage of power.

The power plant is of great significance to deepening the energy cooperation between China and Pakistan, boosting the development of the Belt and Road Initiative, improving the overall power structure of Balochistan.

People across Pakistan are facing continuous power outages as the electricity shortfall reached 4,743 MW on Sunday.

According to official data, power generation stands at 20,757 while the demand has been recorded at 25,500 MW. All major cities are facing 10 to 12 hours of power outages.

The Gwadar power plant would cater the needs of some 150,000 people of Gwadar by the end of 2023 under the 2050 Master Plan of Gwadar.

The power plant of independent power producer, is one of the key energy projects on the CPEC. The project aimed at improving reliability on local power supply would help gradually solving the problems in current economic development and urban construction in Gwadar region being restricted by the shortage of power.

All major projects under CPEC in Gwadar, including Gwadar Power Plant, the New Gwadar International Airport Project, the China-Pak Friendship Hospital, China-Pak Technical and Vocational Institute in Gwadar, the Gwadar East-bay Expressway Project, Gwadar Free Zone, and Gwadar Port would become a shining pearl in the region, massively benefitting Pakistan.