Pakistan Electricity: Solutions and Ongoing Projects

Written by Afreen Baig http//economicpakistan. wordpress. com/cc8/01/05/ electricity/ History after the construction of the Hydro-Electric Tarbela Dam and the Mangla Dam, by General Ayub caravansary and General Yahya Khan in the 1960s, our turn overments failed to conceive and initiate major electricity rolls. The inept governments of PML-N and PPP, that save consider themselves vital to democratic confabulation inside the provinces, failed to create dialogue within provinces, on the most important issue facing Pakistans energy survival the Kalabagh Dam. Their governments failed to plan for the future growth and energy requirements. latterly the government of PPP has scraped the project altogether. Unexpected Economic Boom & muscularity Consumption in the last 10 years Pakistans $75 billion economy boomed into a $160 billion economy, with the consumption of gas, electricity and burn increasing YEARLY to an average rate of 7. 8 percent, 5. 1 percent and 8. 8 percent, respecti vely. The number of electricity consumers grew from 15. 9 million in 2005-06 to 16. 7 million in 2007, showing a growth of nigh 70 percent over the last 10 years. The major zip fastener consumption fields of the country are Industrial (38. percent), Transport (32. 8 percent), residential and commercial-grade (25 percent), Agriculture (2. 5 percent) and others (2. 2 percent). As regards Electricity, the Household sector has been the largest consumer over the last 10 years, on average consuming 44. 8 percent, followed by Industrial sector (29. 4 percent), Agriculture (12. 2 percent), Commercial sector (5. 9 percent), Street lights (10. 6 percent), the officials say. Record Sales of electronic Items Recently, we got good news from Pakistan Haier. In May, Pakistan Haier made new RECORD air-conditioner, icebox monthly output.The sale volume reached all time high, the year-on-year sale change magnitude of Air-conditioner, Refrigerator, Washing machine, Micro wave and TV are 136%, 58 %, clxxx%, 210% and 106% respectively. Similarly, many other Electronic Companies devote created record sales. Projects executed and chthonian Construction The first unit of 290-megawatt of Ghazi Brotha Hydel Project (GBHP) went into operation in June 2003, and contributed more or less 50mw of electricity to the national grid. Four more units were added every quarter, and by 2004 the GBHP was alter 1,450 mw.Nuclear male monarch plant Chashma-2, volition soon come on-line, and testament add another 300MW to the national grid. Mangla Dam uprising will piddle another 644 GWh of fountain. Gomal Zam Dam is under final stage of construction, and upon completion it will plead 17. 4MW In 1999, our installed capacity was merely 15,860 MW. (With Hydel 4826 + Thermal 10,897 + Nuclear 137) In 2005-06, our installed capacity increased to become 20,495 MW. (With Hydel 6499 + Thermal 13,534 + Nuclear 462) Concrete go under the PML-Q Government President Pervez Musharraf launched the Rs 130 billion (US 2. 6 billion) Neelum-Jhelum hydroelectric project aimed at producing 969 MW power. Work on 11 projects with an accumulative power generation capacity of more than 12,000MW would get going by 2009. These projects include Bunji (5,400MW), Dasu (4,000MW), Kohala (1,100MW), Spatgah and dhak Valley (1,230MW). Wind and Solar Technology Pakistan is seeking to explore election sources of energy production and use Wind and solar technologies with the aim to produce 9,700 MW wind power by 2030, thereby providing electricity to 7,874 off-grid villages in Sindh and Baluchistan. 25 wind water pumping systems render been installed in Balochistan. Over 140 micro wind turbines of 500 Watts each are operational in Sindh and Balochistan, providing electricity to 691 houses in 18 remote, off-grid villages. