The coal beds of variable thickness ranging from 0. The total reserves of block ii are sufficient to support 5000mw of energy for 50 years. The cumulative thickness of the coal beds range from 0. Tharpak is a group of leading multinational companies and educational institutions that have deep rooted experience in coal mining and clean coal technologies. Socioeconomic and environmental aspects of coal mining in tharparkar. Case study of thar coal electric power generation and. Thar coal reserves are estimated by the geological survey of pakistan to be approximately 175 billion tons making it one of the largest lignite coal reserves. Secmc was created with the vision to develop a technically and commercially viable coal mining project in thar block ii to bring energy security to pakistan.
Thar coalfields block vi 2x330mw coalfired power plant. Engro 2x330mw thar coal power project chinapakistan. Engros commitment to the thar coal project goes back almost a decade when we entered into a public private partnership in 2009. Pdf thar coal mega power project is one of the largest coal power generation projects of pakistan. Mott macdonald thar coalfields block vi 2x330mw coal fired power plant 4 366902 1 b march 2017. Sindh engro coal mining company secmc will supply approximately 3. This research considers the case of an openpit coal mining project site in the thar coalfield, located in the thar desert of pakistan. The sindh engro coal mining company secmc has reportedly completed the detailed feasibility study of coal mining project with the capacity to produce 6. Coal mining in tharparkar potential, concerns and remedies. Thar coal power generation potential embassy of pakistan. Developed in a record time, as per schedule and within projected costs, the thar coal projects are part of the early harvest component of the china pakistan economic corridor cpec framework making it truly a project of national and strategic significance. Discovery of ignite coal in thar desert the gsp has discovered over 175 billion tons of ignite coal in thar desert in 1992. The maximum number of coal seams found in some of the drill holes is 20. For thar coal resources, government of sindh invites expression of.
The project costs and benefits were computed by comparing the with and without project scenarios. At this happy moment, however, several issues have emerged that need to be examined. Thar foundation has been established by the government of sindh together with companies engaged in thar coal projects for the betterment of the principal stakeholders of thar coal i. Sindh chief minister syed murad ali shah has said that power generation, using unexploited thar coal reserves, will commence from. Claystone invariably forms the roof and the floor rock of the coal beds. Thar coal can make up to 20% of total fuel input if unprocessed, and can account for a higher percentage if processed. Thar coal project to start power generation in 2019. Given the large energy deficit and the lack of any reliable and sustainable indigenous energy resources in the country, the thar coal mining project presents a. Comments off on secmcs thar coal mining project sindh engro coal mining company secmc was formed in 2009 as a publicprivate partnership between government of sindh gos and engro powergen ltd to undertake mining and power projects in block ii of the thar coal field.
The thar coal field is a part of thar desert of pakistan and fuel etc. Thar coal best resource of energy public group facebook. China machinery engineering corporation cmec sindh engro coal mining company secmc coordinating ministry. Thar coal project click to edit master subtitle style. The thar engro coal power project thar ll is a mining project and coal fired power plant under construction in tharparkar district, sindh, pakistan 25 kilometers from the town of islamkot near the village of singharobitra.
Thar coal mining and power projects declare commercial. Rescue station rescue station in coal mining area at thar coalfield covering an area of 8,200 sq. Sindh engro coal mining and power plant project, thar. In addition to thar coal based power generation projects of 5,000mw, ppib is currently handling 17 hydropower projects of 6,550mw in the private sector which are at different stages of implementation. It is a matter of great pleasure that the thar coal project has reached a critical stage by hitting the coal surface and the reported quality appears to be up to the mark. At present, tariff on thar coal is available to projects of around 3,600 mw. Secmc is a joint venture jv between the government of sindh gos and engro powergen epgl. The mining project of secmc and the eptl power plant began approximately 3.
Tharcoal block ii project backgrounder energy security. We, along with the federal government, are currently negotiating the project with saudi government, he said. Project surface mine in block ii of thar coal field, 3. Tel is a fully owned subsidiary of the hub power company limited hubco.
Commercial operations date cod of the thar coal mine and power projects is a monumental achievement. Thar coal is located in thar district, about 400 km east of karachi, covers area of 9100 square kilometers. Library a coal library containing documents having relevant information on thar coal, is situated at. China machinery engineering corporation cmec financing. The world bank thar coal and power technical assistance project, tcap, is a technical assistance program to assist i the governments of sindh and. It has a total of five phases and the first one is. Thar coal plant starts electricity generation pakistan. The group has extensively analyzed publicly available data collected and studies conducted, on the thar coal resource. In the second phase of thar coal blockii project, two other companies thar energy limited tel and thalnova will each setup 330 mw power plants by 2021. The sindh budget fy15 has allocated over rs20bn for the energy sector, focusing on development of thar coal and power generation projects. Thar coal project to begin power generation by 2019. The company would officially announce the launch of the project soon.
Asif ali zardari, president, islamic republic of pakistan has underlined the need for expiditing thar coal. Interest from potential investors through international competitive. Energy secretary informed the meeting that saudi arab expressed interest to invest in a project to convert thar coal into gas and use the fuel for making fertiliser. Socioeconomic and environmental aspects of coal mining in tharparkar district. Introduction of thar the thar coal field has total lignite reserves of 175 billion tons which can be utilized to produce 100,000 mw for over 200 years.
Thar is being discussed by several quarters because of a coal project and ghorano dam initiated by the sindh engro coal mining company. Thar energy limited tel plans to establish a 1x330 megawatt mw thar lignite coal based mine mouth power plant the project in the energy park associated with block ii, thar coalfields in sindh. Thar coal project to begin power generation by 2019 karachi. The synchronization of the first unit of the 660mw power plant is both testament to engros capacity to engineer excellence and deliver on this project of national importance which will ensure the energy security. The thar coalfield is located in thar desert, tharparkar district of sindh province in pakistan. Discovered in 1991 by geological survey of pakistan. The thar coal power project started electricity production on tuesday with 330mw of power being provided to the national grid. It will directly impact communities in thar desert spread out over a vast expanse of roughly 9,000. Willingness to pay for improved water services in mining regions of. Thar coal may become uncompetitive if high cost trends. Sindh engro coal mining company secmc is pakistans leading coal producer operating pakistans first openpit lignite mine in block ii of tharparkar area in sindh province of pakistan.
The thar engro coal power project tharll is a coal fired power plant under construction in tharparkar district, sindh, pakistan 25 kilometers from the town of islamkot near the village of singharobitra. The development of the thar coalfield and the associated establishment of coal to power projects are major objectives of the government of sindh, to achieve increased power. Thar lodge at islamkot with 20bedded accommodation to facilitate foreign and local investors has been constructed. Thar coal power project and life of poor people of thar sindh duration. Engro thar block ii power plant, tharparkar, pakistan. The project is being developed as part of the chinapakistan economic corridor by sindh engro coal. To view the maps, turn on the coal pdf maps layer in the file download layers group and double clic. Sindh engro coal mining company mines coal from the field. When the affected people of thar coal project started protests. A spokesperson of the sindh engro coal mining company secmc. Thar coal project to help meet countrys energy needs. Three blocks of thar coal are included in cpec and in order to provide economies of scale, each block must achieve a capacity of more than 15 20 million tons per annum, which means generation of around 7,500 9,000 mw cumulatively. Pakistan for thar block ii 2x330mw coal fired power project, thar engro power.
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