Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Inspects HEI Bhikki 1180MW Combined Cycle Power Plant

Time:2017-02-10

On

Feb. 8, 2017, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan paid a visit to the site of the Bhikki 1180MW

Combined Cycle Power Plant Project constructed

by HEI as the EPC contractor. Mr. Shahbaz Sharif, Chief Minister of Punjab

Province, some important officials from the Ministry of

Planning and Development as well as the Ministry of Electric Power of Pakistan

accompanied the Prime Minister during the inspection.

At

Bhikki site, Prime Minister Mr. Sharif listened to the project progress

reported by the First Thermal Power Division. After that, he went to the PEECC

of GT #1 and in person pressed the activation button for GT #1 cranking.

Therefore, together with his delegation, Mr. Sharif witnessed this significant

Milestone for Bhikki Project, which is the high speed cranking of GT #1 at

735rpm.

After

the inspection, Prime Minister Sharif had a cordial conversation with Qu Aimin, President of

HEI, to thank HEI for its efforts in the Project.

In

the following press conference,

Prime Minister Sharif made an important speech. First he highly evaluated the

highly efficient and high-quality execution of the Bhikki Project and praised

HEI for its long-term important contributions to electric power constructions

in Pakistan. The Prime Minister pointed out that the construction speed of the

Bhikki Project was unparalleled in Pakistan and even the rest of the world. Once completion, the Bhikki Combined Cycle

Power Station will greatly alleviate the power shortage in Pakistan, reducing

power costs, leading Pakistan's electric power development in the right

direction. Finally, Prime Minister Sharif expressed his ardent expectation of the following execution of the Bhikki Project,

saying that he hoped to be present at the site to witness the historic moment

of the project's synchronization to

the grid.