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SEDPL Brings 50 MW Wind Power Project Online in Sindh

Sachal Energy Development (Pvt.) Ltd. ( SEDPL), a wholly owned subsidiary of of Arif Habib Corporation Limited, has achieved its Commercial Operations for 49.5 MV Wind Energy Project on 11th April 2017.

In a notification to the Pakistan Stock exchange, the company secretary confirmed that the formal notification from the Central Power Purchasing Agency (Guaranteed Ltd) has been received by their subsidiary.

SEDPL’s Wind Energy Project is the first Pakistani-owned early harvest project of CPEC. It has been constructed on 680 acres of land situated at Jhimpir Wind Corridor, Sindh and is committed to supply electricity to National Grid through National Transmission and Dispatch Company Ltd for 20 years under Energy Purchase Agreement.

Alternate sources of energy are the way forward. SEDPL will contribute to national development by reducing dependence on imported fossil fuels and producing 136.5 GWh yearly of clean energy.

The project comprises of 33 Wind Turbine Generators manufactured by Goldwind of China and Hrdrochina is the EPC and O&M Contractors for the project. The Project has guaranteed return on Equity of 17%and payback period of 5.9 years. Debt portion of the project has been financed by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Backed by SINOSURE).

The Company had acquired generation license and tariff determination by NEPRA and had received a Letter of Support from the Alternate Energy Development Board (AEDB).

Similarly, the Company had executed its EPA with NTDC and IA with AEDB. Furthermore, foreign and local financing facility agreements with Industrial and Commercial Bank of China were signed in February 2015 and May 2015 respectively.

 

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World Bank extends support to curb stunting in Sindh

ISLAMABAD - The World Bank has approved a credit of $61.6 million for reduction of stunting among children under 5 years of age in Pakistan by targeting the most affected districts of Sindh where children are below average height for their age.

The Sindh Enhancing Response to Reduce Stunting (SERRS) project will support the expansion of measures to improve the nutrition status of mothers and children in the 23 districts in Sindh where stunting rates are above 40 percent. The project’s two components will increase the coverage of a multisectoral package of services to deliver results related to maternal and child nutrition, hygiene and sanitation practices and quality and diversification of dietary practices; and strengthen key cross-cutting interventions for better management, communication, results monitoring and piloting of a conditional cash transfer programme.

“Stunting is a serious problem in Pakistan remaining unchanged for 50 years. It severely impacts the learning of children which puts them at permanent disadvantage in the age of the knowledge economy”, said World Bank Country Director Illango Patchamuthu. The project is a part of Sindh government’s ambitious accelerated plans to significantly reduce stunting in the province that incentivises behaviour changes by providing a package of services.

The project will target the pregnant and lactating women (PLW) to improve their nutritional status and to reduce the risk of low-birth weight babies. “Providing access to safe and reliable water, improved sanitation and hygiene are key to improving the well-being and productivity of citizens. Poor water and sanitation is detrimental to the development of people, and is a major underlying determinant of stunting in children,” said Francisca Ayodeji Akala, one of the Task Team Leaders of the project.

“By reducing waterborne and sanitation-related health risks that disproportionately affect the poor along with improved household diet diversity and early childhood stimulation, this project aims to reduce the rate of stunting in Sindh,” she added.

Project Engro Thar Block II 2×330MW Coal fired Power Plant

TEL 1×330MW Mine Mouth Lignite Fired Power Project at Thar Block-II, Sindh, Pakistan


Primary Energy Input............ Coal (Local)

Installed Capacity.................. (MW) 660
Location.................... Thar-Block-II
Province Sindh
Estimated Cost (US $ Million) 2,000
Executing Company / Sponsors Engro Power Gen Thar LTd. / China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC)

Project Progress Update

• Financial Closed (FC) achieved in April, 2016.
• Team mobilized at site.
• Construction work in progress.
• Construction of Transmission line-contract awarded. Contractor mobilized
• Commercial Operation Date (COD) June, 2019

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A small wind power site in Sindh.

 

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Chinese company Yutong bus keen to operate buses in Sindh

Karachi: Chinese company, Yutong Bus Makers, have expressed an interest of investing in inter-city and intra-city bus operations in Sindh.

This was stated by a 11-member delegation of Yutong Bus led by General Manager Shi Cun Tu while talking to Chairperson Sindh Board of Investment (SBI), Ms.Naheed Memon at her office in Karachi on Tuesday.

