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ANNUAL REPORT
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Private Power and Infrastructure Board
ANNUAL REPORT
Thar Coal based Power Project at Thar Block-II
by M/s Engro Powergen Limited
Private Power and Infrastructure Board
Thar Coal based Power Project at Thar Block-II
by M/s Thar Energy Limited
Engro Powergen Thar Private Limited (EPTL) was formed in 2014 to set up a 2 x 330 MW power project
in Thar Block II, Sindh, Pakistan. The company is a joint venture between Engro Powergen Ltd (EPL),
China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC), Habib Bank Ltd (HBL), and Liberty Mills Limited.
Engro project is amongst five (5) Thar coal based power generation projects which are included in the
CPEC. The Sponsors of this project along with the Government of Sindh, have made a special purpose
company, Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC), which is developing first coal mine at Thar for
power generation; and will supply Thar coal to this and other upcoming projects. By the grace of God
and unparalleled efforts of the sponsors, the coal mining work on Phase 1 of Thar Block-ll has been
completed by SECMC on schedule, after unearthing of first coal layer in June 2018.
Salient features of project are as follows:
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Project Company: Engro Powergen Thar Limited
> Sponsors:
Key milestones achieved
EPL, HBL, CMEC, Liberty Mills
Thar Block-II, Sindh
Issuance of LOI:
Issuance of LOS:
FC Date:
20.11.2014
17.04.2015
Commissioning Date:
04.04.2016
10.07.2019
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Location:
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Capacity:
660 MW
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Project Cost:
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Applicable Policy
US$ 995.4 million
2015
Hub Power Company Limited having its well-known track record for developing various IPPs in
Pakistan has now invested in developing 330 MW mine mouth lignite coal power project at Thar
Block-II. The Project is being jointly sponsored by M/s HUB Power Company Limited, Fauji Fertilizer
Limited and China Machinery and Engineering Corporation under the China-Pakistan Economic
Corridor (CPEC) framework. The total cost of the Project is US$ 497 million while China Development
Bank and Habib Bank Limited are the lead lenders. This important project is included in Priority
projects of CPEC to be connected through ±660 kV Matiari-Lahore HVDC Transmission line.
Salient features of project are as follows:
> Project Company: Thar Energy Limited
Key milestones achieved
> Sponsors:
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Location:
Hub Power Company Limited, HBL, CDB, BAFL
Thar Block-II, Sindh
Issuance of LOI:
Issuance of LOS:
FC Date:
02.08.2016
09.12.2016
30.01.2020
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Capacity:
330 MW
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Project Cost:
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Applicable Policy
US$ 497.7 million
2015
Current Status:
Engro Power project is a pioneering project in generating electricity using indigenous lignite coal from
the Tharparkar district. After achieving COD on 10th July 2019, this project is now connected with the
national grid and supplying cheap and reliable power to the country, thus opening avenues for power
generation projects based on Thar coal. Engro project presently stands 3rd at NTDC merit order list.
Current Status:
The project is set to be completed by March 2021. The Financial close of the Phase-II of the Thar coal
mine by SECMC has already been acheived in December 2019. In order to meet the completion
timelines, sponsors had already initiated construction work at site prior to Financial Closing, which is in
progress at full swing. Project is not likely to be completed within targeted timelines due to outbreak of
COVID-19. Actual situation of delay would be cleared once the impact of Pandemic is substantiated.
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