the power crisis

[nitetrogen70]

Just called Pakistan and heard the horror stories of ordinary people yearning for electricity. Businesses are shutting down, people are getting unemployed because businesses are not running, patients are not getting treated in hospitals, no computers working in schools, crime rate is going up due to darkness and the ode goes on and on.

Here is the other side of the picture, all the privatized electric generation companies in Pakistan like KESC, MESCO (Multan Electric Supply), REPCO (Rawalpindi Electric Supply) etc. etc..... have stopped electric generation completely. The reason:

In a typical thermal power generation company, no matter how efficient they are; generally make 8% - 10% profit before tax just like utility companies in West but Zardari & Company in Pakistan are demanding 15% - 20% commission / kickbacks from these private electricity generation companies on their gross revenue, so no matter how efficient these companies might become operationally, the money is simply not there for that level of kickbacks. Since the businesses are by nature supposed to make profit, in the abscence of porfit opportunities, nobody will work.

Will there be an end to the miseries of ordinary Pakistanis??

i just got this from a another four and my question is the same as everone else when will the power crisis be finally over and what steps are the goverment taking to fix these proablem

 

[Zaheerkhan]

Pakistan has large coal reserves, but most of the coal is actually lignite coal or brown, which is basally used only for generating electricity. I am surprised that this natural resource has'ent ever been exploited to produce electricity, considering the amount of power-cuts u guys have now.

Can somebody throw some light on thermal electricity production senirio in Pakistan.

 

[Neo]

We could have exploited it but need cheap and advanced technology from USA or Germany.

The multi billion dollar Thar project is now being looked into, China is keen to build several plants.

 

[Jihad]

These power outages are definitely no good for our economy, the government needs to tackle this NOW!

 

[nitetrogen70]

well wat are these projects and is the goverment actually taking some acotions or is it just another scene to make the ppl believe that they mihgt actually do sumthing gud for the country