Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Lucky Cement commissions 660MW coal power plant

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KARACHI: Lucky Electric Power Company Limited (LEPCL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lucky Cement, has successfully commissioned its 660MW supercritical, lignite coal-based power plant at Deh Ghangiaro, Bin Qasim, Karachi. “The power plant was synchronised with the national grid towards the end of CY21 and since then has been involved in extensive testing and completing relevant … Read more

SECMC cuts power generation expansion plans by half

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THAR: Pakistan has witnessed a mushroom growth of electricity generating facilities in the last decade, but inefficient power evacuation networks, over-generation capacity and overloaded transmission systems are forcing the producers to downsize their planned expansions. The Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC) is among those major players, which has slashed its initial plan of installing … Read more

Women take the wheels

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THAR: Pooja operates a 20,000 gallons/day water filtration and reverse-osmosis (RO) plant in a remote area of Islamkot, Tharparkar, which is one of the 17 plants set up in the area by Thar Foundation. “For us, the day used to begin with carrying water pitchers, which we filled from stored rainwater or small natural tanks, … Read more

SECMC hits 10 million tonnes production milestone

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KARACHI: The Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC) has successfully achieved 10 million tonnes of coal production milestone, a statement said. SECMC, one of the largest public-private partnership in the energy sector, commenced commercial operations in July 2019 with an annual production capacity of 3.8 million tonnes. Over the last two-and-a-half years, SECMC has successfully … Read more