SITE is a 86.4 MW gas power plant in Sindh, Pakistan. It is operated by Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC). Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 97k homes (estimated). It ranks #102 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).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1001623.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 86 MW for Site gas power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000408411; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 86.4 MW, SITE 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.
Key facts
- Share of Pakistan gas capacity
- 0.5% of 15,945 MW across 31 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 11 of 28 dated gas 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 gas plants in Pakistan
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC).
Local climate & thermal context
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.
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.
A gas turbine here also runs ~8% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).
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 #29 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
- Tapal Energy Limited Karachi · Oil · 126 MW · Sindh
- Korangi Town power station · Gas · 86.4 MW · Sindh
- Korangi (gas turbine) · Gas · 80 MW · Sindh
- Gul Ahmed Power Project power plant · Oil · 135.9 MW · Landhi Town
- Gul Ahmed Energy Ltd. (GAEL) · Oil · 136 MW · Sindh
- Kanupp · Nuclear · 137 MW · Balochistan
Location
Coordinates 24.904919, 66.975936 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is SITE?
SITE is a 86.4 MW gas power plant in Sindh, Pakistan, commissioned in 2009.
Who operates SITE?
SITE is operated by Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC).