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Eni to start supplying LNG to Pakistan in December

ISLAMABAD: Italian energy giant Eni will start supplying liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Pakistan in December this year, which will be provided to LNG-based power plants being set up in Punjab to tackle prolonged power outages.

According to an official, the LNG power plants have been delayed, providing some flexibility to the government in striking a gas supply contract with Eni.
He said the Italian company had won a long-term contract after offering some discount in the gas price. Eni came up with the offer in response to two tenders floated by Pakistan LNG Company for gas delivery.

One tender was for the short term of five years and the other was for long-term supplies over a period of 15 years. Around 15 companies participated in the short-term tender whereas five companies submitted bids for long-term supplies.

Two companies Gunvor and Eni were declared successful for quoting the lowest prices.

Gunvor quoted 11.62% of crude oil price for short-term LNG deliveries whereas Eni quoted 12.29% of crude oil price for long-term supplies.

This was the second LNG contract won by Gunvor. Earlier, it clinched a deal in response to Pakistan State Oil’s (PSO) tender of May 13, 2015 for import of 100 million cubic feet of LNG per day (mmcfd).

According to the official, Eni offered some concession and agreed to lower the price to 11.99% of crude oil rate compared to 12.29% quoted in the tender.

Following the discount offer, Pakistan LNG Company awarded the long-term LNG supply contract to Eni. Apart from the fresh tender, PSO has struck a long-term LNG supply agreement with Qatar at 13.37% of crude oil price for cargo deliveries over a period of 15 years.

Under this arrangement, PSO is regularly importing LNG from Qatar. Under short and long-term contracts, Pakistan will import one cargo every month.

Earlier, Pakistan LNG Company, set up by the government for gas imports, had hired services of an international consultant to evaluate the LNG prices quoted by Gunvor and Eni in response to the tenders.

The consultant suggested that Gunvor had quoted the price in line with the market trend, but Eni’s bid was higher for the long-term contract. After that, Pakistan LNG Company awarded the short-term contract to Gunvor, but stopped short of approving Eni’s bid.

Following this, Eni offered a discount and succeeded in winning the multibillion-dollar contract.Eni has now quoted the lowest price compared with the prices at which earlier LNG supply contracts were signed by PSO with Gunvor and Qatar.

Elaborating, a senior government official said Pakistan received attractive bids because of a very small number of tenders invited around the world.

Only Egypt floated three tenders, but awarded only one whereas two were scrapped. However, he said, “it is unlikely Pakistan could get a similar price offer in the future.”

“Pakistan is expected to save $500 million every year under the short-term LNG deal with Gunvor because of the low price,” an official said, adding Eni’s price was also lower compared to the price agreed with Qatar in the long-term deal.

 

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National grid to have additional 556.52MW solar energy by 2018


ISLAMABAD - Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) has issued seven Letters of Support (LoSs) and 17 Letters of Intent (LoIs) for various solar projects which will generate a total of 556.52 MW electricity.

Official sources told APP here on Friday that seven project were in process of achieving financial closing and would supply 72.52 MW electricity to the system by December 2017 and March 2018.

Similarly, they said, 17 solar power projects of 484 MW were at different stages of development and would be completed by 2018-19. As many as four solar projects of 400 MW capacity had already been operationalized.

It is also pertinent to mention here that in a landmark decision, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) had already approved the upfront tariff and adjustments/indexations for solar power generation for delivery of electricity to the power purchaser based on solar PV power plants.

The solar energy is clean, environment friendly and renewable and also provides benefit of carbon credits. The overall cost of project and generation cost is very much competitive. The sources said although the per MW cost of solar power is higher in the beginning but subsequent decline in cost made it financially viable solution in the medium term.

Its installation was also easy and quick and could play an important role for overcoming energy crisis, they said. They said low operation and maintenance cost of solar power project was an added advantage. It would help reduce reliance on external imports of fossil fuel, they said.

The sources said, in Pakistan, connecting far off villages to the national grid would be very costly, thus giving each house a solar panel would be cost efficient and would save investment in transmission lines and transmission losses.

They said solar power would facilitate the economy and industry of Pakistan due to its unique benefits and competitiveness.

Many countries USA, Germany, Australia, Brazil, UK, Japan, India, China and Thailand were now generating electricity in bulk through solar system, they said.

