Reko Diq power station is a 204 MW gas power station in Balochistan, Pakistan. It is operated by Barrick Mining Corp. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 230k homes (estimated). It ranks #65 of 122 Pakistan power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 21.0% 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 GOGPT_rekodiq_pakist.
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.
capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT
At 204 MW, Reko Diq power station is below the median gas plant in Pakistan (227 MW). Technically it is described as Engine. Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. 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.
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Operated by Barrick Mining Corp.
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 29.0°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).
The #22 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.
Coordinates 28.972009, 62.43315 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Reko Diq power station is a 204 MW gas power plant in Balochistan, Pakistan, Announced 2028.
Its output is enough to supply roughly 229,762 homes (estimated).
Reko Diq power station is operated by Barrick Mining Corp.
