Pakistan's Energy & Water - News and Updates

[Hyde]

bhai maine parha lakin mila nahi............ koi baat nahi agar aap ne pehle post kiya thaa 1 baar aur sahi

jis ne nahi parha woh parh le ga

 

[arsalan shafique]

AcTUaLLy UnAbLe To UnDErStaNd IT!!!

Can any one HerE ExPlaIn IT A BIT!!

 

[arsalan shafique]

wana share something i observed tow or three dayz back..............if u want to destroy any country or wana make it a failed state then just some how let it face electricity shortage.......for some years..............believe me there would be a economic disaster as the less factories & offices will work.......& country will face unemployment which will lead to every thing bad in the form of water shortage to street crimes........& in the end the Country Will **********!!!!

 

[ice_man]

ok i don't understand when will the first "PROMISE" or "ASSURANCE" bare fruit! when will we start producing the much badly needed electricity!


POLITICS HAS LED THIS COUNTRY TO DESPAIR!

we need to utilize THAR COAL RESERVE NOW!

we need to make KALABAGH NOW!

we need BASHA NOW!

however, every politician has stopped progress for a few votes!

 

[ameer219]

Korea to assist hydel power project in Mirpur

Business Recorder [Pakistan's First Financial Daily]


MIRPUR (April 11 2010): The Republic of Korea will assist the construction of a grand private-sector Hydel power project. This was disclosed by the visiting Korean Envoy to Pakistan, Shin Un, in a high level meeting with Mirpur division administration on Saturday. He pledged that Korea would lend its complete support for various development projects of the country.

The Korean Ambassador met the division Commissioner, Dr Mahmood-ul-Hassan in his chamber and discussed the issues related to security and the dispensation of other due facilities to the Korean engineers and other staff members to be engaged in the construction of the project at Bong, Mangla near the city.

Senior officers of the Korean Embassy in Pakistan, the ROK engineers including other officials deputed for the project, DIG Police, Dr Liaqat Hussain, Deputy Commissioner, Chaudhry Muhammad Tayyeb, SSP Sardar Gulfraz Khan and other officers of the divisional administration also attended the meeting.

Shin Un expressed complete satisfaction over the law and order situation in the district and praised speedy development and economic prosperity in various parts of the State. He hoped that the Korean engineers to be engaged for the construction of the project to ensure quality work and timely completion of the project. Dr Mahmood ul Hassan assured the Korean ambassador of providing complete security and other assistance to the engineers of his country.

Copyright Associated Press of Pakistan, 2010

 

[ameer219]

LPG price reduced by Rs 7 per kg


KARACHI (April 12 2010): Price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) has been reduced by Rs7 per kilogram (KG), traders said on Sunday. Chairman LPG Distributors Association (LPGDA) Irfan Khokar in a press statement said that LPG marketing companies have reduced its rate by Rs7 per kg; Rs83 on domestic cylinder and Rs332 per commercial cylinder.

Now the LPG is available at Rs68 to Rs75 per kg in Karachi and Lahore. Similarly it is being sold at Rs71 to Rs78 per kg at Peshawar and Rs76 to Rs83 per kg in Murree, FATA and Gilgit regions. He also alleged the LPG producers and gas mafia for severely damaging LPG industry, saying that they created artificial shortage in 2008-09 and earned Rs20billion illegal profit, which caused the decline of its sales by 50 per cent.

Khokar urged the authorities concerned to take remedial measures to save the industry and added that if government did not take any action in this regard, the gas crisis would become even more severe.-PR

Copyright Business Recorder, 2010
Business Recorder [Pakistan's First Financial Daily]

 

[ameer219]

RPPs only solution to end loadshedding: minister

Business Recorder [Pakistan's First Financial Daily]


ISLAMABAD (April 12 2010): Federal Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervaiz Ashraf said that rental power projects are the only solution to end load-shedding. He said the government is trying to control unscheduled power outages and that the new projects would be operational soon. It would improve the situation, a local news channel reported.

