The reserve list specifies different types of coal and includes countries with at least 0. Thickness of 0verburden varies from 114 meter to 203 meters. The deposits 6th largest coal reserves in the world, were discovered in 1991 by geological survey of pakistan gsp and the united state agency for international development. Cpec will not only benefit china and pakistan but will have positive impact on iran, afghanistan, india, central asian republic. Showing the % of different variables of thar coal asdeterment. Composition, trace element contents and major as h constituents of thar coal, pakistan 99 figure 2. Engro thar block ii power plant is a new coalfired power station located in the tharparkar district, sindh, pakistan. Water quality is brackish to saline thar coal resources in sindh, pakistan s. Coal mining in tharparkar potential, concerns and remedies. Thar coal project to start power generation in 2019. Point of zero charge of thar coal has been estimated as 6.
Energy coal reserves of pakistan linkedin slideshare. Pdf coal chemistry and morphology of thar reserves, pakistan. With its gas reserves nearly depleted, pakistan generates 37% of its electricity using oil. Thar coal, a black treasure of pakistan series of presentations, no.
Lignite coal similar to thar coal in quality and less calorific value and higher stripping ratios i. Pakistans coal reserves are in effect only the 4th largest coal reserves in the world. Use of coal in the energy mix of pakistan 2015 international pittsburgh coal conference pittsburgh, pa, usa. There are vast resources of coal in all four of pakistans provinces and in azad jammu. Engro thar block ii power plant, tharparkar, pakistan. The thar engro coal power project tharll is a coalfired power plant under construction in tharparkar district, sindh, pakistan 25 kilometers from the town of islamkot near the village of singharobitra. The development of the thar coalfield and the associated establishment of coal to power projects are major objectives of the government of sindh, to achieve increased power. According to data released by the sindh coal authority, the entire thar coalfield has measured deposits of. Thar coal can sustain the production of 100,000 megawatts of electricity for more than two centuries. The deposits16thlargest coal reserves in the world, were discovered in 1991 by geological survey of pakistan gsp and the united states agency for international development pakistan has emerged as one of the leading countriesseventh in the list of top 20 countries of the world after the.
Thar coal reserves and chemical analysis of coal samples are at table 2 27. Secmc was created with the vision to develop a technically and commercially viable coal mining project in thar block ii to bring energy security to pakistan. Pdf thar coal mega power project is one of the largest coal power generation projects of pakistan. The thickness of overburden varies from 112 to 203 meters. The perception built around the thar coal reserves was the discovery of a momentous national solution, even though the reserves consist of lignite, a lowly ranked form of coal in energy content. Coal 163 commissioned in 2019 shanghai electric thar blocki. The world bank thar coal and power technical assistance project, tcap, is a technical. Thar coalfired power project to be ready ahead of schedule. The thar coal energy board tceb has been formed by the sindh government, entrusted with the task of exploring thar coal for power generation, is a part of the overall power generation plan. Under the sands of the thar desert in pakistan lies one of the worlds largest coal reserves lignite ab at an estimated 170 billion tons, there is enough energy trapped in the reserves to satisfy the energy needs of pakistan for the next hundred years. Given the large energy deficit and the lack of any reliable and sustainable indigenous energy resources in the country, the thar coal mining project presents a tremendous growth opportunity. During the plan period, the following initiatives to expedite the exploitation of the thar coal reserves will be undertaken. These general knowledge questions are very important for all type of exams conducted by fpsc, nts, kppsc, ppsc, spsc, bpsc, ots, uts, pts, cts, ats, etea and other testing agencies of pakistan.
Third aquifer below the coal zone at 200 metes depth. Discovered in 1991 by geological survey of pakistan. The quality and the vast reserves of thar coal are suitable for power generation. The group has extensively analyzed publicly available data collected and studies conducted, on the thar coal resource. Mining followed by above ground gasification is the way forward. Pakistan has total coal reserves ot 185 billion torsj0f these thar reserves account for 175 billion tons spread over a gecgraphcaily ccntained area ofgd00 km. We reached the target of producing electricity three months before the deadline. The source of cheapest baseload fuel for the country. The total reserves of block ii are sufficient to support 5000mw of energy for 50 years. Black treasure of pakistan thar coal a sure bright future solutions for energy crises of pakistan series presentation no.
