Hubco power station is a 1,320 MW coal power station in Balochistan, Pakistan. It is operated by China Power Hub Generation Company Pvt Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.7 million homes (estimated). It ranks #12 of 122 Pakistan power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2019, it is around 7 years old — recently built. 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 GEM_coa_hubco_pakis.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
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 · L100000103114; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,320 MW, Hubco power station is well above the median coal plant in Pakistan (440 MW). Technically it is described as supercritical. 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
- 4.4% of 30,232 MW across 44 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 8 of 21 dated coal plants in Pakistan are 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 China Power Hub Generation Company Pvt Ltd [100%].
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 24.9°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
This site has effectively no heating season (tropical/equatorial climate), so winter heat loss is not the driver here. The thermal concern shifts to year-round process heat and humidity/heat-driven corrosion of hot equipment.
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 an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion 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 #4 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
- Hub Power Project · Oil · 1,292 MW · Balochistan
- Hub Power Project- Narowal · Oil · 220 MW · Balochistan
- Kanupp · Nuclear · 137 MW · Balochistan
- Gadani Power Park · Coal · 6,600 MW · Balochistan
- Tapal Energy Limited Karachi · Oil · 126 MW · Sindh
- Hub Cement power station · Coal · 30 MW · Balochistan
Location
Coordinates 24.914675, 66.68876 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Hubco power station?
Hubco power station is a 1,320 MW coal power plant in Balochistan, Pakistan, commissioned in 2019.
Who operates Hubco power station?
Hubco power station is operated by China Power Hub Generation Company Pvt Ltd [100%].