Sindh Minister for Mines and Mineral Development Irfanullah Khan Marwat chaired a meeting of the Sindh Coal Authority on Thursday, which reviewed progress on work on different coal-fired power plants.
The board discussed the various projects that were under construction. It announced that an American firm, AES Oasis Ltd, had started work on the establishment of an integrated coal-fired 1,000 megawatts power plant at the Thar coalfield, which would be completed by the end of the this year. Similarly, Fateh Group, in a joint venture with Ukrinterenergo and a research and development institute, Lviv TEP, in Ukraine will also establish a coalmining and coal-washing plant as part of its plans to build an integrated coal-fired power plant with 200-mw capacity at Lakhra in Dadu.
Another company, CMC, will work on the establishment of a $500 million 200-mw mine mouth power plant in Sonda, Jherruk coalfield. Work on the 200-mw plant is under way.
The board also observed that coal was a provincial subject, and decided that the Sindh government would do everything to provide facilities to investors for the development of coal-based power projects in the province. The Sindh Coal Authority said it would provide Dadabhoy Hydrocarbon Limited with an area in Jherruk block other than the area allotted for the development of coalmines.
The request of the Fateh group for grant of a mining lease over an area of 8,626 acres in the compact block at Lakhra in Jamshoro was also considered.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?p...0-6-2005_pg5_11
Full Version: 1,000-mw Power Plant To Be Built By Year-end
i dont understand these sht heads. why the hell are they buying the envoiremental killer old shit techno.
put freaking wind mills on the shores and build new dams. oh i am sorry. i guess our "graduate" ministers are a little too educated to understand this.
put freaking wind mills on the shores and build new dams. oh i am sorry. i guess our "graduate" ministers are a little too educated to understand this.
QUOTE(sobank @ Jun 10 2005, 10:23 PM)
i dont understand these sht heads. why the hell are they buying the envoiremental killer old shit techno.
put freaking wind mills on the shores and build new dams. oh i am sorry. i guess our "graduate" ministers are a little too educated to understand this.
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put freaking wind mills on the shores and build new dams. oh i am sorry. i guess our "graduate" ministers are a little too educated to understand this.
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Pakistan has huge reserves of coal (low quality). this is why the government is pushing for these plans, because though it is quite bad for the environment, it will provide cheap electricity for the country. It will also reduce pakistans imports of oil and gas.
Pakistan needs $150b to meet future power demand
Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will need a huge amount of $150 billion to meet the additional power generation requirement for 143,310 mw during the next 25 years, a senior government official at the planning and development division told Daily Times.
With these calculations, the government will require to spend a hefty amount of $6 billion per year to meet the additional requirement for electricity. The average government investment per year is planned at $ 2 billion while the deficit the government will have to face is of $ 4 billion a year, the official said.
However, the official said that balance requirement for $ 4 billion per year would be met through involvement of the private sector. The option of introducing the modes of private-public partnership in power generation has also been approved by the government in order to fill the gap.
“The government cannot allocate such a huge amount exclusively for power generation under the budgeted Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP),” the official said. Under the PSDP 2005-06, the allocation for the water sector is Rs 43.6 billion while the allocation for the power sector is Rs 37 billion against the allocation of Rs 21.4 billion for water and Rs 14.2 billion for power in the current financial year.
The official said that according to estimates of the government, energy demand over the next fives years was expected to grow at the rate of 7.4 percent per year. The growth in energy demand during 2010-30 was expected to be around 9 to 10 percent, the official added.
For power generation, at total of 23 hydel projects are planned to be initiated in the next five years. With the completion of these projects, the hydel-thermal mix is shifted towards hydel power generation.
The official said that with the addition of 1,450 mw during 2001-05 through the Ghazi Barotha Hydropower Project, the installed capacity of the system had increased from 17,710 mw to 20,289 mw.
With the commissioning of the Ghazi Barotha project, hydel/thermal mix has changed from 28:72 in 2001 to 33:67 in 2005, according to the official. The extensive private sector participation has been envisaged in building additional power generation capacity of 7,100 mw by 2010 based on the existing power generation policy, including a package of incentives.
