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Hydel Power: Chinese team to visit on Aug 10

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120 megawatt (MW) hydel power project to be set up at Taunsa Barrage.
LAHORE:
A team of Chinese experts will reach Lahore on August 10 to prepare a feasibility report for a 120 megawatt (MW) hydel power project at Taunsa Barrage.
This was stated by the Energy Secretary Jehanzeb Khan on Saturday during a meeting with the chief minister. Khan said that the government was also working on projects in six districts to generate power using wind.
Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif told participants that several 50 MW plants, which will generate energy using coal, will be set up in industrial estates through public private partnership. He constituted a committee, that is to be headed by the Planning and Development chairman, and told him to submit, in two days, a report on small power projects in the private sector.
 
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Cold feet: Setbacks in Diamer-Bhasha funding

ISLAMABAD: In a major setback for the $11.5 billion Diamer-Bhasha Dam project, all foreign lenders have expressed reluctance to provide finances and have, instead, offered to fund the 4,320-megawatt Dasu hydropower project.
According to reports, the Indian lobby in Washington is vigorously working against the funding of the Diamer-Bhasha Dam, forcing the US and other donors to link its assistance for the Pakistani project with a No Objection Certificate (NoC) from New Delhi – given India’s claims that the Dam is located in the disputed territory of Gilgit-Baltistan. Washington had earlier agreed to fund the project on the condition of approval from the US Congress.
The World Bank, on the other hand, already refused to extend finances for the Diamer-Bhasha Dam, linking the financing of the multi-billion dollar project with Indian concurrence.
Meanwhile, Pakistan and India have also been locked in a legal battle over the Baglihar Dam since several years, while a case over the Kishanganga Dam is ongoing in an international court.
Dasu Hydropower project
The Dasu hydropower project is located in Kohistan district, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, and is situated seven kilometres upstream of Dasu village on the Indus River and 74km downstream of the Diamer-Bhasha.
According to officials, a recent meeting, held with all international donors including the Asian Development Bank (ADB), had discussed whether donors should provide funding for the Diamer-Bhasha Dam or the Dasu hydropower project first.
Officials of the water and power ministry have said the Diamer-Bhasha is at an advance stage, with land being acquired for construction.
“Work on Dasu Dam is not at the same stage; therefore, the government wants donors to extend financing for the 4,500-megawatt Diamer-Bhasha Dam,” sources quoted water and power ministry officials as saying.
When contacted, the spokesperson for the water and power ministry failed to respond, saying the issue was related to the water wing.
Developing consensus
Earlier, the ADB had pledged it would act as the government’s investment banker in raising money from international capital markets.
However, it had asked the government of Pakistan to pass a resolution in the National Assembly in favour of constructing the Diamer-Bhasha Dam so that it would not meet the fate of the Kalabagh Dam.
The government had even received the approval of the Council of Common Interest (CCI), represented by all provinces, to develop a consensus on the project.
 
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You just see The Construction will Start ASAP because they trying for this one very hardly:yahoo:
 
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Pakistan left with no option but to pledge Wapda assets

ISLAMABAD: In a massive blow, the leading donor for the Bhasha Dam, the Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) has informally reversed its commitment to finance the project, top officials in EAD, Wapda, finance and water and power ministries told The News.

This has left Pakistan in the lurch and now the authorities concerned are going to put their heads together to find out alternatives to raise funds for the most important water and power project of Pakistan.

A Wapda spokesman confirmed that the critical funding issue had emerged as a stumbling block in the project and alternative options would soon be considered to raise a massive $12 billion for the dam.

An official said that the ADB Director General for Central and West Asia Klaus Gerhaeusser held separate meetings with the Federal Water and Power Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar, Wapda Chairman Shakil Durrani and other officers concerned in June 2012. The issue discussed in the meetings was none other than the lead financing role that the ADB had committed to play for Bhasha Dam Project.

“It was evident from the tone of Mr Klaus that there was a change in the ADB’s stance and that for now the bank was not ready to support the construction of the dam,” the official disclosed.

ADB President Harihiku Kuroda early this year also expressed ‘reservations’ on providing funds for the project until a ‘broader donors’ coalition’ which included the World Bank was formed and the so-called ‘safeguards’ were adhered to.

