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SK Hydro also known as Suki Kinari Hydropower Plant, is an under construction, run-of-the-river hydropower project located on the Kunhar river in the Kaghan valley of Mansehra District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which has an installed generation capacity of 870 MW.
Project details
The dam will be constructed as a 54.5 meter high and 336 meter wide concrete gravity dam with 2 gated spillways. Four 218 MW turbines are to be installed as part of the project, and will generate approximately 870 MW of electricity in total. The project is one of Pakistan's largest private-sector power development project and is being constructed as part of the CPEC.
Construction of the dam will result in the formation of a 3.1 kilometer long reservoir with a capacity of 9 million cubic meters of water. It will not cause large scale displacement of populations as no villages or towns will be inundated by the resulting dam's reservoir, although a four kilometer section of the Kaghan-Naran highway will have to be diverted as a result of construction works and the resulting reservoir.
Accompanying transmission lines will be constructed by Pakistan's National Transmission and Dispatch Company, and is not considered complementary to the project, but is to be constructed separately from the dam itself.
Expected completion date for the dam is 2023.
The projected cost for the project was initially projected to be $1.314 billion, but as a result of devaluation of the Pakistani Rupee, the cost is now estimated to be $1.8 billion.
The Government of Pakistan has agreed to purchase electricity at a cost of 8.8415 US cents per kilowatt hour for the 30 years.
Project details
The dam will be constructed as a 54.5 meter high and 336 meter wide concrete gravity dam with 2 gated spillways. Four 218 MW turbines are to be installed as part of the project, and will generate approximately 870 MW of electricity in total. The project is one of Pakistan's largest private-sector power development project and is being constructed as part of the CPEC.
Construction of the dam will result in the formation of a 3.1 kilometer long reservoir with a capacity of 9 million cubic meters of water. It will not cause large scale displacement of populations as no villages or towns will be inundated by the resulting dam's reservoir, although a four kilometer section of the Kaghan-Naran highway will have to be diverted as a result of construction works and the resulting reservoir.
Accompanying transmission lines will be constructed by Pakistan's National Transmission and Dispatch Company, and is not considered complementary to the project, but is to be constructed separately from the dam itself.
Expected completion date for the dam is 2023.
The projected cost for the project was initially projected to be $1.314 billion, but as a result of devaluation of the Pakistani Rupee, the cost is now estimated to be $1.8 billion.
The Government of Pakistan has agreed to purchase electricity at a cost of 8.8415 US cents per kilowatt hour for the 30 years.
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KP to generate 100MW micro-hydropower projects
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to increase the number of micro hydropower generation projects to 1000, with total power generation capacity of 100 megawatts (MW).
The project, as informed by the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organisation (Pedo) Akbar Ayub Khan, would benefit a population of 1.0 million.
The Pedo took the initiative of sharing this project with Asian Development Bank (ADB), he said and added that the ADB had already hired consultants through a grant to Pedo to develop a robust business model for the projects and develop a sustainable framework so that Pedo could be able to implement these projects effectively. It has also offered to provide funding for the project, he added.
However, the Pedo has completed 88 of the 365 micro-hydropower projects started under a similar programme two years ago. The programme envisaged construction of 356 MHPs in 12 districts of the province where there is no access to electricity or experiences excessive loadshedding.
These are community-based projects being implemented through non-governmental organisations (NGOs) with the objective of providing access to energy at an affordable and low cost. These 356 projects are planned to generate a total of 35mw electricity benefitting 350,000 people and are being handed over to community-based organisations (CBOs) of the respective areas after completion.
Presently, a total of 88 projects have been completed which are providing cheap and uninterrupted electricity to rural population in the province. The projects include 12 projects of total capacity 580 KW in Abbottabad, 26 projects of 1035 KW in Battagram, 10 projects of 640 KW in Chitral, 18 projects of 580 KW in Swat, seven projects of 270 KW in Kohistan, eight projects of 250 KW in Shangla, four projects of 110 KW in Upper Dir and three projects of 100 KW Buner, the Pedo CEO further informed.
