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Power Plants in Pakistan

Pakistan has 120 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 35th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and 0.4% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 68 operating and 45 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 44.4 GW across 68 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Bunji hydroelectric plant (7.1 GW).

The largest owner-operators are Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (27), China Three Gorges CORP (CTG) (13) and Northern Power Generation Company Ltd (5) — Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority alone is named on 23% of them. Half of Pakistan's power plants in service predate 2012 (median commissioning year of the 68 with a known date), 27 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Warsak hydroelectric plant, dating from 1960. 45 are in the pipeline, led by Bunji hydroelectric plant (7.1 GW), under construction. They account for 40% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Pakistan.

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120
Power Plant in Pakistan
#35
of 155 countries
44.4 GW
Operating capacity
45
In construction / proposed

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Largest power plants in Pakistan

Who owns Pakistan's power plants

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

When they were built

Median commissioning year 2012 · oldest Warsak hydroelectric plant (1960) · newest Sukkur solar farm (2024) · 68 of 120 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

How Pakistan compares · power plants by country

Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Pakistan?
OverWatts maps 120 power plants in Pakistan — 0.4% of the world's mapped total, the 35th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Pakistan?
Bunji hydroelectric plant, at 7.1 GW.
How much power-generation capacity do Pakistan's power plants have?
About 44.4 GW operating across 68 plants, with a further 45.2 GW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
Who owns the power plants in Pakistan?
Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority is named as owner or operator on the most — 27 of 120 (23%). Next are China Three Gorges CORP (CTG) (13), Northern Power Generation Company Ltd (5) and China Three Gorges South Asia Investment LTD (CSAIL) (3).
How old are Pakistan's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 2012, across the 68 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Warsak hydroelectric plant (1960); 27 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Pakistan?
45 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Bunji hydroelectric plant (7.1 GW), Diamer Basha hydroelectric plant (4.5 GW) and Yulbo hydroelectric plant (2.8 GW).

Other asset classes in Pakistan

Pipeline 67Cement Plant 32Oil & Gas Field 24LNG Terminal 14Coal / Uranium Mine 10Iron & Steel Plant 8Chemical Plant 8Export Terminal 7Iron Ore Mine 5Refinery 4Interconnector 1

Power Plants in other countries

China 11,537United States 3,831India 1,675Brazil 879Spain 653Australia 615Philippines 489Russia 461Canada 452Vietnam 392Japan 387Germany 335