Faisalabad Sitara Chemical power plant is a 40 MW coal power plant in Punjab, Pakistan. It is operated by Sitara Chemical Industries Ltd. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 50k homes (estimated). It ranks #110 of 122 Pakistan power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2016, it is around 10 years old — relatively modern. In context, coal supplies about 14.8% of Pakistan's electricity; the national grid averages 347 gCO₂/kWh (54.9% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1030455.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000103119; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 40 MW, Faisalabad Sitara Chemical power plant 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.
Key facts
- Share of Pakistan coal capacity
- 0.1% of 30,232 MW across 44 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 1 of 21 dated coal plants in Pakistan is older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest coal plants in Pakistan
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Sitara Chemical Industries Ltd.
Local climate & thermal context
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 31.5°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 82% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 20/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion the leading environmental stress.
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 #40 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
- SPS Faisalabad power station · Gas · 132 MW · Punjab
- GTPS Faisalabad power station · Gas · 244 MW · Punjab
- Liberty Power Tech power station · Oil · 185.9 MW · Kamalpur
- Faisalabad FIEDMC power station · Coal · 270 MW · Punjab
- Faisalabad power station · Coal · 110 MW · Punjab
- Bhikki power station · Gas · 1,180 MW · Punjab
Location
Coordinates 31.5233, 73.3886 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Faisalabad Sitara Chemical power plant?
Faisalabad Sitara Chemical power plant is a 40 MW coal power plant in Punjab, Pakistan, commissioned in 2016.
Who operates Faisalabad Sitara Chemical power plant?
Faisalabad Sitara Chemical power plant is operated by Sitara Chemical Industries Ltd.