He said that the projects were providing electricity to households, schools, BHUs, mosques, shops, etc and overall economic activity in these areas has also increased.
Besides, the Pedo is also collaborating with ADB to fund one of its biggest projects to date, 300 MW in Balakot, Mansehra and the ADB has given its principled agreement to provide loan financing for the project under its Multi tranche Finance Facility (MFF). Total size of the MFF would be $2.0 billion, which will also include funding other hdyel power projects by Pedo besides Balakot, he said.
Akbar Ayub said that work on the public sector was already underway with eight projects of 270 MW at different stages of implementation and three of these projects of 56 MW capacity are expected to reach commercial operations by the end of this year.The Sarhad Rural Support Programme (SRSP) has also completed a number of micro hydel projects in Swat, Dir and Chitral districts and work on many is in final stages.
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to increase the number of micro hydropower generation projects to 1000, with total power generation capacity of 100 megawatts (MW).
The project, as informed by the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organisation (Pedo) Akbar Ayub Khan, would benefit a population of 1.0 million.
The Pedo took the initiative of sharing this project with Asian Development Bank (ADB), he said and added that the ADB had already hired consultants through a grant to Pedo to develop a robust business model for the projects and develop a sustainable framework so that Pedo could be able to implement these projects effectively. It has also offered to provide funding for the project, he added.
However, the Pedo has completed 88 of the 365 micro-hydropower projects started under a similar programme two years ago. The programme envisaged construction of 356 MHPs in 12 districts of the province where there is no access to electricity or experiences excessive loadshedding.
These are community-based projects being implemented through non-governmental organisations (NGOs) with the objective of providing access to energy at an affordable and low cost. These 356 projects are planned to generate a total of 35mw electricity benefitting 350,000 people and are being handed over to community-based organisations (CBOs) of the respective areas after completion.
Presently, a total of 88 projects have been completed which are providing cheap and uninterrupted electricity to rural population in the province. The projects include 12 projects of total capacity 580 KW in Abbottabad, 26 projects of 1035 KW in Battagram, 10 projects of 640 KW in Chitral, 18 projects of 580 KW in Swat, seven projects of 270 KW in Kohistan, eight projects of 250 KW in Shangla, four projects of 110 KW in Upper Dir and three projects of 100 KW Buner, the Pedo CEO further informed.
He said that the projects were providing electricity to households, schools, BHUs, mosques, shops, etc and overall economic activity in these areas has also increased.
Besides, the Pedo is also collaborating with ADB to fund one of its biggest projects to date, 300 MW in Balakot, Mansehra and the ADB has given its principled agreement to provide loan financing for the project under its Multi tranche Finance Facility (MFF). Total size of the MFF would be $2.0 billion, which will also include funding other hdyel power projects by Pedo besides Balakot, he said.
Akbar Ayub said that work on the public sector was already underway with eight projects of 270 MW at different stages of implementation and three of these projects of 56 MW capacity are expected to reach commercial operations by the end of this year.The Sarhad Rural Support Programme (SRSP) has also completed a number of micro hydel projects in Swat, Dir and Chitral districts and work on many is in final stages.
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PM Nawaz inaugurates 40MW coal-fired power project in Faisalabad
FAISALABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif inaugurated a 40MW coal-based power project at Sitara Chemical Industries Ltd here on Saturday.
The prime minister unveiled the plaque of the project that has been completed in 27 months period costing Rs3.5 billion.
The 40MW power plant is the largest of its kind in the industrial sector of Faisalabad. The plant's boiler is based on circulating fluidised bed combustion technology.
It is equipped with continuous emission monitoring system which monitors 24/7 the emission of the gases in the air to protect the environment.
In his address at the inauguration ceremony, the PM said previous governments must be called to account for energy and economic crises "that dragged the country into darkness".
“In 1960 we were ahead of South Korea in development. In 1990, we were the best in the region. In 1999, we were the top economy in South Asia but in 2013, we stood last,” he said.
He said the government is investing heavily in the energy sector to rid the country of energy deficit by 2018.
