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===Karachi power station===
In April 2015 China Daily reported that that Sinohydro Resources, a subsidiary of Power Construction Corp. of China Ltd. (commonly known as Power China) had signed a joint venture with Al Malaki Group of Qatar to build the 1,320 MW [[Karachi power station]]. Under the agreement, the venture will be a 51:49 arrangement, with Sinohydro owning the larger share. The project will include the construction of a new port for coal delivery. The project is part of China's the "One Belt, One Road" initiatives.<ref name=Daily>Du Juan, [http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/2015-04/10/content_20406053.htm "Company to build power station in Pakistan,"] China Daily USA, 10 April 2015</ref><ref>[http://www.nepra.org.pk/Licences/Licence%20Application/2014/Generation%20License%20Application%20of%20Port%20Qasim.pdf "Port Qasim EPC,"] Generation license application, Aug 13, 2014</ref>
===[[Port Qasim Datang power station]]===
In August 2016 K-Electric, Pakistan’s largest power utility, applied with the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) of Pakistan to develop a 2 x 350 MW coal-fired power project in Port Qasim, Karachi. The project is developed by K-Electric (51%) in partnership with Chinese groups China Datang (25%) and China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC, 24%). The plant would burn imported coal. K-Electric aims to commission the project by December 2020. Total investment is estimated at US$967 million.<ref>[http://www.enerdata.net/enerdatauk/press-and-publication/energy-news-001/pakistans-power-utility-k-electric-plans-700-mw-coal-fired-project_38027.html "Pakistan's power utility K-Electric plans 700 MW coal-fired project,"] Enerdata, Aug 25, 2016</ref><ref>[http://www.nepra.org.pk/Tariff/IPPs/003%20Coal/Datang%20Pakistan%20Karachi%20Power%20Generation%20(Pvt.)%20Limited/TRF-364%20DPKPG%20Approval%20Datang%20Pak%20Karachi%20Power%2011-08-2016%2011068-11070.PDF Approval of National Electric Power Regulatory Authority in the matter of Application of Datang Pakistan Karachi Power Generation (Pvt.) Limited (DPKPG) for Unconditional Acceptance of Upfront Coal Tariff for 2 x 350 MW Coal Power Plant at Port Qasim, Sindh], NEPRA, 11 Aug. 2016.</ref>
In October 2016 Abraaj Group agreed to sell its stake in K-Electric for US$1.77 billion to Shanghai Electric Power (SEP) of China. SEP will acquire a 66.4 per cent stake in K-Electric.<ref>[http://www.atimes.com/article/shanghai-electric-pay-us1-77b-pakistans-k-electric/ "Shanghai Electric to pay US$1.77b for Pakistan’s K-Electric,"] Asia Times, Oct 31, 2016</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-30/abraaj-to-sell-stake-in-pakistani-utility-for-1-77-billion|title=Shanghai Electric to Pay $1.8 Billion for Stake in K-Electric|last=Crofts|first=Dale|date=2016-10-30|newspaper=Bloomberg.com|access-date=2016-11-06}}</ref>
===Port Qasim SSRL power station===