Federal Minister said IRSA and Met office informed him that the water situation will improve soon. The Minister said the government is taking steps to overcome the power shortage. Meanwhile, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has said the government is taking concrete steps to meet energy needs. Chairing a meeting of Council Construction Company, he said the Wapda and PESCO employees vacations and foreign tours have been cancelled in order to resolve energy-relate issues.

He said that some people are politicising energy crisis, adding the people were needed to cooperate to meet the challenge. He said that on the special directives of President and Prime Minister concrete steps were being taken on emergency basis to resolve the problem. He said traders, industrialists and politicians should avoid politicising the power crisis. He said that 1000 MW power to be added to the national power system from IPPs and Rental Power system in next two months. He said that water level at Mangla Dam was reduced owing to persistent dry spell.

He said that ministry is also taking steps against power theft and those WAPDA employees if found involved, would be suspended. He said that management crisis cell has been established.

Copyright Associated Press of Pakistan, 2010

 

[ameer219]

Business Recorder [Pakistan's First Financial Daily]


10,000 cusecs water in rivers increased: report

M RAFIQUE GORAYA

LAHORE (April 13 2010): There has been an increase of 10,000 cusecs precious water in the combined flows of the four rivers, Indus, Kabul, Jhelum and Chenab during the past 24 hours due to rising temperature in the upper regions of the country.

According to April 12 river flows and reservoirs level report of Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda), 30,600 cusecs water is flowing in Tarbela dam on river Indus, 24,300 cusecs in river Kabul at Nowshera, 32,000 cusecs in river Jhelum at Mangla and 13,800 cusecs in river Chenab at Marala headwork near Sialkot.

Indus River System Authority is releasing about 0.9 million cusecs water into the irrigation system across the country for preparing fields and sowing strategic Kharif crops including cotton and rice. However of the run of the river Jhelum water, about 6,000 cusecs water is being retained in the Mangla dam which has risen about 30 feet above its dead level.

Meanwhile, Irsa is releasing all the run of the river water of Indus, Kabul and Chenab to fulfil demands of the provinces. Weather Forecast: Mainly, hot & dry weather is expected in most parts of the country during next few days. Whereas day temperature is likely to remain above normal in the plain of the country during the next few days. Thunderstorm with rain is expected at isolated places in Gilgit-Baltistan, Kashmir and Malakand division during 15th and 16th April. Met office recorded 24mm rain at Mirkhani, 16 mm at Astore, 11 mm at Kalam and 6 mm at Hunza during the past 24 hours.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2010

 

[ameer219]

Water supply project begins at Textile City


KARACHI (April 14 2010): The construction of water work project (Package-III), costing Rs 678 million for Textile City has started at the site in Port Qasim. The water works project covers a 20 million-gallon (MG) water reservoir, 1.5 million-gallon potable water underground tank, an overhead tank of 125,000 gallons and underground water tank for fire fighting system.

The ground breaking ceremony was attended by Zaheer A Hussain, CEO Pakistan Textile City, CEO Principal Builders and members of Nespak team led by Muhammad Shoaib, Project Manager. It was stated that a 23 kilometres long, 48-inch diametre water supply pipeline is being laid by KW&SB from Forebay High Point to the project site. The potable water will be treated through chlorination process and pass through sand filtre beds to ensure the supply of good quality drinking water to Textile City.

Pakistan Textile City is developing the country's first dedicated international industrial zone, Textile City at Port Qasim Karachi. Spread over 1250 acres, Textile City offers unmatched industrial infrastructure including utilities, wide road network and secure environment for wellplanned industrial plots for value-added and allied textile industries.

Copyright Associated Press of Pakistan, 2010

Business Recorder [Pakistan's First Financial Daily]

 

[ameer219]

Workshop on biofuel production from agriculture waste commences


RAWALPINDI (April 14 2010): A two-day training workshop on "biofuel production from agriculture waste" started at Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) here on Tuesday. The workshop is jointly organised by the Department of Biochemistry PMAS-AAUR in collaboration with Higher Education Commission (HEC) Islamabad with the objective to strengthen the knowledge of existing scientific manpower and impart practical training on different biofuel production techniques.

