Energy Projects...Updates

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HUBCO Coal Power Plant ... 1320 MW

 

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The 1,230 MW Haveli Bahadur Shah RLNG Power Plant has successfully completed its critical reliability test run.

New turbines pass critical test at RLNG plant

ISLAMABAD: One of the new RLNG power plants the government is relying on has successfully completed its critical reliability test run, according to a press release. The plant is located in Haveli Bahadur Shah of Jhang district.

The project is expected to add up to 1,230 megawatts (MW) to the national grid — enough to meet the needs of 2.5 million households.

SEPCOIII, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Power Construction Corporation of China, is the engineering, procurement and construction contractor for the project.

 

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its really great time man we have so many power plants upcoming this year . its again the surplus year . now we need to invest in transmission lines

 

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$260m accord inked with ADB to improve power transmission network

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday signed loan/project agreement worth $260 million for the Second Power Transmission Enhancement Investment Programme (tranche-II).

Syed Ghazanfar Abbas Jilani, secretary of Economic Affairs Division (EAD), signed the loan agreement with Xiaohong Yang, country director of ADB. The ceremony was also attended by Werner E Liepach, the visiting director general for Central & West Asian Department (CWRD), ADB.

Under the Second Power Transmission Enhancement Investment Programme (multitranche financing facility), ADB will provide $810 million, in total, over the period of 10-years. It shall support the evacuation of new generation, including that from renewable, improvement of system reliability and power supply quality through reinforcement and improved monitoring and control. It shall also help improve the financial management, regulatory relations, planning, project management, and procurement capacities of the transmission system owner and operator, the National Transmission and Despatch Company Limited (NTDC), and the sector’s newly established commercial operator, the Central Power Purchasing Agency (Guarantee) Limited (CPPA-G). These investments will increase institutional efficiency, cost recovery, competition, transparency, and good governance within the power sector.

 

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South Korea Ambassador to Pakistan visits Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir to inspect the recently completed 147 Megawatts Patrind Hydro Power Plant built by a Republic of Korea Company.

 

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Ghazi Barotha Project

1410 MW Tarbela 4th Extension HydroPower Project.

 

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Govt, Chinese firm to sign contract on 20th

LAHORE: The federal government is likely to sign a contract agreement with a Chinese company by April 20 for laying the $2 billion Matiari-Lahore high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line.

China Electric Power Equipment and Technology Company Limited (CET) — a company owned by the State Grid Corporation of China — had started civil work on small scale at its own risk after the government issued a formal letter of interest (LOI) to it in February 2017. However, the contract agreement could not be signed due to various issues between the government and the company.

“We are very close to signing the contract agreement which will allow the company to formally launch civil works on laying the line along with construction of two convertor stations within a period of 27 months. The government wants this HVDC line ready in March, 2021 for the evacuation and transport more than 4,000 megawatts of electricity from the coal based plants in Thar, Port Qasim and Hub,” a senior official of the Power Division told Dawn on Saturday.

The 878km long transmission line is part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and is the country’s first project based on direct current (DC). Another similar 660kV HVDC line from Port Qasim to Faisalabad is also included in the list of the projects to be launched under CPEC.

“We were expecting signing of the contract agreement, which is ready on our part, on April 6 or 7 of this month. However, the Chinese wanted to have some more discussion with the Power Division on the date of starting construction work.”

 

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Neelum-Jhelum project starts power supply to national grid

LAHORE: Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project on Monday started providing electricity to the National Grid on trial basis.

The first unit is contributing 60MW electricity to the system and will generate electricity to its full capacity to the tune of 242MW within next two days. Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project, located in Azad Jammu & Kashmir, is scheduled to be inaugurated on 13th April. The project has four units with cumulative generation capacity of 969MW.

The first unit has started electricity generation followed by the second, third and fourth units at one month interval respectively. Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project is an engineering marvel with 90 percent of the project being underground in the high mountain areas. The project consists of three main components i.e. a dam, water-way system comprising 52km long tunnels and an underground power house. The project will provide about five billion low-cost hydel electricity to the National Grid every year.

Annual benefits of the project have been estimated at Rs55 billion. For optimal utilisation of water and hydropower resources in the country, Wapda has been implementing a two-pronged strategy for the purpose. Under the strategy, not only the under-construction projects are being completed in the shortest possible time but new projects are also being initiated in both water and hydropower sectors.

Wapda is trying its best to award contracts for Mohmand Dam and Diamer Basha Dam within a year to supplement significantly towards existing water storage and hydropower generation capacities in the country.