It is also worth mentioning here that Pakistan receives one of the best solar irradiation in the world and has a potential to generate over 2.324 million megawatts electricity per annum through solar thermal and photovoltaic systems but this potential is yet to be tapped. Solar irradiation in Pakistan and India stand at 1,900 (kWh/m2), against China's 1,500 and Germany's 1,200.

http://nation.com.pk/business/24-Jun...energy-by-2018

 

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Public-private sector power projects to add 2,000-MW electricity to system in KP: CM


SWAT: The Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pervez Khattak, said his government had revamped the public sector institutions, sensitized them to public service and ensured justice and transparency in the province.

He was addressing the inaugural ceremony of the 84-megawatt Gorkeen Mataltaan Hydro Power Project at Mataltaan here on Friday. The Chairman of PTI, Imran Khan, Provincial Minister for Energy, Muhammad Atif, members of the National and provincial assemblies, dignitaries and people of the area were present on the occasion.

Referring to his government’s efforts towards hydropower generation, Pervez Khattak said that 150 small hydel projects out of 356 had been completed while the rest would be completed by June next year.

He said that after completion of these projects one million people of the province would be extended uninterrupted power supply. He said that the public sector had executed schemes to produce 600 megawatts of electricity while the private sector schemes would produce 1,400 megawatts, and the system would have 2,000 megawatts of electricity through these projects.

The chief minister said he brought the infrastructure in the province in different sectors which had been lying unutilized to the level of full utilization and that was now visible.

He said his government had a developmental strategy of public welfare. The chief minister said the past rulers indulged in corruption and irregularities that rendered the public-sector institutions in total disarray.

These institutions had lost all the capacity to deliver and resultantly the poor was at the receiving end, he added. Pervez Khattak said he fine tuned the system having no room for the corrupt elements now.

The chief minister said that his government’s performance was so transparent that even the opposition could not raise an accusing finger at the KP government. Pervez Khattak said that in the past Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had an anti-investment environment because of corruption but the present government made a pro-investment environment and therefore the investors were flooding the KP in different sectors. The Chairman of PTI, Imran Khan, and Provincial Minister for Energy, Muhammad Atif Khan, also addressed the ceremony.

 

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Fourth nuclear power Unit-4 (C-4) with 340 Megawatt (MW) power generation capacity has been successfully connected to the national grid
Unit 4 at the Chashma nuclear power plant was connected to the grid on 29 June. The Chinese-supplied pressurised water reactor (PWR) - the country's fifth power reactor - is expected to start up by the end of August.
A ceremony was held on 1 July to mark the unit's grid connection, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced today. The ceremony was attended by representatives from the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission and CNNC.

 

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Pakistan to produce 2,050MW wind power

KARACHI: Wind power generation capacity in Pakistan increasing rapidly as 13 projects with a cumulative installed capacity of around 650 MW have been installed and commissioned whereas 25 projects with cumulative capacity of around 1400 MW are in various stages of implementation.

Pakistan is developing wind power plants in Jhimpir, Gharo, Keti Bandar and Bin Qasim in Sindh as the cheap and environmental-friendly wind energy is gaining popularity. Alternative Energy Development Board of Pakistan has identified two wind corridors (of Jhimpir and Gharo) in the province of Sindh while the estimated potential for these two corridors is more than 50,000 MW.

On Monday, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has granted another generation license to wind power plant.

The Nepra granted generation license to the Iran-Pak Wind Power (pvt.) Limited (IPWPPL) for its wind farm with installed capacity of 49.50 MW located at Tapo Junqshahi, District Thatta, Sindh.

Main sponsor of the project include SUNIR (Iran Power & Water Equipment and Services Export Company) of the Islamic Republic of Iran whereas the minor sponsors include the Planet Group and the Tufail group of Pakistan.

SUNIR is an Iranian group company, constituted of 24 independent companies involved in manufacturing of a wide range of different equipment & a rich experience of engineering services & consultancy in water & electricity industries. Since its establishment in 1994, SUNIR has successfully performed a wide range of activities in more than 18 countries.

Energy Department of Government of Sindh issued Letter of Intent (Lol) for development of the project and also allocated to the sponsors 1250 acres of land in the Jhimpir wind corridor at Deh Kohistan 7/3 Tapo Jungshahi, Taluka & District Thatta, in the province of Sindh for setting up an approximately 50.00 MW generation facility/Wind Power Plant/Wind Farm.

For the implementation of the project, the sponsors have incorporated a special-purpose vehicle (SPV) in the name of IPWPPL.

