Thar Block II: Phase III to raise mine output to 11.2mn tonnes a year, says CM Murad
The Thar coal mine will increase annual production by 3.6 million tonnes to 11.2 million tonnes after the completion of Phase III of the Thar Coal Block II project, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said on Monday. The Sindh government on Monday inaugurated Phase III of the project in Tharparkar, read a statement. Thar coal is an indigenous lignite coal reserve located in Sindh, Pakistan, which…
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah announced on Monday that Phase III of the Thar Coal Block II project will raise annual mine output from 7.6 million tonnes to 11.2 million tonnes. The expansion, completed entirely through self-financing, will lower the cost of power generated from the mine-mouth plant to $3.75 per million British thermal units (MMBtu), making it three times cheaper than electricity produced from imported coal.
This increase in production capacity will allow the 660-megawatt Lucky Electric Power Company plant to operate solely on Thar coal, generating a total of 1,980 megawatts of electricity. The Thar Coal Block II project, which boasts an estimated 175 billion tonnes of lignite coal, has already saved over $1.7 billion in foreign exchange for Pakistan.
The government is also exploring the potential of using Thar coal to produce urea and syngas, further reducing the country's reliance on imported fuel.
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