Balloki Power Plant
| Balloki Power Plant | |
|---|---|
  Location of the Balloki Power Plant | |
| Official name | Balloki Power Plant |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Location | Kasur, Punjab |
| Coordinates | 31°11′25″N 73°52′40″E / 31.19028°N 73.87778°ECoordinates: 31°11′25″N 73°52′40″E / 31.19028°N 73.87778°E[1] |
| Status | Under Construction |
| Construction began | November 2015 |
| Construction cost | $904.94 million[2] |
| Owner(s) | National Power Parks Management Company Pvt. Ltd |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Liquefied natural gas |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 1,223 MW |
The Balloki Power Plant is a 1,223 MW natural gas power plant currently under construction near Kasur, in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Groundbreaking was commenced by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on November 11, 2015, and construction is scheduled for completion by December 2017.[3] The project will utilize regasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG) for fuel, with diesel as an alternate backup. A 40 kilometer long transmission line with a capacity of 500 kilovolts will also be constructed between the new plant and a grid station in southern Lahore.[4]
Bidding was open to international firms for the 82 billion ruppee project.[5] China’s Harbin Electric Company was announced as the lowest evaluated bidder for the project on October 2, 2015, having offered a levellised electricity cost of 7.973 cents per unit, outbidding the Turkish conglomerate Enka İnşaat ve Sanayi A.Ş. and GE Consortium which both stood in second with 8.185 cents per unit tariff, followed by China Machinery Eng Co (CMEC) & SEFC at 8.304 cents, and Hyundai Engineering at 8.332 cents per unit.[6]
Project Financing
Plans for the project call for private sector investment to construct the plant, with the private company then selling electricity to the government of Pakistan at pre-negotiated rates. It is not financed under CPEC projects. As the project is to be constructed largely by the private sector, financing loans for the project do not fall under the concessionary loan agreement which finances CPEC projects, but it will still qualify for subsidized loans with an interest rate of 5% which are to be dispersed by the Exim Bank of China.[7] For comparison, loans for previous Pakistani infrastructure projects financed by the World Bank carried an interest rate between 5% and 8.5%,[8] while interest rates on market loans approach 12%.[9]
References
- ↑ http://www.maplandia.com/pakistan/punjab/kasur/balloki/
- ↑ "LNG power plants: CDWP clears two projects at revised cost of Rs191b". The Express Tribune. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
The plant in Kasur district’s Balloki village would cost Rs93 billion and the one in Jhang district’s Haveli Bahadur Shah town would need Rs98.3 billion.
- ↑ https://finances.worldbank.org/Loan-and-Credit-Administration/IBRD-Statement-of-Loans-Latest-Available-Snapshot/sfv5-tf7p?
- ↑ http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-2-328208-Ecnec-approves-transmission-line-for-Balloki-power-plant
- ↑ http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FR.INR.LEND
- ↑ "Chinese-led consortium termed lowest bidder for power project". Dawm. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ↑ http://www.dawn.com/news/1218917/pm-performs-groundbreaking-of-1223mw-plant
- ↑ https://finances.worldbank.org/Loan-and-Credit-Administration/IBRD-Statement-of-Loans-Latest-Available-Snapshot/sfv5-tf7p?
- ↑ http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FR.INR.LEND