Uch Power Limited is a 586 MW gas power station in Balochistan, Pakistan. It is operated by IPP. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 660k homes (estimated). It ranks #35 of 122 Pakistan power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2000, it is around 26 years old — long-established. 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 WRI1001641.
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.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 586 MW, Uch Power Limited is well above the median gas plant in Pakistan (227 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). 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
- 3.7% of 15,945 MW across 31 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 9 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 IPP. All plants by this company →
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 28.6°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 92% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 16/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
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 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 #9 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
- Uch-II Power Project · Gas · 404 MW · Balochistan
- Walter Power Interenational Naudero-I · Gas · 101 MW · Sindh
- Engro Energy Ltd. Karachi · Gas · 227 MW · Sindh
- Habibullah Coastal Power ltd. Lahore · Gas · 140 MW · Balochistan
Location
Coordinates 28.5828, 68.1782 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Uch Power Limited?
Uch Power Limited is a 586 MW gas power plant in Balochistan, Pakistan, commissioned in 2000.
Who operates Uch Power Limited?
Uch Power Limited is operated by IPP.