They discussed various aspects of investment in the operation of inter-city and intra-city buses in Sindh including Karachi.

The delegation told the Chairperson SBI that their company wants to invest in using buses on different routes in Karachi and also interested in installing a manufacturing plant for this purpose.

Ms. Memon appreciated their offer and observed that there are many opportunities of investment available in the Sindh transport sector. She added that the Sindh government will encourage public private partnership projects. The Chairperson SBI called upon the delegation to submit their suggestions on the basis of their priorities so it can be brought before theSindh government for further action.

 

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SINDH Right Bank Outfall Drain Sehwan to Arabian Sea 273 KM

RBOD-II is a mega drainage project (273 KM) running along the Right Bank of River Indus. The drain will be connected to RBOD-I at Sehwan and will carry the effluent dir to sea at Gharo. RBOD-II Project Extension from Sehwan to sea (Mega project in Pakistan of 36 billion rupees and 3rd largest drain in the world). 31 Drainage units identified with covering area of 4.30 Million Acres are as under.

The designed disch of RBOD-II is 3525 Cusecs. WAPDA initially const disposal of the effluent into Manchar Lake. Indus Link was const for disposal into River Indus to avoid contamination of Manchar Lake. On the strong reservation of Sindh Govt on disposal in Indus River and the effected public in gen in Dist Badin, Hyderabad and Karachi, RBOD-II was planned. The project commenced in 2001 but could not be exec as envisaged, FWO was incorporated on RBOD-II in Jun 06, on the abandoned proj. FWO by exploring all out efforts re-mob the contractors on all the earth work packages.

Despite many hurdles like land acquisition, delayed design problems, law & order sit and flow rel of funds, FWO has done a great job and achieved progress up to 63.30% till to date.
Project delayed due to flooding area, limited vetting of work by cslt & non aval of funds. However, completion is expected before Aug 2017.
Extension of RBOD from Sehwan to Sea RBOD-II Project

 

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660MW project to be completed ahead of time:


HYDERABAD - The Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC) has expressed hope that its 660 Megawatts coal power project in Tharparkar will be completed ahead of the scheduled time.

According to a press release issued here Wednesday by the company's spokesman, SECMC's Chief Executive Shamsuddin Ahmed Shaikh said the commissioning date was set at June 3, 2019. "The total duration envisaged for completion of the project was set at 42 months, but the pace of the work ensures us of its completion in 38 months instead," he apprised. The 660 MW coal powered power project is being built at a cost of $2 billion in Thar Coal Block II.

Sharing details of the coal mining project, Shaikh said they had achieved 40 percent of the mining target while 33 percent progress had been made for the establishment of the power plant.

"This progress had been made in 15 months after the financial closure was achieved in April 2016," he noted.

The SECMC's head asserted that he strongly believed that benefits from the coal projects should go to the local people of Tharparkar besides the rest of the country.

"That's why the company has started interventions in education, health, livelihood, and drinking water sectors for the people of the area and these schemes have already started benefiting the local communities," he added.

Shaikh reiterated his offer for holding negotiations with the people who apprehend that the Ghorano reservoir project would in any way affect their villages.

"Despite the fact that the reservoir project has been declared technically and environmentally sound by the judicial committee of Sindh High Court, we are ready to talk with the people to remove their concerns which were created due to misinformation," he said.


http://nation.com.pk/business/15-Jun...-of-time-secmc

 

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Development of roads in Mithi city. After completion of these projects all surrounding roads of Mithi would be Dual carriage.

 

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According to information in an Advertisement Supplement in June 20 edition of English daily DAWN


Islamkot Airport: Sindh Coal Authority (SCA) came forward with an idea to construct an airport at Thar. Up till now, runway and fifty percent work of terminal building is complete, while apron and landside facilities are complete by ninety percent. Whereas, fifty-five percent work is completed regarding residential quarters, mosque, fire station and M.T. shed.

 

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Arrival of Boiler Parts at Thar Block II Power Plant Moves Pakistan Toward Energy Goals

July 04, 2017 at 08:07pm

The 175 billion tons of lignite coal beneath Pakistan’s Thar Desert is sufficient to produce 100 gigawatts (GW) of power for more than 30 years. The first facility to tap this enormous national resource, the Thar Block II Power Plant, has just achieved an important milestone with the arrival of key equipment parts from GE.

