CHAPTER 4
BRINGING RELIABLE ELECTRIC POWER TO PAKISTAN
Pakistan is characterized by high poverty levels and limited access to basic services. At the time of project inception, the power sector, which encompasses generation, trans- mission and distribution, was one of the major contributors
power plant. The project was expected to supply green pow- er and contribute to improving the quality and reliability of Pakistan’s power supply overall. Moreover, the plant was ex- pected to increase electricity service coverage for the pop-
to Pakistan’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The total installed power gener- ating capacity in Pakistan amounted to 19,389 MW. Thermal plants comprised about 65 percent of this capacity, fol-
ulation in the project area, in addition providing a reliable supply of electricity to local schools, healthcare facilities, water supply facilities, and factories.
lowed by hydroelectricity (33 percent) and nuclear power (2 percent). Consumption of electricity had grown at an an- nual average of 9 percent since 2002.
Physical completion of all three units of the project was achieved in 2018, but the project was marked as completed by the OPEC Fund only in 2023 as it took a long time for the project completion report to be finalized by the client. The project adds 108 MW of clean energy to the national grid during peak season of water availability. In addition, the local communities were supplied with drinking water, electrifica- tion and medical facilities and dispensaries.
In 2006, with the goal of meeting Pakistan’s growing electric power demands, the OPEC Fund approved US$30 million in financing to the government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to support the construction of the Golan Gol Hydro-
108 MW The project adds of clean energy to the national grid during peak season of water availability.
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