Staff Reporter
Islamabad
Qasim Coal Power Plant, invested and constructed by Power Construction Corporation of China, has generated more than 5 billion kWh in 2020, setting a record for the annual cumulative power generation since the plant was put into operation. According to Gwadar Pro, in 2020, as on July 14 the annual generating capacity of Qasim Plant reached 5 billion kilowatts earlier than usual. The 2018 cumu-lative power generation reached this node in early October of that year, and in 2019 it was moved for-ward to August 27th. Impacted by Covid-19 pandemic, national economy has been stuck. Under the severe context, Qasim Plant generated more than 2.264 billion kWh in the first quarter of 2020, an increase of 455 million kWh over the same period last year. On May 22, 2020 annual power generation of the power station reached 3.5 billion kWh, and the cu-mulative power generation since its commissioning exceeded 20 billion kWh. As of June 10, the cumu-lative annual power generation of Kasim Power Station exceeded 4 billion kWh.