 

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SIALKOT - Chinese engineers have completed an eight megawatts Head Marala Power Project near Sialkot here. Provincial Minister for Local Bodies Punjab Mansha-Ullah Butt told the media here Sunday that the provincial government spent $35.38 million on this project under the supervision of Asian Development Bank (ADB). He said that Head Marala Power Plant would supply at least eight megawatts of electricity to the National Grid.

 

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TARBELA 5TH EXTENSION HYDROPOWER PROJECT

Location: Tarbela Dam (on Indus River), District: Swabi / Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.


Salient Features:

Dam Type....... Earth and Rock Fill Dam (Tarbela Dam)
Reservoir....... Tarbela Reservoir
Gross Storage Capacity...... 11.620 MAF (Original), 7.271 MAF (Reduced)
Live Storage Capacity......... 9.679 MAF (Original), 6.328 MAF (Reduced)
Power Generation.............. 1410 MW (Three units of 470 MW each)
Execution by......... WAPDA

Donor Agency World Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Financial Status Local (Rs. Million) .....FEC (Rs. Million)...... Total (Rs. Million)

Original PC-I Cost ........46,373.60 ..........35,988.00.............. 82,361.60

 

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who they are planning this
there is zero water in head Marla
first stop Indian dams on Pakistani water
shame on sleep of govt
tow canals from head Marla are dry from last several months and no one want to speak even a single word

 

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Prime Minister of Pakistan and Azad Kashmir Inaugurated 969 MW Neelum Jhelum Hydroelectric Project.(13-04-2018)

 

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Target solar, wind and hydro for future power generation: report

Villagers relax on a farm outside Sheikhupura next to their panels. Solar power is becoming increasingly common in rural areas of Pakistan that are not served by the national grid.—

ISLAMABAD: The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) sees plenty of scope for renewable energy in Pakistan while increasing energy security and improving energy access, but the country has no clear renewable energy target.

The political ambition to spur growth of renewable energy needs to be translated into a language understandable to investors, the Abu Dhabi based agency said, calling for a clear target to be set. The call comes in a comprehensive analysis of Pakistan’s energy sector, identifying key actions to accelerate renewable energy development.

According to the ‘Renewables Readiness Assessment’, a clear target needs to be set with specific obligations such as renewable portfolio standards, which tend to be more effective because they ensure measurability and are mandated by law.

This will assure investors that they are less vulnerable to changes in the political climate. For Pakistan, such targets imply the introduction of an act duly approved by the parliament, and this would require either a consolidated target or the assignment of renewable portfolio standards to distribution utilities, IRENA assessment says.

While hydropower has traditionally been the largest source of renewable energy in Pakistan — making up almost a third of electricity generation with 7.1 gigawatts of installed grid-connected capacity — IRENA’s assessment finds that the country has up to 60GW of economic and technical hydropower potential.

The assessment also identifies 50GW of theoretical wind potential in Sindh and Balochistan provinces and estimates that 25 million tonnes of biomass feed stocks from industrial and agricultural residue can be made available for use every year.

Pakistan’s demand for energy is increasing, said IRENA Director-General, Adnan Amin. “To meet this demand Pakistan has a tremendous opportunity to cost-effectively tap its abundant solar, wind and hydropower resource potential. Doing so would support national prosperity and job creation, while enhancing security of supply, improving access and moving Pakistan towards greater energy independence,” he said.

Minister for Power, Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari said in the report that the installed capacity of alternative and renewable energy sources in the power sector has already risen from 0.2 per cent in 2013 to 5.2pc of total installed capacity in 2018. Ongoing policy reforms, regulatory transformations, infrastructure development and investment incentives aim to ensure clean, cheap and continuous supply that includes a steadily growing share of renewable energy.

 

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Bhikki Power Plant Running at Complex Load of Gross 1175 MW. The Plant will start commercial operation very soon.The Plant will provide electricity to more than ten millions People of Pakistan very soon.

 

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The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved Rs 474 billion for the construction of Diamer-Bhasha Dam to help the country tackle two major issues—water shortage and power generation.

The Ecnec meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, approved the much-awaited funding for the project. The delay was due to reluctance from international financial institutions and China. The project is expected to complete in five years.

As per proposed plan, the dam will have a 6.4 million acre foot (MAF) live storage capacity and installed power capacity of 4,500 MW. After completion, the project will increase national water storage capacity of Pakistan from 38 days to 45 days and will enhance life span on downstream reservoirs including Tarbela Dam.

Regarding funding, the government will provide fund from the budget and Wapda will arrange commercial financing. A sizable amount will be allocated in the upcoming budget for the construction of the dam.

Past governments in 17 years had performed the ground-breaking ceremony of the project but civil work was not initiated due to lack of funding.