Lucky Cement approves 3.2 million-tonne capacity expansion at Karachi plant
- The expansion comes amid domestic and growing export demand for cement and clinker
Lucky Cement is expanding its Karachi plant by 3.2 MTPA, boosting its total Pakistan capacity to 18.8 MTPA by 2027, driven by growing demand and significant renewable energy investments.
- Details of the 3.2 MTPA Karachi plant expansion.
- Significant renewable energy investments across its plants.
- Consolidation of its position as Pakistan's largest cement manufacturer.
Lucky Cement, one of Pakistan’s largest cement makers, has approved a 3.2 million-tonne-per-annum (MTPA) expansion of its Karachi plant, taking its installed cement capacity in Pakistan to 18.8 MTPA upon completion, the company said in a stock exchange filing on Thursday.
The projects, approved by the board of directors on October 28, are expected to begin commercial operations by December 2027 and will be integrated with a cement grinding facility currently being installed at the Karachi plant, the company said in a notice to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX).
“The approved projects collectively constitute a 3.20 MTPA brownfield expansion of production capacity at the Company’s Karachi plant. These will be integrated with the cement grinding facility currently being installed at the Karachi plant, and upon completion of these projects, the Karachi plant’s installed cement capacity is expected to increase to 8.55 MTPA.
“Subsequent to this expansion, together with the installed cement capacity at Pezu plant, the company’s total capacity in Pakistan is expected to reach 18.80 MTPA.”
The expansion comes amid domestic and growing export demand for cement and clinker, it added.
Lucky Cement also approved energy projects across its Karachi and Pezu plants.
“These include the installation of additional wind turbines with a combined capacity of 22.5 MW and a 10 MW Waste Heat Recovery (WHR) plant at the Karachi plant, as well as a 15 MW solar power plant and a 15 MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at the Pezu plant.
“Upon completion of these projects, the company’s renewable energy capacity for its cement operations is expected to meet approximately 60% of its energy requirements, including the requirements of the new 3.20 MTPA brownfield expansion at Karachi plant,” the company shared.
The energy projects are scheduled for completion between the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2027 and the second quarter of fiscal year 2028.
Following the Karachi expansion and ongoing expansion at Nyumba Ya Akiba in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lucky Cement’s consolidated production capacity across Pakistan and its overseas operations is expected to reach 26.65 MTPA, the filing said.
“Following the successful completion of the brownfield expansion, the company expects to further consolidate its position as Pakistan’s largest cement manufacturer and exporter of cement and clinker, while continuing to expand its international footprint through its overseas operations,” it added.
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