Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday inaugurated the commissioning of additional power units at the Guddu Thermal Power Plant, which will add another 747 megawatts (MW) of electricity to the national grid at a cost of Rs60 billion.
Addressing a large gathering after the inauguration of two gas turbines of 243 MW each, the prime minister said a third unit will be operational in May, increasing the current capacity of the Guddu power plant from 1,655 MW to 2,402 MW, equivalent to four billion units of electricity.
He said the three units were part of a combined cycle plant and would generate 747 MW of electricity to bridge the demand-supply gap.
He said the early completion of the project, seven months ahead of schedule, will lead to a saving of Rs58.6 billion.