As a matter of fact, both the ADB’s president and the director general for central and west Asia appeared to be unsympathetic towards financing the project, the sources revealed.

To this effect, a brain-storming session under the chairmanship of Minister of Water and Power Ch Mukhtar Ahmad may be held on August 13. Another crucial meeting is also scheduled in the Planning Commission on August 15 where top officials of all the ministries and departments concerned would participate.

The sources said that the proposals would be under consideration to securitise the assets of Wapda such as Ghazi Barotha Hydropower project or other vital assets to raise the needed funds.

However, if this proposal is implemented, the cost of hydel electricity would increase manifold, but the nation needs to be ready for this sacrifice for the huge objective to continue building Diamer-Bhahsa Dam.

The project is located on Indus River in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province. It is a multi-purpose project that will store water for agriculture, mitigate floods and provide low-cost hydel electricity. On completion, the project will store 8.1 million acre feet of water and generate 4,500MW electricity, contributing about 19 billion units to the national grid per annum. The annual benefits of the project have been estimated at Rs2 billion.

In the present context, Diamer-Bhasha Dam has become an issue of life and death for 180 million people of Pakistan. Earlier, the World Bank (WB) had also brazenly refused to fund the project saying the site of the proposed project is in the disputed territory of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB).

The bank later linked its willingness to fund the project in case Pakistan gets a no objection certificate from India.

The ADB has let Pakistan down and wasted crucial four years of the country in implementation of the project. Though the ADB has yet to convey its refusal officially, the dillydallying tactics on the part of the bank have not only caused an escalation in the project cost by another whopping $2 billion (at the rate of $500 million per annum), but also deprived Pakistan of $8 billion in terms of annual benefits of the project (at the rate of $2 billion per annum) over a period of the last four years.

Chairman of the executing agency of Diamer-Basha Dam Project, Wapda, Shakil Durrani in a latest communication to the Ministry of Water and Power opined that the ADB was playing games and moving close to the World Bank position on the project, and had requested the government to approach the time-tested friend China for financing the project.

The sources privy to the development have disclosed to ‘The News’ that Mr Durrani discussed the matters relating to the financing of Diamer-Basha Dam Project with the three leading Chinese firms during his recent visit to China the last week of July 2012. The firms expressed their willingness to arrange funds for the project.

In addition to the formation of a broader donors’ coalition, the alleged un-resolved issue raised by the ADB mainly includes getting of an NOC from India, the reported absence of the budgetary space with the government of Pakistan for financing the land acquisition and resettlement cost of the dam, the likely financial stress due to the start of projects other than Diamer-Basha Dam, the reported need for national consensus on the dam as the so-called reservations carry no weight, as those are either illogical or merely lame excuses to finally refuse the funding already committed by the ADB for the project.

It may not be out of place to mention that the ADB’s senior officials have committed support for the project at least four times during last four years. In December 2011, the ADB agreed to provide grant for technical assistance for conducting due diligent studies of the project.
 
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Dam funding


THE country’s perennial water shortages notwithstanding, there is little evidence of a concerted push by the state towards speeding up projects that could contain the crisis. On Friday, a Senate Standing Committee on Water and Power said that the World Bank would rather fund the Dasu power project in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa than the Diamer-Bhasha dam in Gilgit-Baltistan on account of India’s objections rooted in Gilgit-Baltistan’s territorial status. This reported preference appeared acceptable to the presiding senator but not to the Wapda chairman who emphasised that the Bhasha dam would remain a priority. Both stances have merit — alternative projects should not be rejected if there are difficulties in undertaking others, while Bhasha, which would be the first mega dam after Tarbela was completed in 1976 and would generate 4,500MW of electricity, is of primary importance.

However, the core problem, that of debilitating water scarcity, is glossed over in such a debate. India has not made its objections formal, and in any case its concerns are hardly tenable when its own water security is not threatened by the Bhasha project. It is important, then, to look at other factors which may be causing potential donors to blink, and hampering the government’s plans. The apparent absence of a comprehensive business plan, with the names of all donors and lenders, comes immediately to mind. How does Pakistan propose to fund the huge venture of at least $12bn? The government is still looking around to complete a consortium of committed financiers, while interested parties willing to invest in the costly project are concerned that a partnership of public and private entities including governments, banks, investors, lending agencies, etc. has yet to take shape. It is only the active pursuance of such a plan that will send out the right signals so that even dithering financiers can shake off third-party objections and place confidence in the government’s intentions. Doubts have been cast on the capacity of the authorities, right from the Planning Commission to the Ministry of Finance, to see the project through. But the cost of not doing so can prove heavy for the country in the long run.
 
