Energy Projects...Updates

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2200 MW Karachi Nuclear Power Project.

The first overseas reactor project of China's homegrown Hualong-One #nuclear reactors technology, Hualong-One Karachi unit 2, has officially entered commercial operation in Pakistan on Friday, after 69 months of construction.

 

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Bin Qasim Coal Power Plant as seen from a distance of 14 Kilometers.

 

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800MW Mohmand Dam – Construction of Diversion Tunnels

An important structure for construction of main dam, the total length of the Diversion Tunnel 1&2 is more than 3000m. Due to large diameter (15m), the excavation was divided into three layers (heading, benching & invert).

Both tunnels are being excavated from multiple work fronts and some sections breakthrough with each other.
An important structure for the construction of main dam, the total length of the Diversion Tunnel 1&2 is more than 3000m. Due to large diameter (15m), the excavation was divided into three layers (heading, benching & invert).

Both tunnels are being excavated from multiple work fronts and some sections breakthrough with each other.

 

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13 previously approved RE projects to face open competitive bidding

Mushtaq Ghumman
12 Dec 2021

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) has almost closed the chapter on 13 Renewable Energy (RE) projects of 600MW with the clear decision that no exceptions are admissible to any Alternative and Renewable Energy (ARE) project and all such projects will be treated in line with the approved policy, well-informed sources told Business Recorder.

National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) Chairman Tauseef H Farooqi had sought the case of 13 RE projects but his arguments were not accepted by the competent fora including the Power Division and its attached organization, National Transmission ad Despatch Companies (NTDC).

On December 2, 2021, the CCoE headed by Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives, Asad Umar was briefed about the case by the Power Division.

The sources said, Power Division, in its proposals, requested the CCoE that Nepra may be directed under Section 31(1) of the NEPRA Act read with National Electricity Policy 2021 and ARE Policy 2020, to forthwith annul the cost-plus tariff determination of such 13 RE projects so that Letter of Interest (LoIs) holders of such category-III projects may participate in the open competitive bidding process in view of the output of IGCEP.

Power Division also requested that CCOE intimates the Senate Standing Committee on Power that the case of PnGPvt Limited being a category III project will be processed through open competitive bidding mode under ARE Policy 2020.

 

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720MW Karot HPP - Re-construction & handing of the new cable bridge has been occurred recently.

In Reservoir area of Karot Hydropower Project, two bridges have been reconstructed which were officially handed over to the AJ&K Administration.

The main traffic pedestrian bridge connecting the Punjab Province on the right bank and the AJK on the left bank. It is located about 6.6km downstream of the Azad Pattan Bridge and 13km away from the dam site. The total length of the bridge is 277m, the main span is 189m, the full width of the bridge is 3.2m, and the clear width is 2.5m. The S7 road is a pedestrian bridge connected to the local road at the left bank bridge.

 

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Major structural works of Underground Powerhouse of 884MW Suki Kinari Hydropower Project Concluded.

To witness the major achievement, a ceremony was held in the underground powerhouse on 19th December 2021. The project management team participated in this ceremony and appreciated the efforts and workmanship of Chinese and Pakistani staff who worked day and night to accomplish this milestone.

The structural works were started at the beginning of 2020 and completed at the end of 2021. During this period, the contractor faced a series of challenges especially deficiency of skilled labor during the epidemic, the cumbersome and complicated cross-over of concrete work, maintaining the precision and accuracy for electromechanical work, and temperature control of mass concrete of units.

However, the experienced team overcome such difficulties and completed the task within the scheduled timeframe.

Suki Kinari Hydropower Project is listed among the highest priority Early Harvest Projects within the strategic CPEC. The underground powerhouse is housed with 4 generating units (Pelton) with a total installed capacity of 884MW. After completion, the annual power generation will be 3212KWh.

Congratulation to all employees of the project and hope that they will continue working hard to complete this one of the largest projects of CPEC on time.

 

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Pakistan Feeds Its Dams on the Land of AJK yet we suffer load sheddings there, and not just small 5 or 10 minute outages but they can sometimes big as 3 4 Hours

 

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Pakistani authorities signed a financing agreement of Electricity Distribution Efficiency Improvement Project (EDEIP) worth $195 million with the World Bank on Thursday.

The financing will support Pakistan in improving electricity distribution and implementing energy sector reforms to increase service quality for consumers.

The agreement was signed by Secretary Economic Affairs Division Mian Asad Hayaud Din on behalf of the Government of Pakistan. Operations Manager World Bank Anjum Ahmad signed the agreement on behalf of the World Bank, stated Radio Pakistan.The objectives are to improve operational efficiency in targeted areas of three electricity distribution companies, including HESCO, MEPCO and PESCO; and achieve progress on the power sector reform agenda.