The government is also considering looking into possibilities of importing power from Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. The need for importing power from the Central Asian region on transmission line through the Silk route will be stressed. There is also a proposal to expand linkages with Iran for importing more power, especially for remote areas of Balochistan.
Under the long-term planning, the government is planning to maximize power generation through indigenous coal to increase its share to at least 18 percent from the present 160 mw generation to 20,000 mw in 2030. According to the official, there will be a special emphasis on power generation through nuclear technology to increase its generation from current 400 mw to 8,800 mw by 2030.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?p...1-6-2005_pg5_16
Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will need a huge amount of $150 billion to meet the additional power generation requirement for 143,310 mw during the next 25 years, a senior government official at the planning and development division told Daily Times.
With these calculations, the government will require to spend a hefty amount of $6 billion per year to meet the additional requirement for electricity. The average government investment per year is planned at $ 2 billion while the deficit the government will have to face is of $ 4 billion a year, the official said.
However, the official said that balance requirement for $ 4 billion per year would be met through involvement of the private sector. The option of introducing the modes of private-public partnership in power generation has also been approved by the government in order to fill the gap.
“The government cannot allocate such a huge amount exclusively for power generation under the budgeted Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP),” the official said. Under the PSDP 2005-06, the allocation for the water sector is Rs 43.6 billion while the allocation for the power sector is Rs 37 billion against the allocation of Rs 21.4 billion for water and Rs 14.2 billion for power in the current financial year.
The official said that according to estimates of the government, energy demand over the next fives years was expected to grow at the rate of 7.4 percent per year. The growth in energy demand during 2010-30 was expected to be around 9 to 10 percent, the official added.
For power generation, at total of 23 hydel projects are planned to be initiated in the next five years. With the completion of these projects, the hydel-thermal mix is shifted towards hydel power generation.
The official said that with the addition of 1,450 mw during 2001-05 through the Ghazi Barotha Hydropower Project, the installed capacity of the system had increased from 17,710 mw to 20,289 mw.
With the commissioning of the Ghazi Barotha project, hydel/thermal mix has changed from 28:72 in 2001 to 33:67 in 2005, according to the official. The extensive private sector participation has been envisaged in building additional power generation capacity of 7,100 mw by 2010 based on the existing power generation policy, including a package of incentives.
The government is also considering looking into possibilities of importing power from Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. The need for importing power from the Central Asian region on transmission line through the Silk route will be stressed. There is also a proposal to expand linkages with Iran for importing more power, especially for remote areas of Balochistan.
Under the long-term planning, the government is planning to maximize power generation through indigenous coal to increase its share to at least 18 percent from the present 160 mw generation to 20,000 mw in 2030. According to the official, there will be a special emphasis on power generation through nuclear technology to increase its generation from current 400 mw to 8,800 mw by 2030.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?p...1-6-2005_pg5_16
Neelum hydro project to generate 969mw
LAHORE: Neelum Jhelum Hydropower project is to be constructed in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
The project will generate 969 mw of low-cost hydel electricity and help in meeting increasing power demand in the country, a WAPDA press release issued on Friday said.
The tenders for the construction of Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower project are being evaluated and expected to be finalised shortly.
The bids for the project were invited during the last month. Three construction companies and ventures submitted their bids.
The evaluation report, once completed, will be forwarded to the ministry of water and power for further action. app
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?p...11-6-2005_pg5_9
LAHORE: Neelum Jhelum Hydropower project is to be constructed in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
The project will generate 969 mw of low-cost hydel electricity and help in meeting increasing power demand in the country, a WAPDA press release issued on Friday said.
The tenders for the construction of Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower project are being evaluated and expected to be finalised shortly.
The bids for the project were invited during the last month. Three construction companies and ventures submitted their bids.
