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Thar coal gasification project set to get more funds
Thar coal gasification project set to get more funds - thenews.com.pk
Javed Mirza
Saturday, May 19, 2012
KARACHI: The hopes from the Thar underground coal gasification (UCG) project are rising as the project is set to receive funds and would produce test 10 megawatt electricity by the end of next fiscal year.
Managing Director Thar UCG Project, Dr. Mohammad Shabbir talking, to media persons at the Karachi Press Club, said that they would receive Rs900 million before the budget followed by another tranche of Rs900 million in the first quarter of the next fiscal year.
He maintained that the production of test 10MW would decide the fate of the project and the government would release the remaining funds for the 100MW production.
Dr. Shabbir expressed the hope that they would be able to generate 100MW of electricity within three years.
Dr. Shabbir, to a question, said that there were certain vested interests and lobbies that were creating baseless propaganda against the project.
So far, the project has received just Rs984.9 million, while nothing has been released out of the Rs1095 million allocated in the PSDP 2011-12.
Dr. Shabbir said that the present government was serious about the project as it had provided the required facilities to the UCG project.
“There were long delays seen to receive pledged funds from the provincial and federal governments that had extended the completion of the project.”
It may be mentioned here that the UCG is a better alternative to explore huge coal reserves as compared with mining process that needs heavy investment besides technical and processing hindrances in the area.
The UCG project at Thar, which is the government funded pilot project, started under the supervision of the renowned scientist Dr. Samar Mubarakmand and is successfully producing gas.
The electricity generated through the process would be available at $16 per MW as compared to $77 per MW and $69 per MW through integrated gas combined cycle and natural gas combined cycle, respectively.
Besides, the project would also generate 2,000 barrels of diesel per day, which would help significantly reduce the petroleum products’ import bill of the country.
The project initially aimed at generating gas for producing 100MW is now being planned to be extended from the approved 18 to 84 gasifiers.
According to an estimate, a gasifier could easily produce the required gas for at least 10 years.
Dr. Shabbir, with the help of presentations and international data, categorically negated the propaganda that there were any human or environmental hazards over the workers and residents of surrounding areas of the project.
The whole setup could be relocated in the area with less expenditure, besides the project has no environmental implications as compared to large-scale mining.
Thar coal gasification project set to get more funds - thenews.com.pk
Javed Mirza
Saturday, May 19, 2012
KARACHI: The hopes from the Thar underground coal gasification (UCG) project are rising as the project is set to receive funds and would produce test 10 megawatt electricity by the end of next fiscal year.
Managing Director Thar UCG Project, Dr. Mohammad Shabbir talking, to media persons at the Karachi Press Club, said that they would receive Rs900 million before the budget followed by another tranche of Rs900 million in the first quarter of the next fiscal year.
He maintained that the production of test 10MW would decide the fate of the project and the government would release the remaining funds for the 100MW production.
Dr. Shabbir expressed the hope that they would be able to generate 100MW of electricity within three years.
Dr. Shabbir, to a question, said that there were certain vested interests and lobbies that were creating baseless propaganda against the project.
So far, the project has received just Rs984.9 million, while nothing has been released out of the Rs1095 million allocated in the PSDP 2011-12.
Dr. Shabbir said that the present government was serious about the project as it had provided the required facilities to the UCG project.
“There were long delays seen to receive pledged funds from the provincial and federal governments that had extended the completion of the project.”
It may be mentioned here that the UCG is a better alternative to explore huge coal reserves as compared with mining process that needs heavy investment besides technical and processing hindrances in the area.
The UCG project at Thar, which is the government funded pilot project, started under the supervision of the renowned scientist Dr. Samar Mubarakmand and is successfully producing gas.
The electricity generated through the process would be available at $16 per MW as compared to $77 per MW and $69 per MW through integrated gas combined cycle and natural gas combined cycle, respectively.
Besides, the project would also generate 2,000 barrels of diesel per day, which would help significantly reduce the petroleum products’ import bill of the country.
The project initially aimed at generating gas for producing 100MW is now being planned to be extended from the approved 18 to 84 gasifiers.
According to an estimate, a gasifier could easily produce the required gas for at least 10 years.
Dr. Shabbir, with the help of presentations and international data, categorically negated the propaganda that there were any human or environmental hazards over the workers and residents of surrounding areas of the project.
The whole setup could be relocated in the area with less expenditure, besides the project has no environmental implications as compared to large-scale mining.