"Commissioning of this power plant is a step towards achieving self-reliance in power generation. Such initiatives by the private sector are extremely encouraging and will prove helpful in overcoming the energy shortage in the country," the PM said.
"A policy of energy mix that focuses on diverse sources of energy is earnestly pursued at the government level."
Since the opposition has started re-building pressure on the government over Panama Papers leaks, Model Town killings and corruption issues, the premier has also embarked on what analysts say a mass-contact drive and is frequently inaugurating different development schemes or announcing public welfare plans.
He inaugurated the construction of the Lahore Eastern Bypass at Kala Shah Kaku on the outskirts of the provincial capital a day earlier.
In Faisalabad, the prime minister was accompanied by Punjab Governor Malik Rafiq Rajwana, Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Asif, Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal, Minister for Commerce Khurram Dastgir and Minister for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali.
FAISALABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif inaugurated a 40MW coal-based power project at Sitara Chemical Industries Ltd here on Saturday.
The prime minister unveiled the plaque of the project that has been completed in 27 months period costing Rs3.5 billion.
The 40MW power plant is the largest of its kind in the industrial sector of Faisalabad. The plant's boiler is based on circulating fluidised bed combustion technology.
It is equipped with continuous emission monitoring system which monitors 24/7 the emission of the gases in the air to protect the environment.
In his address at the inauguration ceremony, the PM said previous governments must be called to account for energy and economic crises "that dragged the country into darkness".
“In 1960 we were ahead of South Korea in development. In 1990, we were the best in the region. In 1999, we were the top economy in South Asia but in 2013, we stood last,” he said.
He said the government is investing heavily in the energy sector to rid the country of energy deficit by 2018.
"Commissioning of this power plant is a step towards achieving self-reliance in power generation. Such initiatives by the private sector are extremely encouraging and will prove helpful in overcoming the energy shortage in the country," the PM said.
"A policy of energy mix that focuses on diverse sources of energy is earnestly pursued at the government level."
Since the opposition has started re-building pressure on the government over Panama Papers leaks, Model Town killings and corruption issues, the premier has also embarked on what analysts say a mass-contact drive and is frequently inaugurating different development schemes or announcing public welfare plans.
He inaugurated the construction of the Lahore Eastern Bypass at Kala Shah Kaku on the outskirts of the provincial capital a day earlier.
In Faisalabad, the prime minister was accompanied by Punjab Governor Malik Rafiq Rajwana, Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Asif, Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal, Minister for Commerce Khurram Dastgir and Minister for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali.
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PM approves acquisition of land for Diamer-Bhasha dam
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during a cabinet meeting on Friday approved land acquisition for the Diamer-Bhasha dam.
The Diamer-Bhasha dam, a 272-metre-high dam with the capacity to generate 4,500MW of electricity per day, has been 30 years in the making.
The dam is capable of storing 8.1 MAF of water and may also support other existing projects and enhance the life of Tarbela dam by 35 years.
The government had attempted to complete acquisition for the multi billion dollar project before June this year, but was unsuccessful.
A ministerial committee meeting was informed that residents of Thak and other adjoining areas were not ready to vacate their land despite being paid compensation. The government has paid at least Rs 45 bn as compensation.
The PM in today's meeting said the government has taken all steps for the construction of the dam, adding that transparency must be maintained in the distribution of compensation money to affectees.
He claimed the government has arranged the finances for the Dassu project through the World Bank and all the required measures are ensured for the construction of Diamer-Bhasha dam.
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during a cabinet meeting on Friday approved land acquisition for the Diamer-Bhasha dam.
The Diamer-Bhasha dam, a 272-metre-high dam with the capacity to generate 4,500MW of electricity per day, has been 30 years in the making.
The dam is capable of storing 8.1 MAF of water and may also support other existing projects and enhance the life of Tarbela dam by 35 years.
The government had attempted to complete acquisition for the multi billion dollar project before June this year, but was unsuccessful.
A ministerial committee meeting was informed that residents of Thak and other adjoining areas were not ready to vacate their land despite being paid compensation. The government has paid at least Rs 45 bn as compensation.
The PM in today's meeting said the government has taken all steps for the construction of the dam, adding that transparency must be maintained in the distribution of compensation money to affectees.
