Wapda plans two thermal power stations

Faisalabad: Two new thermal power stations of 700 megawatts are being constructed here to cope with the shortage of electricity, said sources in Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda).

Sources stated that construction of a 200 megawatt thermal power station at Satiana would start next month, while the construction of 500-megawatt thermal power station on Canal Road near old thermal power station would also be initiated before the end of this financial year.

According to the Wapda sources, the Satiana Road thermal power station, having generation capacity of 200 megawatts, would be accomplished within 165 days in the private sector.

The Canal Road thermal power station of 500-megawatt capacity would three turbines and it would be completed in three phases. Two turbines of this plant would be completed in the first phase, while the third would operate with help of exhaust of the first two turbines.

Official sources expressed the hope that these new thermal power plants project would start generating electricity within the next three years, under the 'fast track programme.'