Pakistan Lucky Cement Approves 3.2 Million Tons Per Year Expansion Project in Karachi

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On October 28, the board of directors of Pakistan's Lucky Cement approved a 3.2 million tons per year capacity expansion project at its Karachi cement plant, and simultaneously approved the construction of supporting energy facilities at the plant site. This expansion is a modification and expansion of the existing plant and will be integrated with the cement grinding facilities currently being installed. The company plans to commence commercial operations in December 2027. Upon completion of the expansion, the annual cement production capacity of the Karachi plant is expected to reach 8.55 million tons.

The approved capacity expansion project will be implemented in conjunction with the grinding system under construction at the plant. According to the company's notice submitted to the Pakistan Stock Exchange, the existing annual cement production capacity of the Karachi plant is approximately 5.55 million tons; after the new project is commissioned, together with the Pezu plant located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Lucky Cement's total cement production capacity in Pakistan is expected to reach 18.8 million tons per year.

The supporting energy projects have also been approved by the board. The Karachi plant plans to add wind power facilities with a total installed capacity of 22.5 MW and a 10 MW waste heat recovery power generation unit. The new wind power project is planned to enter commercial operation in the second quarter of fiscal year 2028, and the waste heat recovery power generation project is also scheduled for completion in the same quarter.

The Pezu plant has additionally been approved to build a 15 MW photovoltaic power station and a 15 MW battery energy storage system. The new photovoltaic project is planned to be commissioned in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2027. According to the configuration plan disclosed by the company, upon completion of the above energy projects, Lucky Cement's total installed capacity of renewable energy and waste heat power generation for cement production will reach 221.6 MW, which is expected to meet approximately 60% of energy demand, including the new production capacity in Karachi.