He claimed the government has arranged the finances for the Dassu project through the World Bank and all the required measures are ensured for the construction of Diamer-Bhasha dam.
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- Hydroelectric: The dam hetrick on Indus along KKH will generate 13GW cheapest but at highly inefficient (35-40%) rates, it will be more expensive for us to fulfill that gap especially in winters.
- Nuclear: As nuclear is the only cheaper and highly efficient (90-95%) solution for our problems, I think the government should start investing more in it. They even have headroom for higher generation like KANUPP-2 & 3 can do up to 1.2GW. Currently they are building 2 at Karachi (2x1GW) and 1 at Chashma (1x300MW) with 3x1GW planned in same ratio at same places. Fuel can be sourced through China.
- Coal - Though this is cheap and plentiful with not much dependence on external sourcing, it is highly toxic. China is reducing its electricity generation through coal, thus it seems they are transferring it to us
- Gas - This will definitely depend on the Iran-Pakisan Gas pipeline project as sucking out gas supply will only increase the demand-supply gap. That's just like trading one problem with one bigger problem. Our elites can use electricity for everything but middle and lower class people (not the homeless) can only afford a combination of both.
- Solar+Hydro (Salt based) - These could be considered as an alternative to other expensive sources as its best of both worlds, you get clean energy at relatively cheap rates. As its a relatively new technology, it is still being actively refined thus it may become cheaper than gas in the future.
- Fossil Fuels - No. We should have a plan to scrap these after CPEC starts to generate surplus power.
- Wind / Solar - Never. We are not a first world country which has obligations towards the well being of the planet and thus have to sacrifice our budget over generating clean and extremely expensive energy. They are only viable for small grids for villages at best.
It's not just about the Hydro electric being cheaper. The dual and the other critical purpose behind focusing on these, are to build water reservoirs to save billions of dollars worth of water that today goes to the ocean useless. And there will be an acute shortage of water in Pakistan in the next 20 years!!
Some defense analysts even say that the next war between India and Pakistan, and Pakistan and Afghanistan will be on water supply as the other two countries will try to block water going into Pakistan!! So Pakistan needs to make sure that it focuses on building large water reservoirs to save every wasted drop of water into the ocean. The Indus alone has the ability to provide Pakistan with clean water (if stored properly) for well over a year. The only way to get to that point is to build dozens of large reservoirs (that also produce cheap electricity so the projects are even cheaper and dual use).
On alternatives like air, solar, wind, whether Pakistan is a third world country or not, they need these projects. There is no other way to move towards the first world type infrastructure if you don't start to utilize these technologies / alternatives and build educated labor internally that can teach others and create more engineers and techs, well versed in these alternative technologies.
For Solar, the next step would be for the Government to start giving out Tax subsidy to home owners and businesess who install a Solar panel on their roof tops (like it has become a big policy in the US). By that alone, smaller homes and towns can self-power themselves and trillions in expensive infrastructure, power outages and business damages (due to unavailability of the power) can be saved. Not to mention, a new line of business (Solar panel manufacturing) would start to take roots and would bring in billions of taxable revenue for the government, and would reduce the electrical dependence of homes and shops on just the electric supplied by the wire. One solar panel can easily run all lights, fans and other devices (minus the AC units). If you can off load 30-50% of the non AC used electric onto local solar panels, you'd save billions of electric theft, reduction in dependence on expensive electric and would use the Sun light (a gift to a country like Pakistan) for an amazing benefit!!
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ISLAMABAD (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has been informed by the Ministry of Water and Power that nine power projects of over 1000 MWs, including 330 MWs (Wind) and 680 MWs (Nuclear), are ready for inauguration.
The Prime Minister has also been informed that two programmes – Mobile Meter Reading under the Faisalabad Electricity Supply Company (FESCO) and Islamabad Electricity Supply Company (IESCO) as well as Customer Response System under IESCO – are also ready for inauguration, a statement issued from the PM’s Office here on Wednesday said.