Second aquifer with the coal zone at 120 meters depth. Thar coal reserves and chemical analysis of the coal samples are at table 2. The thar engro coal power project thar ll is a coal fired power plant under construction in tharparkar district, sindh, pakistan 25 kilometers from the town of islamkot near the village of singharobitra. The low ash and to some extent the sulphur contents and the reasonable heating value are plus points. It is pakistans first power plant to use indigenous coal reserves of thar. Thar coalfields block vi 2x330mw coalfired power plant. This pakistan one of the worlds largest coal reserves. Location of thar coal field source gsp datareport energy equivalent is based on shenhua reportrwe thar block ii has been allocated to secmc according to competent person report cpr by rwe germany, thar blockii contains 2 billion tons of lignite reserves, out of which 1.
Lignite coal is extensively used in the world for power generation and. The project will ensure that the coaltopower sector development responds to the needs of pakistans longterm energy strategy. This report estimates there are 869 billion tonnes of coal reserves, which. Mott macdonald thar coalfields block vi 2x330mw coalfired power plant 4 366902 1 b march 2017. The paper discusses the role of tharcoalfield, a 175 billion tones reserve in enhancing the energy and combating global environmental. Ministry of energy power division supervising agency. Engro 2x330mw thar coal power project chinapakistan. Sindh chief minister syed murad ali shah has said that power generation, using unexploited thar coal reserves, will commence from. It is anticipated that, if properly exploited, pakistans coal resources may generate more than 100,000 mw of electricity for the next 30 years. Share of coal in energy sector of pakistan has increased from 6. Thars vast coal resources are the 7th largest in the world. The thar coalfield is located in thar desert, tharparkar district of sindh province in pakistan. Pakistan has huge resources of coal that remain untapped with less than 1%.
So the development of the thar coal is the only vilble longterm solution for meeting energy demands of the country. The project is being developed as part of the chinapakistan economic corridor by sindh engro coal mining company a joint venture between the government of sindh and engro corporation. Thar coal thar is 350 kilometer away from pakistans commercial hub karachi. With its gas reserves nearly depleted, pakistan generates 37% of its electricity using oil, the most expensive source of power generation, while the reliance on. Thar coal was discovered by gsp geological survey of pakistan 2009 gos initiated an icb process to select a private sector partner for development of coal reserves in thar coal block ii. Lakhra coal 150 only one unit is operative and generating 30 mw.
Coal reserves, together with heating values as on received basis, of all the four provinces and azad kashmir are given here below. Thar coal 20 loi issued engro powergen thar limited epl thar blockii. Thar coal separating fact from fiction business recorder. Interests in largescale exploration of coal for power generation began to develop in. Claystone and loose sand beds form the roof as well as the floor rock of coal seams. Thar lignite coal reserves, spreads over 9,600 square kilometres, are 175 billion tonnes with power generation potential of 100, 000 mw consuming 536 million tonnes a year. The surface of thar coal has been characterized by spectroscopic, microscopic and chemical methods using atomic absorption spectroscopy, fourier transform infrared analysis, xray diffraction.
The thar lignite deposits were discovered in the early. Thar coal power generation potential embassy of pakistan. Thar coal is located in thar district, about 400 km east of karachi, covers area of 9100 square kilometers. The electricity from the first unit utilizing indigenous thar coal reserves was successfully pumped into the system by engro powergen thar private limited eptl, realizing the nations dream of producing electricity through thar coal. Thar coal field the thar coalfield is located in thar desert, tharparkar district of sindh province in pakistan. Coal reserves of 2 billion tons which can produce 5,000mw of electricity for 50 years. The 660mw power plant is part of the china pakistan economic corridor cpec, which forms part of the belt and road initiative to link china with europe. China machinery engineering corporation cmec independent power producer ipp coordinating ministry. Thar has one of the worlds largest reserves of coal with 175 billion tonnes, he said. Chinapakistan economic corridor is a framework of regional connectivity. Thar coal reserves are spread over a single geographically contained area of 9000 sq.
The first phase of thar coalfired power projects with a capacity of 660megawatt will become operational four months ahead of the scheduled date of october 2019, a senior official said. Pakistan has large reserves of coal but the deposits need to be exploited for provincial and national development. Thar coal based 330 mw plant starts power supply to national grid parvez jabrimarch 19, 2019 hyderabad. Pdf composition, trace element contents and major ash. Thar coal project achievement of a workable partnership khalid mansoor april 10, 2010. Tharpak is a group of leading multinational companies and educational institutions that have deep rooted experience in coal mining and clean coal technologies. All data is taken from bp, all numbers are in million tonnes.