Guddo Thermal Power Plant

Guddu Power Station

The Guddu Thermal Power Plant is a thermal power station located in Guddu, Sindh, Pakistan.[1][2] Built in 1980s, the power plant was built with joint technical cooperation and financial assistance from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).[3]

In April 2014, the then-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif inaugurated commissioning of two gas turbines of 243 MW each.[4]

As of 2017, the station had seventeen installed power units and it's contribution to the national grid stood between 1,400 MW to 1,750 MW.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Guddu thermal plant's transmission line breaks, five Sindh districts blacked-out". Dunya News. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Massive power cut again after Guddu Thermal Plant trips". The Nation. January 27, 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Andrey Budnik. "Russia and Pakistan: new momentum". Embassy of Russia in Islamabad. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "Guddu Power Plant: PM launches commissioning of additional units". DAWN. AFP. April 21, 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  5. ↑ Siddiqui, Salman (October 25, 2017). "Guddu plant contribution to national grid rises 400-500MW". Express Tribune. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  6. ↑ Maqsood, Fawad (Nov 7, 2017). "12-hr suspension ends after repair of Guddu power plant". Business Recorder. Retrieved 21 February 2018.


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