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I think Descon, Nespak and FWO should have sufficient capacity now to take on atleast small and medium sized HPPs. If we involve local companies and use local materials then projects could be ruppee funded and thereby alot more of them could be started
NESPAK is more a designing firm..DESCOM and FWO are construction firms..
alot of strings had to be pulled to get he contract to them..there was strong opposition saying they dont have experience..well isnt what a JV is supposed to be there for..
 
Bidding extended for 300 MW Balakot Hydropower Project

Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization (PEDO) has extended the deadline for bidding for the construction and completion of the design, supply and installation, testing and commissioning of the 300 MW Balakot run-of-river hydropower plant on the river Kunhar in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province of Pakistan including the related civil works for river diversion.

The project, which is to be co-financed by the Asian Development Bank and developed by PEDO, will include construction of a 58 m-high gravity concrete dam and related appurtenant structures; river diversion works and sediment by-pass tunnel; power circuit, including power intake, concrete lined headrace tunnel, upstream surge shaft, steel lined pressure shaft and Penstocks, downstream surge shaft, and concrete-lined tailrace tunnel; cavern type powerhouse for three Francis turbines with 300 MW installed capacity, including access tunnels and exterior switch yard; transmission and interconnection of a 500 kV line and a 132 kV line; access roads to the hydropower scheme; and, a permanent colony for the operational staff. Construction works are expected to take 75 months.

Open competitive bidding will be conducted in accordance with ADB’s single-stage, two-envelope bidding procedure and is open to all eligible bidders as described in the bidding document. The full revised tender notice can be viewed on the website of the ADB.

To purchase the bidding documents, eligible bidders should submit a written request to the below-mentioned address with confirmation of the payment of a non-refundable fee of Rs. 10 000 (10 000 Rupees only) in the name of “GM (Hydel), PEDO” through a cross cheque/pay order.

The bid should be submitted to the PEDO office address with a bid security as described in the bidding document on or before 15 June 2020 at 14:00 hours (Pakistan Standard Time); electronic submission of bids is not allowed.

© @CheapEnergy (HydropowerPK)







 
Under Construction 884 MW Suki_Kinari_Hydropower Project
After Successful completion of Underground Powerhouse excavation, the concreting works of Unit No.4 has been started.


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84 MW Gorkin_Matiltan Hydropower Project.

The scheme is located in the Gorkin Matiltan region of Kalam Valley in the district of #Swat on the left tributary of the Suvastu River in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Pakhtun khwa Energy Development Organization PEDO is the project’s developer and it is scheduled to be completed by 2021 at a cost of about US$294 million, according to local reports.

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84 MW Gorkin_Matiltan Hydropower Project.

The scheme is located in the Gorkin Matiltan region of Kalam Valley in the district of #Swat on the left tributary of the Suvastu River in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Pakhtun khwa Energy Development Organization PEDO is the project’s developer and it is scheduled to be completed by 2021 at a cost of about US$294 million, according to local reports.

©️ Cheap Energy (HydropowerPK)



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84MW for 294 Million dollars?
That must be a misquoted number, no way should it cost that much
 
Nepra wants hydel power reclassified as renewable

June 18, 2020

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Nepra says hydropower is an attractive renewable energy option due to its low production costs, low greenhouse gas emissions and grid flexibility. — Kohi Mari/File


ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Tuesday directed the power sector entities to immediately include hydroelectric power in the definition and policy of the Alternate and Renewable Energy (ARE) sources.

The decision comes at a time when the Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE), led by Planning Minister Asad Umar directed the Power Division to resolve immediately all outstanding issues with the Sindh government on Alternate & Renewable Energy Policy (AREP).

The AREP, 2019 was approved, in principle, by the Council of Common Interests (CCI) in December last year subject to settlement of all concerns of the Sindh government. The policy has since been on hold.

Both moves, informed sources said, followed some informal meetings of PM Imran Khan with key stakeholders and confidants from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where it was reported that the AREP had been stalled at the last stage and that somehow the power sector authorities had ignored hydropower resources in the integrated energy generation plan 2020-2027 and the AREP 2019.

In an order issued to the Private Power & Infrastructure Board, National Transmission & Despatch Company and Alternate Energy Development Board, Nepra expressed concern that “hydropower is not being considered under the scope and definition of renewable energy which is contrary to the definition and standards used worldwide”.

