Lucky Cement approves 3.2MTPA Karachi plant expansion

According to a stock exchange notification, the board of Lucky Cement Limited LUCK approved projects adding 3.20 million tons per annum of production capacity at its Karachi plant. The brownfield expansion will be integrated with a cement grinding facility being installed at the site.

Once the projects are complete, installed cement capacity at Karachi is expected to reach 8.55 MTPA. Together with capacity at the Pezu plant, Lucky Cement’s total capacity in Pakistan is expected to be 18.80 MTPA. Commercial operations at the Karachi expansion are estimated to start by December 2027.

The board also approved energy projects at both sites. The company expects renewable energy capacity for its cement operations to reach 221.6MW after completion, enough to meet about 60% of energy requirements, including those of the new Karachi expansion.

Following the Karachi project and an ongoing expansion at Nyumba Ya Akiba, Lucky Cement’s consolidated production capacity across Pakistan and overseas operations is expected to be 26.65 MTPA.