The workshop will also provide opportunities for collaborative research initiatives and identify and expose important biofuels issues. The main topics being discussed in two days workshop are Bioethanol Technology, Biodiesel Technology, Biotechnology and Industrialisation Food Security Threats, Pre-treatment Technologies, Fermentation Technologies and Agricultural Waste, as a source of energy.

On the first day of the workshop the speakers delivered lectures on the importance and utilisation of Biofuel, Role of Biotechnology in the development of Industry, Agriculture wastes and Biofuel and Plant as a source of energy, which were followed by lab sessions.

They elaborated that production of an alternative and environment friendly fuel from agricultural waste will be helpful to reduce the prices of existing fossil fuel and also to minimise green house gases and to clean up environment of the country. In the practical session the participants got training on how the conversions of sugar from biomass, would be converted to the ethanol by using different techniques and how the available of fatty acid in the grain seed into biodiesel.

That would be quantified by using gas chromatography. Professor Dr Khalid Mahmood Khan, Vice Chancellor, PMAS-AAUR was the chief guest. Addressing on the occasion, he said biofuel has become very important in a global scenario because the energy requirements and human beings are increasing day by day and resources of energy production are becoming lesser and lesser.

He said Pakistan is an energy deficient country and therefore, it is pertinent that scientists should work on exploring new ways and methods for new energy sources. Through fossil fuel pollution, green house gases and other problems are increased but biofuel has an advantage that it has a sort of recycling process because first carbon dioxide is taken by the plant then it is used for the oil. But it is cheaper than the fossil fuel.

Copyright Associated Press of Pakistan, 2010

Business Recorder [Pakistan's First Financial Daily]

 

[Hyde]

Turkish rental power plant may arrive next month​

KARACHI (April 15 2010): The load shedding-hit country will get the supply of 232 megawatts from a barge-mounted Rental Power Plant (RPP), due to arrive here in Karachi next month, as the environmental impact assessment study of the project has been completed.

The Turkish rental power plant is expected to reach the city by the end of May 2010 as the ground workings, environmental studies and public hearing etc have already been completed, sources told Business Recorder on Wednesday.

The Turkish rental power plant, which was scheduled to be here by January 2010 would now be installed at Haroonabad, Karachi with the delay of almost four months, from where the electricity of 232MW would be supplied to Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC), they said.

To get the power supply from this plant, the sources said, KESC has also completed the installation of 132 Kv double wires from its Korangi Thermal Power Station (KTPS) to the location where the ship containing the plant would be installed. The additional supply of power from KTPS would be distributed to different grids through KESC's own networks.

To reduce the power shortages in the country, Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco) has invited Karkey, a Turkish Company, to install the plant, they added. According to sources, the ship was to contain two turbines of 150MW each, would be able to supply around 232 MW after different power losses.

Interestingly, the addition of at least 232 MW in the KESC's system would not benefit this loadshedding-hit commercial and industrial hub of the country as soon after starting the supply from the plant, a reduction of the same megawatts would be made by Wapda in its supply to the privately run public utility.

Tabish Gauhar, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of KESC, had also confirmed that the company would not be benefited from the rental power plant as the company would lose the same supply from Wapda, the cheaper one. Besides, the sources said, the electricity, to be received by KESC from the barge-mounted plant would rather be costly as compare to the same it receives from Wapda.

Talking to Business Recorder, Naeem Mughal Director General, SEPA, said that the environmental assessment was completed and a public hearing in this regard was also held recently at a local hotel. To deduct its 50 percent electricity supply to KESC, sources said, Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) had arranged the alternate 232 megawatts in the city, from the rental power plant.

