INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Bhikki Power Plant inauguratedLAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif has inaugurated the combined cycle
of 1180 MW Bhikki Power Plant in Mandi Bahauddin
his speech at the inaugural ceremony, Sharif stated: "Projects including Bhikki Power plant and Haveli Bahadur Shah were initiated in 2016
And today, Bhikki has been completed whereas Bahadur Shah plant is almost complete."Speaking upon the searing issue of loadshedding in the
country, the chief minister claimed: "After working tirelessly, there is no loadshedding during Ramazan this year
10,000 MW electricity has been added to the national grid under the PML-N government."Acclaimed to be the latest, the most contemporary and
vastly developed gas machinery in Pakistan, the 1180MW Bhikki Project is based on general electric 209HA combined cycle technology and has a
gross capacity of 1180 Megawatts.As per reports, the total cost of the project is 770 million USD
The power plant is also said to have the lowest power generation cost, saving in EPC cost Rupees 39 billion.