The Electricity Distribution Efficiency Improvement Project (EDEIP) will help distribution companies improve operations to manage the electricity supply more efficiently and increase the reliability of the electrical grid.

Days ago, the ADB approved financing worth $195 million for EDEIP. The project focuses on cost-saving interventions to increase revenue collection and reduce losses, and on modernising operations by employing technology and information systems.

The project will also invest in climate-resilient infrastructure, particularly grid stations and transmission lines, which are critical to distribution and utility services.

“The long-term financial viability of the power sector depends on improving the efficiency of electricity distribution companies that deliver electricity to consumers,” Najy Benhassine, World Bank Country Director for Pakistan stated then.

“These efforts will improve the operational and financial performance of select distribution companies to improve their bankability and ultimately, generate more private sector participation.”

The EDEIP will support institutional reforms to improve governance and transparency and will develop systems and practices to improve managerial performance and compliance with regulatory requirements. In addition, the project will help build the technical capacity of the distribution companies by providing training programmes, tools, and equipment to improve staff performance in key utility operations.

 

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On December 21, the signing ceremony of the Take-over Certificate (TOC-10) for the Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Station Project was held in Islamabad.

As the contractor of the civil construction part, #EnergyChina’s China Gezhouba Group overcame a series of world-class difficulties such as constructing in the deepest surge shaft in Asia, crossing the Himalayan fault zone, etc. After more than ten years of construction, the company had completed its mission perfectly.

total installed capacity of the NJ project is 969 MW, and the annual electricity generation is 5.15 billion kWh, which accounted for 12% of the hydropower generation in Pakistan and it will solve the problem of electricity shortage for 15% of Pakistan’s population, providing the clean energy at a low price to the local people.

 

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Bin Qasim Power Station BQPS III Karachi 900MW Combined Cycle Power Plant by #HEI successfully carried out inverse feeding. On the same day, the 132kV Landhi Substation was also energized, becoming the first energized substation on the Project.

 

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Pakistan received $300 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for energy sector reforms. This was confirmed by Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Omar Ayub Khan.

The minister took to Twitter and acknowledged receipt of $300 million from ADB for energy sector reforms. It will also help to strengthen forex reserves and stabilise exchange rate.

The minister expressed that approval of this programme showed the confidence of the IFIs and the MDBs on the reform agenda of the GoP and its successful implementation. He reiterated the government’s commitment to further continue reforms in the economy, energy, capital markets, revenue and governance, etc.

Energy Sector Reform and Financial Sustainability Program helped the GoP to (i) secure financial sustainability by controlling the accumulation of and reducing circular debt; (ii) strengthen governance; and (iii) reinforce infrastructure improvements, he added.

The ADB had approved the $300 million policy-based loan to support financial, technical, and governance reforms to strengthen Pakistan’s energy sector and improve its financial sustainability.

The financing is part of the second sub-programme of the ADB’s Energy Sector Reforms and Financial Sustainability Programme, which aims to improve the governance of Pakistan’s energy sector and reduce and manage the accumulated cash shortfall across the power supply chain known as circular debt, according to a statement issued by the Manila-based lender. The first sub-programme in the amount of $300 million was approved in December 2019.

ADB Director General for Central and West Asia, Yevgeniy Zhukov, said that as Pakistan’s key development partner in the energy sector, the ADB has been supporting the government to expand access to reliable, affordable electricity and help enact reforms that make the sector more efficient and sustainable.

He said the programme would help facilitate public and private sector investment across the energy sector value chain through key policies and integrated planning, and will help expand renewable energy generation.

According to the statement, disruption from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic stressed the finances and supply chains of Pakistan’s energy sector, slowing the pace of sector reforms initiated by the government in 2019. Losses incurred by state-owned enterprises that impacted the energy sector’s circular debt, together with pandemic relief measures put unprecedented pressure on the energy sector’s liquidity and finances.

Reforms under the ADB’s programme will help make Pakistan’s energy sector more financially sustainable by addressing inefficient tariffs and subsidies, high generation costs, system losses, and a lack of integrated planning.

The programme also aims to enhance energy infrastructure and professionalise the management of energy entities to improve their performance. ADB Central and West Asia Director for Energy, Joonho Hwang, said the ADB continued to work with development partners to advance crucial energy sector reforms and implement a road map for a competitive electricity market. Ultimately, these reforms will help improve the quality and reliability of power supply to the benefit of all-commercial, domestic, urban, and rural consumers, Hwang added.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2021

 

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