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Narowal power plant

Oil power plant in Narowal, Pakistan. Approximate location 32.059246, 74.781682.

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Narowal power plant is a 202.4 MW oil power station in Narowal, Pakistan. It is operated by Hub Power Company Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 152k homes (estimated). It ranks #66 of 122 Pakistan power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2012, it is around 14 years old — relatively modern. In context, oil supplies about 9.2% of Pakistan's electricity; the national grid averages 347 gCO₂/kWh (54.9% low-carbon) (2025).

202.4MW installed capacity
151,973homes powered (est.)
2012commissioned (~14 yrs)

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

Data status

Known data

FacilityNarowal power plant GEM-GOGPT
CountryPakistan · Narowal GEM-GOGPT
Coordinates32.059246, 74.781682 GEM-GOGPT
FuelOil GEM-GOGPT
MW installed capacity202.4 MW GEM · 2026 · L100000408414; operating plant capacity
OwnerHub Power Company Ltd [100%] GEM-GOGPT
Commissioned2012 GEM-GOGPT
TechnologyEngine GEM-GOGPT

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions398,930 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#66 / 122 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#6 / 19 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers1.09× · 185.9 MW · n=19 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent151,973 calculated
Environmental severityC3 · 39/100 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 · L100000408414; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 202.4 MW, Narowal power plant is around the median oil plant in Pakistan (185.9 MW). Technically it is described as Engine. Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.

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

Capacity vs largest oil plants in Pakistan

Hub Power Project: 1,292 MW1kHub Power …Bin Qasim: 1,260 MW1kBin QasimPak Gen (Pvt) Limited: 365 MW365Pak Gen (P…AES Lalpir Ltd. Mahmood Kot Muzaffargarh: 362 MW362AES Lalpir…Hub Power Project- Narowal: 220 MW220Hub Power …Narowal power plant: 202 MW202Narowal po…Piranghaib Multan: 192 MW192Piranghaib…Nishat Chunian Limited: 186 MW186Nishat Chu…

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

Owner

Operated by Hub Power Company Ltd [100%].

Climate zone & how it works

This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 32.1°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~19°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season mean
Humid subtropical (dry winter): 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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
39/100environmental-severity index
21.0°Cseasonal temperature swing
1124 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 #6 largest oil power plant of 19 in Pakistan by capacity.

Pakistan has 19 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 5,584 MW of capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 32.059246, 74.781682 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Narowal power plant?

Narowal power plant is a 202.4 MW oil power plant in Narowal, Pakistan, commissioned in 2012.

How many homes can Narowal power plant power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 151,973 homes (estimated).

Who operates Narowal power plant?

Narowal power plant is operated by Hub Power Company Ltd [100%].

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