A part of national plans to address Pakistan’s energy deficit, this major step toward the development of the 660 megawatt (MW) power plant includes delivery of critical parts for boilers, including cyclones, water walls, tubes sections, soot blowers and air preheaters.

As the country’s first project firing Pakistani Thar lignite, the Thar Block II plant will deliver numerous benefits, including helping to reduce the pressure on foreign exchange reserves, supporting Pakistan’s energy independence, and promoting the country’s goal under Vision 2025 to increase the percentage of indigenous sources of power generation to over 50%. For years, this domestic resource has remained unused, in part because of the high moisture content of the lignite, which makes it difficult to burn – but all that is about to change.

“We are committed to supporting the development of Pakistan’s energy sector and economy through the completion of this strategic project that utilizes a domestic fuel source,” said Dr. Sacha Parneix, Commercial General Manager for GE’s Steam Power Systems business in the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey and Pakistan.

The Thar Block II Power Plant is expected to be commissioned in 2019. GE is providing two 330 MW circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boilers for the project. The cyclones that have been delivered are particularly important core components of the CFB boilers and help to effectively recirculate combustion exhaust gas (flue gas) to ensure the reliable, slow and complete combustion of low-calorific fuels such as Thar lignite. In addition, the technology helps to minimize the amount of nitrogen oxides released, while capturing sulfur oxides, thus reducing the plant’s overall environmental footprint.

“Tapping this resource offers a cost-effective means to meet a part of the energy deficit in the country, and we are proud to bring GE’s leading technologies to support this strategic initiative,” said Sarim Sheikh, President & CEO of GE Pakistan and Central Asia.

Arrival of Boiler Parts at Thar Block II Power Plant Moves Pakistan Toward Energy Goals July 04, 2017 at 08:07pm The 175 billion tons of lignite coal beneath Pakistan’s Thar Desert is sufficient to produce 100 gigawatts (GW) of power for more than 30 years. The first facility to tap this enormous national resource, the Thar Block II Power Plant, has just achieved an important milestone with the arrival of key equipment parts from GE. A part of national plans to address Pakistan’s energy deficit, this major step toward the development of the 660 megawatt (MW) power plant includes delivery of critical parts for boilers, including cyclones, water walls, tubes sections, soot blowers and air preheaters. As the country’s first project firing Pakistani Thar lignite, the Thar Block II plant will deliver numerous benefits, including helping to reduce the pressure on foreign exchange reserves, supporting Pakistan’s energy independence, and promoting the country’s goal under Vision 2025 to increase the percentage of indigenous sources of power generation to over 50%. For years, this domestic resource has remained unused, in part because of the high moisture content of the lignite, which makes it difficult to burn – but all that is about to change. “We are committed to supporting the development of Pakistan’s energy sector and economy through the completion of this strategic project that utilizes a domestic fuel source,” said Dr. Sacha Parneix, Commercial General Manager for GE’s Steam Power Systems business in the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey and Pakistan. The Thar Block II Power Plant is expected to be commissioned in 2019. GE is providing two 330 MW circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boilers for the project. The cyclones that have been delivered are particularly important core components of the CFB boilers and help to effectively recirculate combustion exhaust gas (flue gas) to ensure the reliable, slow and complete combustion of low-calorific fuels such as Thar lignite. In addition, the technology helps to minimize the amount of nitrogen oxides released, while capturing sulfur oxides, thus reducing the plant’s overall environmental footprint. “Tapping this resource offers a cost-effective means to meet a part of the energy deficit in the country, and we are proud to bring GE’s leading technologies to support this strategic initiative,” said Sarim Sheikh, President & CEO of GE Pakistan and Central Asia.

 

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Pakistan’s first coal import terminal begins operations

Demand for coal is set to go up with several imported coal-fired power plants due to come online, according to an independent expert on ports. PHOTO: APP

KARACHI: Pakistan’s first coal-dedicated import terminal has started operations on a commercial basis at Port Qasim, ahead of the initiation of several power projects.

“The company has successfully completed its project i.e., a terminal to handle bulk cargo vessels at Port Qasim and has formally commenced commercial operations,” Pakistan International Bulk Terminal Limited (PIBT) Company Secretary Arsalan I. Khan said in a notification to the Pakistan Stock Exchange on Tuesday.


