Home / Asia / Pakistan / Korangi Town power station

Korangi Town power station

Gas power plant in Sindh, Pakistan. Approximate location 24.858608, 67.131255.

GasSindhPakistanEngine

Korangi Town power station is a 86.4 MW gas power plant in Sindh, Pakistan. It is operated by K-Electric Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 97k homes (estimated). It ranks #103 of 122 Pakistan power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2009, it is around 17 years old — relatively modern. In context, gas supplies about 21.0% of Pakistan's electricity; the national grid averages 347 gCO₂/kWh (54.9% low-carbon) (2025).

86.4MW installed capacity
97,311homes powered (est.)
2009commissioned (~17 yrs)

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

Data status

Known data

FacilityKorangi Town power station GEM-GOGPT
CountryPakistan · Sindh GEM-GOGPT
Coordinates24.858608, 67.131255 GEM-GOGPT
FuelGas GEM-GOGPT
MW installed capacity86.4 MW GEM · 2026 · L100000408412; operating plant capacity
OwnerK-Electric Ltd [100%] GEM-GOGPT
Commissioned2009 GEM-GOGPT
TechnologyEngine GEM-GOGPT

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions136,236 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#103 / 122 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#30 / 31 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.38× · 227 MW · n=31 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent97,311 calculated
Environmental severityC5 · 61/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

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/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000408412; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 86.4 MW, Korangi Town power station is below the median gas plant in Pakistan (227 MW). Technically it is described as Engine. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.

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

Capacity vs largest gas plants in Pakistan

Guddu: 1,762 MW2kGudduKAPCO power station: 1,600 MW2kKAPCO powe…Muzaffargarh power station: 1,350 MW1kMuzaffarga…Balloki power station: 1,320 MW1kBalloki po…Trimmu power station: 1,263 MW1kTrimmu pow…Haveli Bahadur Shah (HBS) power station: 1,230 MW1kHaveli Bah…Bhikki power station: 1,180 MW1kBhikki pow…Jamshoro power station: 880 MW880Jamshoro p…

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

Owner

Operated by K-Electric Ltd [100%].

Climate zone & how it works

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. 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.

~24°Ctypical annual mean
~34°Ctypical warm-season mean
Hot desert: 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 an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.

C5ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
61/100environmental-severity index
13.2°Cseasonal temperature swing
41 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 #30 largest gas power plant of 31 in Pakistan by capacity.

Pakistan has 31 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 15,945 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 24.858608, 67.131255 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Korangi Town power station?

Korangi Town power station is a 86.4 MW gas power plant in Sindh, Pakistan, commissioned in 2009.

How many homes can Korangi Town power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 97,311 homes (estimated).

Who operates Korangi Town power station?

Korangi Town power station is operated by K-Electric Ltd [100%].

Built from open public data; no personal information. Operate this site? Request a correction or removal.