The proposed project is based on Renewable Energy (RE) source and does not cause pollution as in the case of conventional power plants. However, the Nepra considers that the construction and operation of the generation facility/Wind Power Plant/VVind Farm may cause soil pollution and noise pollution. In this regard, the IPWPPL also carried out the Initial Environment Examination and submitted the same for the consideration and approval of Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Government of Sindh while EPA has issued a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for the construction of the project.

The IPWPLL's wind power plant will achieve Commercial Operation Date by June 30,

2019 and will have a useful life of more than twenty (20) years.

 

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KPK: 4,320 MW Dasu Project work to start in a week

Stage-I to cost $4.2 billion; World Bank to provide $ 824 million credit while remaining amount to be arranged by Wapda, says its chairman.
4,320 MW-Dasu Hydropower Project is being constructed by Wapda on River Indus upstream of Dasu Town in Kohistan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The project will be completed in two stages – each stage having a generation capacity of 2,160 MW. Stage-I of Dasu Hydropower Project will be completed in almost five years and contribute more than 12 billion units per annul to the national grid.

 

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There are 2 separate projects being undertaken by Engro in Thar. One is coal mining being done by Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC) which needs to dig up to 150M and down to bring out coal and the other one is 660 MW Power Plant being done by Engro Powergen Thar Limited (EPTL) which will use this coal to generate electricity.

The reason why Power Project is taking so much time is because Engro has very strict HSE policies. I have met the chinese working on this project and according to them if Engro relaxes their HSE policy, chinese can easily complete this project way ahead of time. Both minning and power projects were designed in such a way that they both complete at the same time otherwise there will be wastage.

SECMC owns block 2 of Thar Coal Fields and apart from EPTL, one other company HUBCO is also setting up 330MW Power Project where as THAL Nova's 330MW Power Plant also has been approved and will start in few weeks. All the Power Plants being set up in Block 2 will use SECMC's coal and all are mine mouth Power Plants.

 

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Pakistan committed to early implementation of CASA-1000

DUSHANBE: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has reiterated commitment of Pakistan for early implementation of CASA-1000 project.

He was addressing the Quadrilateral Session of CASA-1000 conference in Dushanbe on Thursday, which was also attended by President of the host country, President of Afghanistan, and Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan.

The Prime Minister said Pakistan needs energy for its socio-economic development and run its industrial sector to its full potential. He said the project would help generate employment opportunities and uplift standards of living of people of Pakistan.

He expressed satisfaction that some of the world's leading manufacturers have expressed their keen interest to provide Converter Stations for CASA-1000.

He pointed out that tenders for transmission lines from Kyrgyzstan to Tajikistan and from Tajikistan to Afghanistan have been floated and are currently being evaluated.

The Prime Minister hoped that worked on the project would begin very soon.

Mian Nawaz Sharif described CASA-1000 as flagship project in the region connecting Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia to Afghanistan and Pakistan in South Asia through an electricity grid.

He said on its completion, Pakistan will get 1,000 MW and Afghanistan 300 MW electricity in summer time, from Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.

This project will help bring a number of economic, social and environmental benefits to member countries.

It will reduce the energy deficit, create jobs, improve trade and reduce carbon dioxide emissions thanks to the supply of clean energy. It will also contribute to regional integration.

The Prime Minister said the project is an important step toward realization of the planned Central Asia South Asia Regional Electricity Market.

It will be a good example of promoting cooperation between energy-deficient South Asia and energy-rich Central Asia.

He said CASA-1000 Power Project will not only bring revenues to Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan but will also mitigate electricity shortages in Pakistan and Afghanistan and increase the prospects for growth.

It will also be a source of revenue for Afghanistan opening up greater business and investment opportunities.

Earlier, Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani held an informal meeting in Dushanbe on Thursday.

Both leaders will hold one on one meeting later on Thursday.

A trilateral meeting of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan will also be held to discuss regional security and other issues of mutual understanding.

https://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/2017/07/pakistan-committed-to-early-implementation-of-casa-1000-pm/

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NTDC connects 147 MW Patrind Hydro Power plant to national grid.

LAHORE: The Patrind hydro-power plant has been connected toMuzaffarabad-II grid station through a 132 kV double circuit transmission line in AJK, said a spokesman for the National Transmission and Dispatch Company Limited (NTDC).

One unit of the plant started power generation on Tuesday and has been connected with the national grid. However, after completion of the testing process power generation will be increased to its optimal level.

