Chinese official likely to launch 1,320mw coal power plant

[Muhammad Omar]

Both units of Sahiwal Power Project (2x660) become operational today- producing 1320MW of energy at Rs. 8 per unit

"The commissioning of 1320 MW Sahiwal Coal Power Plant represents the fulfillment of a dream. The idea of putting together such a mega coal-fired power plant seemed ambitious with no prior experience of such an undertaking at our end.... When an agreement to set up a power plant was principally reached, at our behest and request, our Chinese friends committed to the completion of the project by December 2017... There you are today on this epoch-making day wherein the whole project has been commissioned six months ahead of its scheduled date of completion... The fastest construction of the project in just 22 months, allow me to repeat 22 months only, has set a world record for completion of a similar project anywhere in the world including China... Sahiwal Coal Power Project is the flagship and first mega power project of the CPEC. It has set a precedent for not only other CPEC projects here but also regionally as well. It has set the pace, the tone and quality standards. It has set a tradition of healthy competition.

How was this rare feat achieved? How was history made? How do you resolve this riddle that has stunned our friends and foes alike?

In my understanding, there are two main reasons: the transparency and strong commitment of the leadership and unconditional support and excellent cooperation of our Chinese brothers and friends." - said the Chief Minister Punjab at the inaugural ceremony of fully functional Sahiwal power project.

 

[Baby Leone]

Wow 1320 mw in such a short time period amazing.

 

[rajdhani express]

Wow...now we can expect Pakistan to grow with double digit growth as CPEC has come to reality.

 

[Clutch]

Chinese official likely to launch 1,320mw coal power plant
21 HOURS AGO BY MIAN ABRAR

PM drops plan to attend ceremony in Sahiwal due to busy schedule[/I]


Chain’s Vice Minister Nur Bekri who is also vice chairman of the National Development & Reforms Commission of China, is likely to inaugurate today (Monday) the Sahiwal Coal Power Plant, a 1,320 megawatts project that too has been completed ahead of its schedule.[/B]

The construction of the coal-fired power plant lasted for 22 months and eight days, which is 22 days ahead of the internal control milestone plan, and 200 days ahead of the contract period. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif – who had to attend the inauguration ceremony – changed his mind only a day before the event.

Pakistan and Chinese governments had already decided that each unit of the project would be inaugurated by leaders from the two countries one by one. “Since the prime minister had inaugurated the first unit of the project, it was turn for Chinese leadership to inaugurate the full launch of the project. The prime minister had to attend today’s launch but he changed his mind due to busy schedule,” a senior diplomat told Pakistan Today.

Nur Bekri, who is one of the Muslim ministers in China, also holds the office of the director of the National Energy Administration (NEA) of China, the institution responsible for energy development in the People’s Republic. Federal Minister for Planning & Development Ahsan Iqbal, Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif, China Huaneng Group President Cao Peixi, Shandong Ruyi Group Chairman Qiu Yafu and other officials are likely to attend the ceremony.

As a priority area under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), this project is the first overseas large-scale high-efficiency environment-friendly coal-fired power project built by the Huaneng and Ruyi for Pakistan under the Belt Road Initiative launched by President Xi Jinping.

The project has fulfilled the solemn commitment to the government and people of Pakistan by China and created ‘Sahiwal Speed’ in the energy construction. The Sahiwal plant consists of 2×660 megawatts supercritical coal-fired generating units, jointly invested and constructed by China Huaneng Shandong Power Generation Co Ltd and the Shandong Ruyi Technology Group Co Ltd with a total investment of about 1.8 billion dollars.

The project construction was started on July 31, 2015. Until June 8 this year, both of the two units completed 168 hours full-load test run. As the first environmental-friendly coal-fired power plant completed under CPEC, with the largest capacity, the most advanced technology and the optimal environmental index, this plant can produce over nine billion KhW electricity annually, which can satisfy the electricity demand of 10 million people, and is expected to fill 1/4 of the power deficit in Pakistan.

“By overcoming hardships like high temperature in summer and heavy foggy weather in winter, the cultural gap between the two countries, the long distance transportation of equipment and materials, a lack of construction materials in local markets, and other various unfavourable conditions, the company had been working all out to advance the construction in an orderly manner with a coordinated development of safety, quality and speed, through meticulous organisation, scientific construction and strict quality management,” said Chen Wei, an official at the Sahiwal Power Plant.

He said that this project has realised production with high-quality and high-standard, with achievements of 9 ‘full success’ of both the units in the boiler hydraulic tests, back energisation and DCS system energisation. “The assembling of turbine upper cylinder, acid washing of boilers, ignition and steam blowing of boilers, steam turbine running, synchronization, 168-hour full-load test run, which has obtained high recognition and praise from governments at all levels and all circles of society in Pakistan, and won honour for China and Huaneng,” he concluded.

 

[kris]

Congrats to Pakistan for getting such project..

One advice, use the fly ash for house construction
You reduce burden on environment

 

[skyisthelimit]

Congrats to Pakistan.

 

[skyisthelimit]

Congrats to Pakistan.

 

[Jf Thunder]

Ma Shaa Allah
may Allah give Pakistan more success

 

[Fledgingwings]

Good news for nation sick of power shortage.

 

[Fledgingwings]

O Batti aayi ha aayi ha Batti aayi ha.

 

[The Sandman]

 

[volatile]

Congrats to Pakistan for getting such project..

One advice, use the fly ash for house construction
You reduce burden on environment

Burnol Moka Moka Moka

 

[Danish saleem]

Burnol Moka Moka Moka

sorry brother,

if they r giving us compliments then we must appreciate.

 

[Haris Mansoor]

fly ash for house construction

how?

 

[kris]

Burnol Moka Moka Moka

how?

You can look in internet
State of Andhra Pradesh has good experience in this