The evaluation report, once completed, will be forwarded to the ministry of water and power for further action. app
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?p...11-6-2005_pg5_9
well the thing which is more important is not the amount of MW going to be generated and also not the amount of foreign investment they is going on in these projects ( well i donot mean to sound like thaty it doesnot matter at all ofcourse it does).The important point that we donot get to hear is that what is the price that we are going to pay per KWH. Because if u remember we did generate quiet a lot of foreign investment and did increase the generation capacity mant folds when we signed IPPs in early nineties but that landed us in a deep trouble.electricity prices went up rapidly(there were other factors but this was one of the major factor for the price hike ) making every thing expensive ,increasing inflation and making our exports uncompetitive . what i hope is that government doesnot make this mistake again but what i heard is that price per kwh is going to be in a range of 5.5-6 cents per kwh which is almost the same price we agreed last time . if thats the case than we r going to be in for more trouble , already there is a news item in the press that mentioned about a probable price increase of electricity from july .
Pakistan to build 12 new nuclear power plants, says official
Islamabad, June 11, SPA - Pakistan's Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) Chairman Pervez Butt says ten to twelve new nuclear power plants will be built in the next few years to meet energy requirements of Pakistan.
"In the present day competitive era, each nation has to carve out its own destiny from available resources and the PAEC has followed this self-reliance path to evolve successes in the domain of national security, agriculture, cancer treatment, nuclear energy and industrial support services," Butt said while addressing the prize distribution ceremony of National Engineering Robotic Contest
2005, organized by the College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (EME), The National University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, and during an informal talks with the reporters.
He said the PAEC has, on self-help basis, done research in different fields and proved its worth in self-reliance and proficiency. "We have adopted the path of self reliance for our survival in this high speed and competitive era."
Butt said the government has planned to produce 8,800 megawatts of electricity in the next twenty-five years.
--SPA
http://www.spa.gov.sa/newsview.php?extend.269050
Islamabad, June 11, SPA - Pakistan's Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) Chairman Pervez Butt says ten to twelve new nuclear power plants will be built in the next few years to meet energy requirements of Pakistan.
"In the present day competitive era, each nation has to carve out its own destiny from available resources and the PAEC has followed this self-reliance path to evolve successes in the domain of national security, agriculture, cancer treatment, nuclear energy and industrial support services," Butt said while addressing the prize distribution ceremony of National Engineering Robotic Contest
2005, organized by the College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (EME), The National University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, and during an informal talks with the reporters.
He said the PAEC has, on self-help basis, done research in different fields and proved its worth in self-reliance and proficiency. "We have adopted the path of self reliance for our survival in this high speed and competitive era."
Butt said the government has planned to produce 8,800 megawatts of electricity in the next twenty-five years.
--SPA
http://www.spa.gov.sa/newsview.php?extend.269050
[quote=omarleeds,Jun 11 2005, 09:08 PM]
Pakistan to build 12 new nuclear power plants, says official
Islamabad, June 11, SPA - Pakistan's Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) Chairman Pervez Butt says ten to twelve new nuclear power plants will be built in the next few years to meet energy requirements of Pakistan.
"In the present day competitive era, each nation has to carve out its own destiny from available resources and the PAEC has followed this self-reliance path to evolve successes in the domain of national security, agriculture, cancer treatment, nuclear energy and industrial support services," Butt said while addressing the prize distribution ceremony of National Engineering Robotic Contest
2005, organized by the College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (EME), The National University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, and during an informal talks with the reporters.
He said the PAEC has, on self-help basis, done research in different fields and proved its worth in self-reliance and proficiency. "We have adopted the path of self reliance for our survival in this high speed and competitive era."
Butt said the government has planned to produce 8,800 megawatts of electricity in the next twenty-five years.
--SPA
I WILL BELEIVE IT WHEN I SEE IT ! THEY HAVEN'T EVEN BUILT ONE AND THEY ARE TALKING 10-12 PLANTS !
WHY DON'T THEY JUST CONSTRUCT ONE, JUST ONE - THEN PEOPLE MIGHT BELEIVE THEM.
Pakistan to build 12 new nuclear power plants, says official
Islamabad, June 11, SPA - Pakistan's Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) Chairman Pervez Butt says ten to twelve new nuclear power plants will be built in the next few years to meet energy requirements of Pakistan.
"In the present day competitive era, each nation has to carve out its own destiny from available resources and the PAEC has followed this self-reliance path to evolve successes in the domain of national security, agriculture, cancer treatment, nuclear energy and industrial support services," Butt said while addressing the prize distribution ceremony of National Engineering Robotic Contest
2005, organized by the College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (EME), The National University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, and during an informal talks with the reporters.