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Dam funding


THE country’s perennial water shortages notwithstanding, there is little evidence of a concerted push by the state towards speeding up projects that could contain the crisis. On Friday, a Senate Standing Committee on Water and Power said that the World Bank would rather fund the Dasu power project in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa than the Diamer-Bhasha dam in Gilgit-Baltistan on account of India’s objections rooted in Gilgit-Baltistan’s territorial status. This reported preference appeared acceptable to the presiding senator but not to the Wapda chairman who emphasised that the Bhasha dam would remain a priority. Both stances have merit — alternative projects should not be rejected if there are difficulties in undertaking others, while Bhasha, which would be the first mega dam after Tarbela was completed in 1976 and would generate 4,500MW of electricity, is of primary importance.

However, the core problem, that of debilitating water scarcity, is glossed over in such a debate. India has not made its objections formal, and in any case its concerns are hardly tenable when its own water security is not threatened by the Bhasha project. It is important, then, to look at other factors which may be causing potential donors to blink, and hampering the government’s plans. The apparent absence of a comprehensive business plan, with the names of all donors and lenders, comes immediately to mind. How does Pakistan propose to fund the huge venture of at least $12bn? The government is still looking around to complete a consortium of committed financiers, while interested parties willing to invest in the costly project are concerned that a partnership of public and private entities including governments, banks, investors, lending agencies, etc. has yet to take shape. It is only the active pursuance of such a plan that will send out the right signals so that even dithering financiers can shake off third-party objections and place confidence in the government’s intentions. Doubts have been cast on the capacity of the authorities, right from the Planning Commission to the Ministry of Finance, to see the project through. But the cost of not doing so can prove heavy for the country in the long run.

Why they can't they bring all business man on the desk. And use them for this, e.g. Cemet from Miyan Mansha, use people/army for patioticzim, Nawaz Shareef for Iron for the Dam and so o on.. I don't believe on projects completes with finance. I believe on only one thing, this is courage, commitment which make wonders. Finance is important but that is only from saving. But how our corrupt politicians will understand this small fact?

And last not least, beggar is always a beggar, if wanna move on, and grow then become self sufficient.
 
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Jabban project to be completed by March 2013
LAHORE: The 22 megawatts (MW) Jabban hydropower project, located in Malakand division of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa will start feeding electricity by March 2013, contributing 122 million units of low-cost electricity to the national grid, according to Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) Chairman Raghib Abbas.
During a meeting with a delegation of AFD, the French Development Agency, headed by their Country Director Nicolas Fornage at Wapda house, he said that Wapda is committed to optimum utilisation of water and hydropower resources in the country by constructing large, medium and small-sized projects. In addition to utilising local funds, the support by international financial institutions is also vital for completion of these projects, he added. Abbas, thanking the AFD for providing 25 million euros for the Jabban hydropower project, expressed hope that mutual cooperation will further extend to other projects as well.
Fornage appreciated the efforts made by Wapda in completing the Jabban hydropower project and assured that the cooperation between AFD and Wapda will continue for future projects. He said that the AFD agrees, in principle to launch appraisal mission for providing 10 million euros for Munda Dam project and another 2.5 million euros for capacity building of Wapda.
 
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200KV micro hydropower station opened

CHITRAL: Inauguration ceremony of 200 kilowatts (KV) micro hydropower house was held at Bumbureet of Kalash Valley, constructed by Sarhad Rural Support Programme (SRSP) with the financial aid of Australian government.

Rural Support Programme Network (RSPN) Chief Executive Officer Miss Shandana Khan was chief guest while SRSP Chief Executive Shahzada Masoodul Mulk and a foreign journalist were present on the occasion.

Addressing the occasion Mulk said Australian government donated Rs 20 million grants for construction of this 200 KV power house.