The spokesman said that the 147 MW Patrind hydropower plant will benefit the areas of Hazara and AJK. A separate transmission line will also be connected with 220 kV Mansehra Grid Station, which will improve the voltage level and help reduce load-shedding in AJK and Hazara Division.

He said that the government was committed to eradicating load-shedding from the country and in this regard the NTDC has already provided transmission interconnection facilities to many power generation projects with their total installed capacity of 6,164 MW.

These projects include Bhikki 1,200 MW, Haveli Bahadur Shah 1,200 MW, Balloki 1,200MW, Sahiwal 1,320 MW, Chashma C3 and C4 680 MW, QuaideAzam, 400 MW (for the remaining 600 MW, a 220 kV transmission line and associated substation is already complete) and Renolia 17 MW.

During the current financial year, several 500 kV and 220 kV transmission line projects are at their advanced stages of construction. For instance, out of the total 1,123 km of 500 kV transmission lines of various projects, construction progress varies between from 60-90%.

These lines include Neelum-Jhelum to Domeli, 3rd Circuit Jamshoro-Moro-Dadu-Rahim Yar Khan, Balloki to New Lahore, Haveli Bahadur Shah of 2nd interconnection and Port Qasim to the connection point at NKI to Jamshoro line.

Transmission line to interconnect Neelum-Jhelum hydro-power project is 90% complete. Similarly, out of the total 614 km of 220 kV transmission lines of multiple projects construction progress ranges from 62- 98%.

The replacement of existing 220 kV transmission line to evacuate Tarbela Ext-4 (1410MW) power is currently under progress and shall be completed well before completion of the power plant extension project.

The spokesman further said that NTDC has substantially reinforced its network with 2000 MVA transformation capacity. This has been done by adding power transformers in newly constructed 220 kV Chishtian and 220 kV Gujrat substations along with augmenting of three 250 MVA transformers each at 500 kV Shiekh Muhammadi, 220 kV Burhan and 220 kV Ludewala substations.

All these additions and expansions have greatly contributed to alleviate the existing transmission system constraints and provide adequate room for serving additional demand on the system.

 

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Neelum–Jhelum Hydropower Plant | 969 MW

Transportation of Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM-S696) Main beam from Tunnel to outside

 

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so load shedding will be past in couple of years

 

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Karachi Electric (KE) has announced $1 billion investment in power generation and upgradation of transmission infrastructure.

KE will build a 900 MW power plant and upgrade associated transmission infrastructure. It will be the largest private sector investments of its kind in the country’s power sector.

 

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Neelum–Jhelum Hydropower Plant | 969 MW

 

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ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was informed on Wednesday that the 969MW Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project would become operational by March 31 next year.

Wapda chairman retired Lt Gen Muzammil Hussain briefed the committee that filling of the dam would start in October and the dry test of the turbine would be conducted in January next year, while the first unit would start power generation in February.

He said that excavation of 68-km-long tunnels had already been completed one month ahead of schedule.

He said major restructuring had been carried out in the detailed design of the project in the aftermath of the 2005 earthquake.

Mr Hussain said that the average annual water inflow in the country’s rivers was 145 million cusecs, but only 14m cusecs could be stored as the country had only two major reservoirs, adding that no reservoir had been built over the past 40 years.

He said that new dams would have to be constructed to store water and such dams could be built at Diamer, Akori, Mohmond and Dasu.

The PAC was informed that Wapda had been allowed to issue bonds in 1987 for the first time and 10 bonds had been issued between 1987 and 2004.

The committee was informed that Wapda issued Sukuk bonds worth Rs8 billion for Mangla Dam Raising Project in 2005 and bonds worth Rs144bn were issued in May 2017 for the Dasu dam.

Referring to the Kachhi Canal, the Wapda chairman said that Rs57bn had been spent on the project and another Rs45bn was required for completion of its first phase.

He assured the committee that the canal would start irrigating 72,000 acres in Dera Bugti district by December.

Responding to a question, Mr Hussain said that Wapda was paying annually Rs30-35bn in interest on various loans obtained for different projects while Rs35-40bn was being paid for retiring the actual loans.

The PAC directed Wapda to complete the Noulang and Dadu dams and canal project on a priority basis.

Water and Power Secretary Yousaf Naseem Khokhar informed the PAC that power sector recovery had jumped to 93 per cent.

 

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European Union is Funding 165 Micro Hydro-power Projects Worth €40 Million Euros in Malakand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan.

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