[14] Most of the coal used for the power plant will be imported from Indonesia, with South Africa and Australia identified as suitable supplemental suppliers.

[15] Indonesia is identified as a primary source for its high quality coal, reliable production, and short transit times to Pakistan.

[16] Coal from Pakistan's own Thar coalfield was found to contain excessive amounts of sulfur and lime, and was not deemed to be of high enough quality for the project.

The plants were built on a "Build-Own-Operate" basis,[20] and is to be operated by the Port Qasim Energy Holding,[21] a firm jointly financed by Qatar's Al-Mirqab Capital and China's Power Construction Corporation, a subsidiary of Sinohydro Resources Limited.

[23] The Government of Pakistan will be contractually obliged to purchase electricity from the plants for thirty years at a cost of 8.12 US cents per unit.