Port Qasim Datang power station is a 700 MW coal power station in Sindh, Pakistan. It is operated by Datang Pakistan Karachi Power Generation Pvt Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 876k homes (estimated). It ranks #27 of 122 Pakistan power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2022, it is around 4 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_portqasimdatang_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
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 700 MW, Port Qasim Datang 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
- 2.3% of 30,232 MW across 44 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 11 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 Datang Pakistan Karachi Power Generation Pvt 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 desert climate (Köppen BWh) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 24.8°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
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 #12 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
- Port Qasim Burj power station · Coal · 500 MW · Sindh
- Port Qasim SSRL power station · Coal · 440 MW · Sindh
- Bin Qasim · Oil · 1,260 MW · Sindh
- Port Qasim EPC power station · Coal · 1,320 MW · Sindh
- Port Qasim Lucky power station · Coal · 660 MW · Sindh
- Fauji Fertilizer Power Plant · Coal · 118 MW · Sindh
Location
Coordinates 24.766667, 67.333333 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Port Qasim Datang power station?
Port Qasim Datang power station is a 700 MW coal power plant in Sindh, Pakistan, commissioned in 2022.
Who operates Port Qasim Datang power station?
Port Qasim Datang power station is operated by Datang Pakistan Karachi Power Generation Pvt Ltd [100%].