Its beneficiaries are 800 and it is a social enterprises base project. Local community will take over the power house and will be responsible for its maintenance. Around Rs 2,000 will be charged per consumer for meter and connection fee.

Former Nazim of the Union Council Abdul Majeed Qureshi thanked SRSP for launching this power house, which was a long-awaited demand of these people. He demanded for launching more developmental schemes in this neglected area.

Oborne also thanked Australian government for funding this project which will bring positive changes in the lives of the local people.

Elites of the area also highly hailed efforts of SRSP for construction of power house as in past the area was deprived from electricity and people of the area were facing numerous problems due to non-availability of power supply.
 
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200KV micro hydropower station opened

CHITRAL: Inauguration ceremony of 200 kilowatts (KV) micro hydropower house was held at Bumbureet of Kalash Valley, constructed by Sarhad Rural Support Programme (SRSP) with the financial aid of Australian government.

Rural Support Programme Network (RSPN) Chief Executive Officer Miss Shandana Khan was chief guest while SRSP Chief Executive Shahzada Masoodul Mulk and a foreign journalist were present on the occasion.

Addressing the occasion Mulk said Australian government donated Rs 20 million grants for construction of this 200 KV power house.

Its beneficiaries are 800 and it is a social enterprises base project. Local community will take over the power house and will be responsible for its maintenance. Around Rs 2,000 will be charged per consumer for meter and connection fee.

Former Nazim of the Union Council Abdul Majeed Qureshi thanked SRSP for launching this power house, which was a long-awaited demand of these people. He demanded for launching more developmental schemes in this neglected area.

Oborne also thanked Australian government for funding this project which will bring positive changes in the lives of the local people.

Elites of the area also highly hailed efforts of SRSP for construction of power house as in past the area was deprived from electricity and people of the area were facing numerous problems due to non-availability of power supply.
 
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Neelum Jhelum project: Planning Commission proposes share float to raise funds

ISLAMABAD: The Planning Commission (PC) has proposed that the 969-megawatt Neelum Jhelum hydropower project can be registered as a public limited company – a move that will pave the way for floating its shares in the open market to raise funds and complete the project.
The proposal comes in the face of a sharp increase in project cost, which has jumped 225% to Rs274.8 billion against earlier estimates of Rs84.5 billion because of years of delay.
According to sources, the energy wing of PC has given the suggestion that the Neelum Jhelum project should be converted into a public limited company for issuing its shares in the open market. It also pointed out that rupee component of the project could be arranged through a cash development loan instead of grant from the government.
Earlier, the Ministry of Water and Power – the sponsors of the project – had informed the PC that Exim Bank of China and the Kuwait Fund were willing to finance the project.
When approached, Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Company Managing Director Lieutenant General (Retired) Muhammad Zubair confirmed that the PC had advised the government to register the project as a public limited company for floating its shares. In this regard, he said, the finance department of the company was working on the programme.
He said the government was close to striking a loan deal with Exim Bank of China, adding the bank would provide $448 million for the project. In addition to this, tunnel boring machines are being installed at the project site and they will start working in October.
A water and power ministry official, however, stressed that it would be difficult to generate funds by floating shares of the project. “Neelum Jhelum hydropower plant is scheduled to be completed in 2016 and investors would not like to invest in shares over the long term,” he added.
The PC’s energy wing has also raised questions over the project execution programme. It pointed out that the original project was approved on December 12, 1989 at a cost of Rs15.23 billion, but the cost was later revised upwards to Rs84.5 billion on February 28, 2002.
The energy wing also observed that the project was awarded to a Chinese firm without a firm commitment of financing from the donors.
At present, the project cost stands at Rs274.8 billion. It will be a novel hydropower project, which will generate electricity at a higher cost of over Rs10 per unit against existing cost of 16 paisa per unit through hydel resources.
Consumers will also pay the price of delay and inefficiency as the government has planned to arrange 40% of the total project cost through a levy on energy. At present, the consumers are paying a surcharge of 10 paisa per unit which amounts to Rs6 billion per year.
Neelum Jhelum is a strategic project initiated by the government to secure water rights over Neelum River, where India is also constructing Kishan Ganga Dam.
Pakistan and India are also engaged in a legal battle in the International Court of Arbitration, which has granted a stay order against construction of Kishan Ganga Dam.
 
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