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Power Plants in Pakistan

Pakistan has 62 power plants on the map, adding up to about 21 GW of capacity. By number of plants, the most common type is oil. Below: the full fuel mix and the country’s biggest stations. From the WRI Global Power Plant Database, snapshot 2026-06-23.

POWER PLANTS62

TOTAL CAPACITY21 GW

MOST COMMON FUELOil

By fuel

How Pakistan’s plants split by primary fuel, by number of stations, with total installed capacity for each.

Oil14 · 23% · 5 GW

Gas13 · 21% · 3 GW

Hydro13 · 21% · 8 GW

Wind7 · 11% · 506 MW

Coal7 · 11% · 3 GW

Solar6 · 10% · 678 MW

Nuclear2 · 3% · 1 GW

Largest power plants in Pakistan

The country’s biggest stations by installed capacity, with fuel and commissioning year where recorded.

3,478 MWTarbelaHydro

1,450 MWGhazi BarothaHydro2003

1,368 MWKot Addu Power Company ltd.Hydro

1,330 MWChasnuppNuclear

1,320 MWPort Qasim EPC power stationCoal2018

1,320 MWSahiwalCoal2017

1,292 MWHub Power ProjectOil1977

1,260 MWBin QasimOil

1,000 MWManglaHydro

586 MWUch Power LimitedGas2000

404 MWUch-II Power ProjectGas2014

400 MWQuaid-e-AzamSolar2015

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