Generation
KE is Pakistan’s only vertically integrated power utility, Generating through its own units with installed capacity of 2,397MW and sourcing an additional 1,961 MW from external producers – including 1,600 MW from the National Grid.
Generation Capacity Enhancement
Through investments of over USD 1.7 Billion in Generation business, KE has enhanced its generation capacity by more than 1,977 MW since 2009 by installing new plants:
3 x GE Frame 9E Gas Turbines & 1 Harbin Steam Turbine
4 x GE LM 6000 Gas Turbines & 2 x GE Steam Turbines
32 x GE JENBACHER Gas Engines & 1 x NG Allen Steam Turbine each
2 x SIEMENS Gas Turbine / Steam Turbines each 471.16 MW Model : Gas Turbine – SGT5-4000F, Steam Turbine – SST5-3000
Additionally, 60 MW and 104 MW were added to KE’s generation fleet through the commissioning of the FPCL Coal Plant and the Sindh Nooriabad Power Company Gas Plant IPPs, respectively. Furthermore, 50 MW each of solar power was integrated via Oursun Solar and Gharo Solar, while 48 MW were added through the Lotte RLNG-based Captive Power Plant.
(KE Own fleet capacities are based on ISO conditions)
Generation Timeline
Improvement in Fleet Efficiency: 16%
- Average fleet efficiency improved from 30.4% to 45.9% (FY-09 vs. FY-24)
- 82% capacity is less than around 17 years old
- All Gas Engines/Gas Turbine Plants in KE are now in Combined Cycle Operation
Future Projects
To meet the growing industrial, commercial, and residential demand in the metropolitan city of Karachi, KE continues to expand its generation portfolio through IPPs.
KE’s interconnection capacity with the National Grid has been enhanced to 2000+ MW following the successful commissioning and energization of two new interconnection grids - 500kV KKI and 220kV Dhabeji — in FY25.
Currently, the KKI grid is connected to the NTDC network through an interim arrangement, with a permitted drawl of up to 1600 MW, due to the ongoing construction of its originally planned connection point — NTDC’s 500kV transmission line between K2/K3 and PQEPCL. Upon completion of this line and subsequent connection of KKI through it, expected by June/July 2025, KE’s offtake from the National Grid will be increased to the evaluated interconnection capacity.
The Bid Evaluation Report has been approved by NEPRA and with Master Textile Mills Limited having the lowest bids for both the Projects with bid tariff of Rs. 11.6508 per kWh for 50 MW Winder and Rs. 11.2071 per kWh for 100 MW Bela, while the land parcel for the project sites has been allocated by the Government of Balochistan (GoB).
The Projects are an initiative of the Sindh Energy Department, Government of Sindh in collaboration with the World Bank. The objective of SSEP is to increase solar power generation and access to electricity in Sindh Province. The Auction Evaluation Report for 120 MW Solar Project at Deh Halkani and 150 MW Solar Project at Deh Metha Ghar are under approval with NEPRA with bid tariff of Rs. 9.8319 per KWh for both the Projects proposed by Kot Addu Power Company Limited.
NEPRA has approved the Bid Evaluation Report for the Site Neutral Hybrid Power Project, with JCM Power Corporation, a globally recognized independent power producer selected as the lowest bidder at a competitive tariff of PKR 8.9189 per kWh.
KE has been working with the Government of Pakistan (GoP) on the development of Jamshoro Power Project since 2023. The project is pivotal in the sense that it is aligned with KE and GoP’s strategy to develop power through indigenous baseload resources at a competitive cost. The Jamshoro Coal Power Project is a major step towards energy security and sustainability and will enable the utilization of indigenous Thar coal.
GoP is actively facilitating this conversion to local coal and has formulated a committee to oversee the execution of a Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) in November 2024. The successful completion of the BFS shall enable the conversion of the project which shall pave the way for the direct procurement of 660 MW of inexpensive baseload power, on long term basis, by KE. This initiative shall directly impact the reduction of KE’s energy basket price, thereby reducing the GoP’s subsidy to KE.
