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Lal Pir Power

Pakistan

The 1656th largest power station in the world

362 MW · Capacity

The Lalpir Power Complex, (Urdu) is a defunct power plant complex located in Mehmood Kot, District Muzaffargarh, Punjab, Pakistan. It comprised two power plants: Lalpir Power and Pakgen Power, both of which were established in 1994 and remained active until 2024, when the Government of Pakistan prematurely terminated its energy purchase agreement amid concerns about coercion and threats to file corruption cases against IPP owners should they seek international arbitration. It was incorporated in 1994. Lal Pir 1 produces 362 MW of electricity whereas Lal Pir 2, which is also known as PakGen Power, produces 365MW of electricity. It is owned by Nishat Group. It is listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.

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