KARACHI: Kot Addu Power Company Limited (KAPCO) has signed a Tri-Partite Power Purchase Agreement (TPPA) with Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA-G) and National Grid Company of Pakistan Limited (NGCPL). The development was disclosed in a notice to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday.
Last month, on May 20th, The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) approved the tripartite agreement, governing electricity sales from KAPCO’s 1,600 MW power plant in Kot Addu, Punjab. According to KAPCO’s notice, NEPRA granted approval of the TPPA on May 19, 2025, subject to certain conditions being met.
The conditions include conducting an Initial Capacity Test (ICT) and Heat Rate Test (HRT) to benchmark efficiency, with an independent engineer evaluating and determining Simple Cycle Efficiency/Heat Rate numbers. Once these requirements are fulfilled, the TPPA will become effective for the operational phase of the power plant.
Meanwhile, NEPRA had granted a provisional tariff to KAPCO on a Take-or-Pay basis last month after a public hearing on April 8, 2025. Incorporated in 1996, KAPCO operates a multi-fuel fired power station with the capacity of 1,600 MW, selling electricity to the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) under a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA).
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