KARACHI: The feasibility study for 600MW fluidised bed combustion (FBC) power generation plant at the Lakhra Power Generation Company Limited's (LPGCL) Complex is expected to be completed within six months.
On the instructions of the Federal Government, the LPGCL is assisting the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in the feasibility study for the plant to be set up at its Complex, 31KMs off Jamshoro. The study may take 3 to 6 months to complete, according to LPGCL officials.
The company officials further said that funding for this energy project can be arranged from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or the World Bank.
Besides, present generation capacity of the LPGCL will be enhanced through essential major repairs at Unit No. 2 at a cost of Rs34 million during the next four months.
The LPGCL Complex has three Units of 50MW each with a total installed capacity of 150MW with FBC technology, which burns low grade coal (lignite in this case) with the addition of limestone for power generation.
In 2006, rehabilitation work was initiated by the company at Units 1, 2 and 3, but only Unit No. 1 could be made functional, as the government had decided to go for Lease Transaction of 150MW capacity plant and thus the rehabilitation work on Units No. 2 and 3 grinded to a halt, forcing the company to go for marginalising its capacity to 30MW from the only rehabilitated Unit No. 1.
The company officials further said that stakeholders i.e. the bidder and others had initiated legal proceedings in 2006 which culminated in the setting aside of the Lease Transaction by the apex court in August, 2013.
To help overcome energy crisis, the company has now decided to go for the immediate functioning of Unit No. 2 at a cost of Rs34 million.
The company has also submitted a proposal to its mother concern i.e. the Office of GM, GENCO, for the rehabilitation of all the three Units at a total cost of 20 million US dollars. Only Unit No. 1 is working at declared de-rated capacity of 30MW.
The rehabilitation of all three Units shall enhance the capacity of 40MW each per unit to the national grid. The job is expected to be completed within 18 months.
It is expected that LPGCL would recover 120MW and that the rate per unit from current Rs15.37/- would plummet to below Rs09.50/-.
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