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Faisalabad power station

Coal power plant in Punjab, Pakistan. Approximate location 31.429167, 73.078889.

CoalPunjabPakistansubcritical

Faisalabad power station is a 110 MW coal power station in Punjab, Pakistan. It is operated by Punjab Power Development Company Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 138k homes (estimated). It ranks #91 of 122 Pakistan power plants by installed capacity. In context, coal supplies about 14.8% of Pakistan's electricity; the national grid averages 347 gCO₂/kWh (54.9% low-carbon) (2025).

110MW installed capacity
137,657homes powered (est.)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_coa_faisalabad_pakis.

Data status

Known data

FacilityFaisalabad power station GEM-coal
CountryPakistan · Punjab GEM-coal
Coordinates31.429167, 73.078889 GEM-coal
FuelCoal GEM-coal
MW installed capacity110 MW GEM GCPT; source record
OwnerPunjab Power Development Company Ltd [100%] GEM-coal
Technologysubcritical GEM-coal

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions481,800 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#91 / 122 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#36 / 44 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.25× · 440 MW · n=44 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent137,657 calculated
Environmental severityC1 · 46/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

CommissionedNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: GEM GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 110 MW, Faisalabad power station is below the median coal plant in Pakistan (440 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Capacity vs largest coal plants in Pakistan

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Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Punjab Power Development Company Ltd [100%].

Climate zone & how it works

This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate (Köppen BSh) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 31.4°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~23°Ctypical annual mean
~31°Ctypical warm-season mean
Hot semi-arid steppe: hot summers and mild winters

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion the leading environmental stress.

C1ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
46/100environmental-severity index
22.2°Cseasonal temperature swing
962 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #36 largest coal power plant of 44 in Pakistan by capacity.

Pakistan has 44 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 30,232 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 31.429167, 73.078889 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Faisalabad power station?

Faisalabad power station is a 110 MW coal power plant in Punjab, Pakistan.

How many homes can Faisalabad power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 137,657 homes (estimated).

Who operates Faisalabad power station?

Faisalabad power station is operated by Punjab Power Development Company Ltd [100%].

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