KESC, which was mostly adjusting the cost of power to Wapda with the subsidy it claims from the government, now has to pay to the foreign company for the 323 MWs, they added. The company, which has been charged by Wapda around Rs 3.5 per unit currently, has to pay the foreign company almost Rs 09 per unit beside the fuel charges, they claimed. They further said, according to the agreement, the government of Pakistan, beside all the arrangements and allocations of these turbines would ensure the smooth supply of fuel to these turbines.

 

[Hyde]

Feasibility done to get 1000MW of electricity from Iran: Ashraf​

Updated at: 1749 PST, Friday, April 16, 2010
Feasibility done to get 1000MW of electricity from Iran: Ashraf RAWALPINDI: Water and Power Minister Raja Parvez Ashraf claimed that 1000MW of electricity would add to the system this month while 2700MW more electricity would be included in the system during this year.

Speaking at the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) here on Friday, he said the situation would not have become so alarming if the 1994 policy of power generation had been carried on.

“We are working on a project to provide 30 million free energy savers to consumers in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank (ADB),” he said.

He said that non-supply of gas was affecting the thermal power generation while water level was also low in the dams.

Ashraf said the government has undertaken the feasibility study to lay down 450km long gas pipeline to bring 1000 MW of electricity from Iran.

 

[Omar1984]

Power supply to improve within few days : Ashraf ​

RAWALPINDI Apr 16, (APP): - Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervaiz Ashraf said Friday said the country was facing 4000 MW to 5000MW power shortfall due to early advent of summer season and water scarcity while the current electricity production was about 10000 MW against demand of over 15000 MW.He was addressing business community here at Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industries (RCCI) building. President RCCI Kashif Shabbir, Group leader Mian Pervaiz Aslam, Presidents of Anjaman Tajran, President PPP Tehsil Rawalpindi Tauqir Abbasi and officials of WAPDA were also present on the occasion.

He said the unscheduled power closure situation would improve a bit within a few days as temperature has just started to soar in Gilgit-Baltistan.It will help improve water availability situation in Tarbela dam. Furthermore as many as 1000 MW would come into the system by May.

Reiterating the installation of Rental Power projects (RPPs) as an imperative for overcoming the worst power crisis, as all other options including solar, wind, coal, hydel needs a lot of time for the commencement he said RPPs would make power only 6 percent more costiler.Rental power projects were being installed by Saudi Arabia and India.

Power demand in Pakistan would double by 2015 while Pakistan would need one lakh mw power by 2025, he added.

Renowned scientist Dr Samar Mubarakmand has been assigned to make possible the utilisation of Thar coal reserves within shortest possible time. Work is continuing on 32 dams.

He said the recommendation to close city markets at 8 pm, ending free electricity to WAPDA employees, ban on the use of air conditioners in government offices would be conveyed to the Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Responding a question he said Pakistan will welcome 1000 mw Iranian power immediately - the agreement was inked with Iran in 2006. Time is needed to complete this project. Feasibility study of the project has already been completed.

He said when he took over on March 31, 2008 power deficit was 4141mw.He started trouble shooting immediately.

Musharraf froze tariff from 2003-2007 that created Rs 400 billion circular debt which has paralysed the whole production and distribution system. The issue of circular debt would be resolved as soon as possible, he added.

The government was still paying Rs 55 billion as subsidy to electricity consumers as per unit cost is Rs 10 - which is being sold at Rs 6 per unit, he told a questioner.

A plan is being finalised to distribute 30 million energy savers free of cost which will help saving 1000mw power. 250,000 tube wells which consume over 30,000mw power are being converted into solar.While a plan is also being finalised to encourage the sale of solar energy geysers at Rs 20,000 only.

 

[Hyde]

Nine energy projects: consortium agrees to extend $1.2 billion loan​

ISLAMABAD (April 16 2010): A consortium of International Financial Institutions (IFIs) - World Bank, Asian Development Bank and Islamic Development Bank has agreed to extend $1.2 billion loan for 9 energy projects in a bid to help Pakistan mitigate energy crisis, Business Recorder has learnt. The total cost of these projects is $4.8 billion.