He said the PAEC has, on self-help basis, done research in different fields and proved its worth in self-reliance and proficiency. "We have adopted the path of self reliance for our survival in this high speed and competitive era."
Butt said the government has planned to produce 8,800 megawatts of electricity in the next twenty-five years.
--SPA
I WILL BELEIVE IT WHEN I SEE IT ! THEY HAVEN'T EVEN BUILT ONE AND THEY ARE TALKING 10-12 PLANTS !
WHY DON'T THEY JUST CONSTRUCT ONE, JUST ONE - THEN PEOPLE MIGHT BELEIVE THEM.
Pakistan has huge reserves of coal (low quality). this is why the government is pushing for these plans, because though it is quite bad for the environment, it will provide cheap electricity for the country. It will also reduce pakistans imports of oil and gas.
& it will give enourmous economy uplift opportunity to the locals of Thar / Matiyari / Mirpur Khas, etc. etc.
not to mention these are out of the city areas in mid jungle environment emission is not a very big issue, especially when we 25% people living in under poverty level.
Excellent work by GOP.
& it will give enourmous economy uplift opportunity to the locals of Thar / Matiyari / Mirpur Khas, etc. etc.
not to mention these are out of the city areas in mid jungle environment emission is not a very big issue, especially when we 25% people living in under poverty level.
Excellent work by GOP.
QUOTE(must7 @ Jun 12 2005, 09:16 AM)
Pakistan has huge reserves of coal (low quality). this is why the government is pushing for these plans, because though it is quite bad for the environment, it will provide cheap electricity for the country. It will also reduce pakistans imports of oil and gas.
& it will give enourmous economy uplift opportunity to the locals of Thar / Matiyari / Mirpur Khas, etc. etc.
not to mention these are out of the city areas in mid jungle environment emission is not a very big issue, especially when we 25% people living in under poverty level.
Excellent work by GOP.
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& it will give enourmous economy uplift opportunity to the locals of Thar / Matiyari / Mirpur Khas, etc. etc.
not to mention these are out of the city areas in mid jungle environment emission is not a very big issue, especially when we 25% people living in under poverty level.
Excellent work by GOP.
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well i do agree that coal related projects will help local economies , provide jobs , reduce unemployment,help with the gdp growth and reduce fuel import cost.......... but the important thing is that the price of the final product should also be cheaper than teh IPPs of previou govt. if they are going to agree on the same rate than what about the fact that our exports will become uncompetitive , higher electricity price will leave less money for common man to spend on other necessities and also we have to take account of the money that the govt will have to provide each year to wapda just to keep it running.we donnot want to repeat the same mistake that we did a decade ago do we? I am not saying that these are not good project but the government should not agree on more than 5 cent per kwh, other wise the cost of living will keep on going up.
Saqib .. absolutely agreed and surely it was only this GOP which managed to solve the pending issue of years with IPP tarif.
Surely the GOP who wants to double the exports will keep this very important point in mind.
However, on inflation eerybody is reeling on it .. even in oil producing UAE .. prices are shooting to the cieling ..
Surely the GOP who wants to double the exports will keep this very important point in mind.
However, on inflation eerybody is reeling on it .. even in oil producing UAE .. prices are shooting to the cieling ..
QUOTE(must7 @ Jun 13 2005, 08:59 AM)
Saqib .. absolutely agreed and surely it was only this GOP which managed to solve the pending issue of years with IPP tarif.
Surely the GOP who wants to double the exports will keep this very important point in mind.
However, on inflation eerybody is reeling on it .. even in oil producing UAE .. prices are shooting to the cieling ..
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Surely the GOP who wants to double the exports will keep this very important point in mind.
However, on inflation eerybody is reeling on it .. even in oil producing UAE .. prices are shooting to the cieling ..
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i do agree that it was this gop that solved the ipp problem last time ,i was only mentioning it because there was a news report in section of media ( i donot have the link now) in which it said that wapda and chineese had problem about the unit price when the president or PM interveened and told wapda to accept tariff of 5.5 .Even than wapda was saying that it wouldnot be abel to pay that amount.
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