The regulator noted that hydropower was an attractive renewable energy option due to its low production costs, low greenhouse gas emissions and grid flexibility.

Nepra also directed these entities to “make necessary amendments in all relevant documents and include hydropower projects in the scope of upcoming AREP 2019”.

Separately, the CCoE also reminded the Power Division that changes to committee’s December 2017 and February 2018 decisions had not been actualised as yet even though clear guidelines were issued at a May 4 meeting.

Regarding finalisation and implementation of Renewable Energy Policy, the CCoE had “directed the Power Division [on May 4] to resolve the outstanding matters with the Sindh Government and have the policy notified by the Inter-provincial Coordination Division at the earliest”.

However, the CCoE also recalled that “in the event of failure to resolve the outstanding matters, the Power Division shall move a summary to the CCI by June 15. The Power Division shall submit its proposals for an interim arrangement to the CCoE, in the event that none of the foregoing action can be accomplished by June 15”.

A May 4 statement had noted that the CCoE was apprised about the country’s future energy demand, power availability to various sectors and progress made to rationalise energy prices.

The CCoE was apprised about the introduction of a competitive bidding process for the entry of new producers in the renewable energy sector .

Under the new ARE policy, the federal government claims to be offering $40 billion worth of investment opportunities with a capacity addition (other than hydropower) target of 8,000MW by 2025 and 20,000MW by 2030. This means the government is eying to have 30 per cent renewable energy in the system by 2030.

Coupled with hydropower, the renewables’ share in the country’s electricity generation could go up to 60-65pc by 2030, the Power Division believes.

Sindh government had opposed the policy saying that it was against its interests. Provinces, particularly Sindh, believed that provincial powers enshrined under the 18th Constitutional Amendment had been trespassed by the under the AREP 2019, hence the policy was unacceptable.

Published in Dawn, June 18th, 2020
 
Historic day-Tripartite Agreement signing ceremony for #Kohala Hydel Power Project being held today. Largest power sector investment of $2.4 Billion in one IPP. With PM’s clear direction to expedite CPEC projects, all stake holders worked hard to bring this day #CPEC #CPECMakingProgress

#China #Pakistan Economic Corridor

© Chairman CPEC Asim Saleem Bajwa

 
Historic day-Tripartite Agreement signing ceremony for #Kohala Hydel Power Project being held today. Largest power sector investment of $2.4 Billion in one IPP. With PM’s clear direction to expedite CPEC projects, all stake holders worked hard to bring this day #CPEC #CPECMakingProgress

#China #Pakistan Economic Corridor

© Chairman CPEC Asim Saleem Bajwa

Excellent news... ghazi bro you feel CPEC has really picked up pace since Gen Asim Bajwa was made the head of CPEC authority? It certainly feels that way to me.
 
Historic day-Tripartite Agreement signing ceremony for #Kohala Hydel Power Project being held today. Largest power sector investment of $2.4 Billion in one IPP. With PM’s clear direction to expedite CPEC projects, all stake holders worked hard to bring this day #CPEC #CPECMakingProgress

#China #Pakistan Economic Corridor

© Chairman CPEC Asim Saleem Bajwa


Will it make cheaper electricity?
 
Excellent news... ghazi bro you feel CPEC has really picked up pace since Gen Asim Bajwa was made the head of CPEC authority? It certainly feels that way to me.

I think it is and this is good for Pakistan, all pending projects are shaping up.
 
Historic day-Tripartite Agreement signing ceremony for #Kohala Hydel Power Project being held today. Largest power sector investment of $2.4 Billion in one IPP. With PM’s clear direction to expedite CPEC projects, all stake holders worked hard to bring this day #CPEC #CPECMakingProgress

#China #Pakistan Economic Corridor

© Chairman CPEC Asim Saleem Bajwa

Bro this deserves a separate thread. These projects are what CPEC should have been from the beginning, for the benefit of Pakistan. I personally feel CPEC lost its course during last government with emphasis on imported fuel plants, which in the long run are detrimental to our economy, both as loss of forex and circular debt as our people/industries are not able to afford the cost of power generation. Now it is finally on the right track with the right kind of projects.
 
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