The projects include 740 MW Munda Multipurpose dam, Kuram Tangi dam, 100 MW Sindh Province Wind Farm, Natural Gas Production Enhancement and Efficiency Project (NGEEP), Warsak Dam Hydro Electric Power Project, Mangla Hydroelectric Power Station Rehabilitation, Suki Kinari Hydropower Project, Lower Spat Gah Hydropower Project and Neelum Jhelum to Rawat/Gujanuna Transmission.

The IFIs consortium will extend $300 million to Pakistan for 840 MW Suki Kinari Hydropower Project, which costs $1.4 billion. Pakistan is expecting $400 million from World Bank to finance Munda Multipurpose dam. The dam is expected to generate 740 MW electricity and provide a live storage capacity of 0.67 MAF water. The project would help reduce flood risks in Nowshehra and irrigate 29,000 acres besides benefiting 30,000 acres of already irrigated areas.

A consortium of IDB, WB and ADB has indicated to provide $120 million commercial loan for Kuram Tangi dam with 83 MW power generation capacity. The total estimated cost of the project is $300 million. Pakistan hopes to receive loan worth $50 million for 100 MW Sindh Province Wind Farm from a consortium of IDB, WB and ADB.

The total estimated cost of the project is $240 million. The 100 MW wind farm located in Sindh would provide 300 GWh energy to the national grid yearly to meet power shortfall. Pakistan has great potential of power generation through wind and the project can be a pilot project.

The government of Pakistan and the World Bank are working on a project to improve natural gas production in Pakistan. "The World Bank has given nod to provide $50 million for Natural Gas Production Enhancement and Efficiency Project (NGEEP) that would result in reducing gas consumption," sources said. The cost of the project is estimated at $400 million.

The IFIs consortium will provide $60 million for Warsak Dam Hydro Electric Project. The project costing $300 million will help in restoring 140 MW power generation capacity. The IDB, WB and ADB have expressed willingness to provide $120 million for Mangla Hydroelectric Power Station Rehabilitation project which aims at adding 30 MW additional power supply. The total cost of the project is $500 million.

 

[Hyde]

Several projects of renewable energy likely​

Friday, 16 Apr, 2010

ISLAMABAD: The visiting German business delegation on ‘renewable energies’ has ended its visit to Pakistan on a positive note, while officials of the two countries hope several projects would materialise in the months to come.

Wrapping up the visit of the delegation, German Ambassador Dr Michael Koch told a news conference in Islamabad that Pakistan has immense potential of harnessing renewable sources of energy to bridge gap between supply and demand of energy.

Renewable source of energy is the energy of the 21st century and Pakistan should seriously consider this environment-friendly energy to meet its shortfall, he remarked.

The energy sector has been a long-standing pillar of Germany’s economic and development cooperation with Pakistan.

Its portfolio covers a wide range of demand and supply side activities, like Multan-Lyalpur transmission line in 1966, Tarbela dam in 1985 and introduction of off-grid solar energy solutions in Balochistan and Sindh, as well as to wind power development in Sindh.

The German envoy estimated that Pakistan has the potential of harnessing 41,722MW of hydro power, 346,000MW of wind energy and 2.9 million MW of solar energy from its unique natural conditions, and there are a number of concrete proposals under active consideration.

Pakistan is so far exploiting about 6,600MW in the form of hydro-power schemes of the renewable energy resources. Estimates show that Pakistan’s natural gas reserves, having the lion’s share of 50 per cent in the energy mix of the country, will seriously diminish starting 2012.

The CEO of Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB), Arif Allauddin, who was also present at the news conference, said renewable and hydro is the cheapest possible source of energy for Pakistan. Solar is the cheapest mode of energy, particularly for remote areas, he said.

Dr Koch said that Pakistan has tremendous potential for foreign investments; however hindrance in the way of investment is only the security situation, a fact that could not be denied.