On July 14, 2017, #1 Gas Turbine of the Pakistan Balloki 1223MW Combined Cycle Project contracted by HEI was successfully synchronized for Power Generation. The unit was running stably with all parameters meeting contract requirement.

The EPC contract for Pakistan Balloki Combined Cycle Power Plant with 9H class gas turbine was signed between HEI and the National Power Parks Management Company (pvt) Ltd. — a company controlled by the Pakistan government on November 2, 2015. The project site is located about 65 kilometers southwest of Lahore, Punjab Province. The installed gross capacity is 1,223MW. The gas turbines are 9HA class purchased from GE. The plant is equipped with two 9HA turbines, two heat recovery boilers and one steam turbine generator unit. The EPC contract scope includes the supply, design, civil construction, installation, commissioning, trial operation, testing, training, technical services, etc. of the main equipment and BOP equipment.

Since the Balloki Project was started, the HEI project team has made elaborate plans, seriously and systematically managed the project and scientifically carried out the construction. #1 Gas Turbine of the Pakistan Balloki project was placed in position successfully on May 2, 2017 and #2 Gas Turbine was placed in position successfully on May 25, 2017. The 500KV Switch Station was successfully completed for back-feed power on June 20, 2017 and #1 Gas Turbine was successfully ignited for the first time on July 6, 2017. It took only 66 days from when #1 Gas Turbine was placed in position to when it was successfully ignited and it took only 74 days from when #1 Gas Turbine was placed in position to when it was synchronized for power generation. It took only 16 days from when #1 Gas Turbine received back-feed power to when it was successfully ignited and it took only 24 days from when #1 Gas Turbine received back-feed electric power to when it was synchronized for power generation. All the above have broken the world records of the gas-steam combined cycle project of the same level.