The dirty bulk terminal has also established facilities to provide dedicated export services to cement and clinker manufacturers. The port has a capacity to handle 12 million tons of bulk cargo per year. The facilities have been established at a cost of $285 million.

 

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There are 2 separate projects being undertaken by Engro in Thar. One is coal mining being done by Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC) which needs to dig up to 150M and down to bring out coal and the other one is 660 MW Power Plant being done by Engro Powergen Thar Limited (EPTL) which will use this coal to generate electricity.

The reason why Power Project is taking so much time is because Engro has very strict HSE policies. I have met the chinese working on this project and according to them if Engro relaxes their HSE policy, chinese can easily complete this project way ahead of time. Both minning and power projects were designed in such a way that they both complete at the same time otherwise there will be wastage.

SECMC owns block 2 of Thar Coal Fields and apart from EPTL, one other company HUBCO is also setting up 330MW Power Project where as THAL Nova's 330MW Power Plant also has been approved and will start in few weeks. All the Power Plants being set up in Block 2 will use SECMC's coal and all are mine mouth Power Plants.

 

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PASDEC offers support for granite, marble sector of Sindh


ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Stone Development Company (PASDEC) has offered its assistance to develop granite and marble sector in Sindh. PASDEC Chief Executive Officer Zahid Maqsood Sheikh offered array of projects of marble and granite to the Sindh government. While giving a presentation to Minerals Minister Sohail Anwar Khan Sial on marble and granite sector development, he said these projects will have a long lasting effect on provincial exports in particular and the country in general. He highlighted the potential of dimensional stone sector of the province and said that PASDEC has expertise in the development of marble and granite sector of over a decade which the company is ready to offer.

Zahid also brought up the matter of development of Marble City at Karachi to channelise industrialisation and encourage investment in Sindh. While discussing the matter of access to finance for the marble and granite sector, the PASDEC CEO suggested the minister to take up the said matter with the Bank of Sindh, so that the genuine financial needs of the sector are met, especially the BMR which can enable the stakeholders to compete with the international market.

http://nation.com.pk/business/12-Jul...ector-of-sindh

 

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100-bed hospital in Tharparkar.

KARACHI (PR): In a bid to provide modern and free of cost healthcare services to the communities of District Tharparkar, three organizations have joined hands to build a 100-bed hospital in Tharparkar. A tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between Thar Foundation, The Indus Hospital, and Shahid Afridi Foundation during a ceremony held here on Tuesday. The three parties agreed to collaborate on the establishment of the Thar Foundation-envisioned 100-bed, state-of-the-art hospital in the Islamkot town of Tharparkar, aimed at providing free healthcare services to the community.

The MoU was signed by CEO Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC), Shamsuddin Shaikh, CEO, The Indus Hospital Dr Abdul Bari Khan, and advisor to CEO Shahid Afridi Foundation Zeeshan Afzal.

As per the agreement, the TF will have the overall responsibility of the management of the project and lead the implementation of the project, Indus Hospital will be responsible for the day-to-day operational affairs, and SAF will be responsible for funding the establishment one block and – the construction of other block together with their operational expenses will be financed by TF.

Expected completion of first block (SAF block) is expected by end 2018 and second block (TF block) by mid-2019, says the agreement. TF’s funding will be pioneered by SECMC and Engro Powergen Thar Limited (EPTL).

Speaking about the occasion, Shaikh held that it was imperative for his company to work for the socioeconomic welfare of the people of Thar.

“The Thar region lacks basic health facilities, and we would actually make a great difference in the lives of the Tharis if we could provide them with modern health services – thus, the idea of establishment of the hospital,” he said.

Dr Bari held the MoU as a ‘historic step’ taken for the welfare of the Thari communities. “The partnership will help improve the health of the people of Thar region, and together we hope to make the hospital functional by the end of 2018,” said Mr. Bari.

Afzal termed the ‘collaboration’ as “giving back to the community” and said, “The work that the three organizations have committed to undertake will go a long way in improving Thari communities’ lives, and will prove to be just a start in providing better healthcare services to the underprivileged.”

 

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Hospital construction in Sukkur nearing completion.

 

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Upgradation of Pipri water filter plant by Sindh Government.

 

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Newly constructed Dadu degree college