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2nd 9HA Gas Turbine of Balloki Power Project leaving GE factory, France.
The Balloki Power Plant is a 1,223 MW natural gas power plant currently under construction near Pattoki, Pakistan. Groundbreaking was commenced on November 11, 2015, and construction is scheduled for completion by December 2017.
The project will utilize regasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG) for fuel, with diesel as an alternate backup. A 40 kilometer long transmission line with a capacity of 500 kilo volts will also be constructed between the new plant and a grid station in southern Lahore.