The wind power projects, which will be ready for inauguration by the Prime Minister by October this year, include Yunus Energy (50 MWs), Metro Power (50 MWs), Gul Ahmed Energy (50 MWs), Master Energy (50 MWs), Tapal Energy (30 MWs), HydroChina Dawood (50 MWs) and Tanaga Generasi (50 MWs).
The nuclear power projects, which would be ready for inauguration by October 2016 and March 2017, respectively, include Chashma 3 (340 MWs) and Chashma 4 (340 MWs).
The Prime Minister has been further informed that the transmission lines projects – ready for grounding breaking – include 250 kms 500kV D/C T/L from Engro Thar – Matiari and Two Line Bays at Matiari Switching Station
The contracts for 250 kms transmission lines have already been awarded under Lot-I (110 km) and Lot-II (140 km) on December 9, 2015 and June 3, 2016, respectively.
Besides, the Port Qasim-Matiari Transmission Line project is also ready for ground-breaking. The project has two phases, including Phase-I: 45 km 500kV T/L Port Qasim-Hub Jamshoro T/L CCT-I and Phase-II: 135 km 500kV Hub Jamshoro T/L – 500KV Matiari.
The present government under the leadership of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif is not only working to meet the shortfall in energy sector but is also catering for the future energy needs of Pakistan.
The increased power generation would also contribute towards economic growth, employment generation, increased industrial activity and foreign investment.
The Prime Minister recently chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Energy and said that significant addition of power to the national grid with the completion of ongoing projects would eliminate load-shedding in Pakistan for all times to come.
Never in the history of the country such a huge investment has been made into the energy sector.
The Prime Minister would personally monitor the progress on ongoing power projects across the country and would also perform on-site visits of all power projects to ensure their timely completion.
All transmission line projects are on track to evacuate ongoing power projects, and billions of rupees have been invested in the existing distribution network to bear the load of additionally generated power through completion of ongoing power projects.
The Prime Minister has also been informed that two programmes – Mobile Meter Reading under the Faisalabad Electricity Supply Company (FESCO) and Islamabad Electricity Supply Company (IESCO) as well as Customer Response System under IESCO – are also ready for inauguration, a statement issued from the PM’s Office here on Wednesday said.
The wind power projects, which will be ready for inauguration by the Prime Minister by October this year, include Yunus Energy (50 MWs), Metro Power (50 MWs), Gul Ahmed Energy (50 MWs), Master Energy (50 MWs), Tapal Energy (30 MWs), HydroChina Dawood (50 MWs) and Tanaga Generasi (50 MWs).
The nuclear power projects, which would be ready for inauguration by October 2016 and March 2017, respectively, include Chashma 3 (340 MWs) and Chashma 4 (340 MWs).
The Prime Minister has been further informed that the transmission lines projects – ready for grounding breaking – include 250 kms 500kV D/C T/L from Engro Thar – Matiari and Two Line Bays at Matiari Switching Station
The contracts for 250 kms transmission lines have already been awarded under Lot-I (110 km) and Lot-II (140 km) on December 9, 2015 and June 3, 2016, respectively.
Besides, the Port Qasim-Matiari Transmission Line project is also ready for ground-breaking. The project has two phases, including Phase-I: 45 km 500kV T/L Port Qasim-Hub Jamshoro T/L CCT-I and Phase-II: 135 km 500kV Hub Jamshoro T/L – 500KV Matiari.
The present government under the leadership of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif is not only working to meet the shortfall in energy sector but is also catering for the future energy needs of Pakistan.
The increased power generation would also contribute towards economic growth, employment generation, increased industrial activity and foreign investment.
The Prime Minister recently chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Energy and said that significant addition of power to the national grid with the completion of ongoing projects would eliminate load-shedding in Pakistan for all times to come.
Never in the history of the country such a huge investment has been made into the energy sector.
The Prime Minister would personally monitor the progress on ongoing power projects across the country and would also perform on-site visits of all power projects to ensure their timely completion.
All transmission line projects are on track to evacuate ongoing power projects, and billions of rupees have been invested in the existing distribution network to bear the load of additionally generated power through completion of ongoing power projects.
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