RLNG-based power plant completes reliability run test

LAHORE: The 1,230MW gas-fired plant at Haveli Bahadurshah, Jhang has successfully completed a Reliability Run Test (RRT), demonstrating that the power plant is operational to the standards of safety and security.

The plant is being developed by the government of Pakistan through the National Power Parks Management Company Limited (NPPMCL).

“We are committed to meeting the growing demand for power in Pakistan to drive industrial growth, economic progress and the welfare of our people,” Rashid Mahmood Langrial, CEO of NPPMCL, said in a statement.

“Working together with SEPCOIII and GE, we are setting up the project maintaining the highest standards of quality and excellence. The facility will soon help meet up to 20 percent of the energy shortfall in the country,” he added.

The project is among the largest gas-fired combined cycle plants in the country, expected to add up to 1,230MW to the national grid, the equivalent power needed to meet the electricity needs of up to 2.5 million Pakistani homes.

SEPCOIII Electric Power Construction Co Ltd is the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for the project. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Power Construction Corporation of China with a professional engineering enterprise in the electric power sector and includes EPCO, EPC, BOT, BOO and PMC.

Founded in 1985, SEPCOIII has aggregated installed capacity of 86,000MW and was ranked 58th in the Top 250 International Contractor of ENGR (Engineering News Record) in 2014.

At present, its customer base has spread across 18 countries through 46 turnkey projects, including India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Kuwait, Myanmar, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Iraq, Egypt, Morocco, Turkey, Indonesia and Singapore etc.

GE is providing two of its advanced H-class heavy-duty gas turbines, one steam turbine and two heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs) for the plant.

The Reliability Run Test at the site involved continuous plant operations under real conditions, without any failure, for a period of seven days. The plant would now undergo a performance test where specialised, calibrated instrumentation will be used to measure important performance-related indicators such as output and efficiency levels.

The performance test is expected to take place in April; following which, the plant should reach full-fledged commercial operations and feed power to the national grid ahead of summer 2018.

Wang Zengxu, project director of HBS 1,230MW RLNG Combined Cycle Power Plant Project from SEPCOIII said, “Almost as large as 65 football fields, more than 10 million-man hours and staff from over 35 countries came together to set up the Haveli Bahadurshah Power Plant.”

“The project is a strong example of bringing the world’s best together to power

Pakistan. By deploying

leading Chinese engineering skills, advanced American and European technologies, as well as local staff with knowledge of on-the-ground conditions, we are building the most efficient combined cycle power plant in Pakistan today,” he added.