JHANG: A significant milestone has been achieved at the Jhang 1263 MW thermal power plant in Pakistan. Operated by China Machinery Engineering Corp (CMEC), the plant’s turbine generator was successfully connected to the power grid for the first time in April 2023. The unit is operating smoothly, and all parameters are meeting the design requirements, laying a solid foundation for the next 168-hour reliability test run of the combined cycle section.
The Jhang project achieved Commercial Operation Dates (COD) for the two gas turbines in August last year. Since then, the project has completed the installation and commissioning of the main and auxiliary systems for the combined cycle section, the steam blowing of two heat recovery boilers, hot-state flushing, PPA8.2 testing, and now, the first turbine generator synchronisation to the power grid.
The synchronisation of the combined-cycle power generation unit with the power grid signifies that all equipment on the site has been put into normal operation.
“The next step will mainly involve adjusting the unit under different load conditions, optimising the system and its degree of automation, and conducting a 168-hour reliability test,” said He, the Operations Director of the project. “The entire project is marching closer and closer to COD.”
Last year, Punjab Thermal Power (Pvt) Ltd (PTPL), a government-owned company, signed a contract with CMEC to operate two thermal power plants in Punjab’s Jhang district. CMEC also served as the plants’ engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor.
