300 mw Gwadar power plant to start functioning by Oct next
A 300 megawatts coal-fired Gwadar Power Plant would start functioning from October 2023, said official sources.
The power plant would cater the needs of some 150,000 people of Gwadar by the end of 2023 under the 2050 Master Plan of Gwadar.
The power plant of independent power producer, is one of the key energy projects on the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
The project aimed at improving reliability on local power supply would help gradually solving the problems in current economic development and urban construction in Gwadar region being restricted by the shortage of power.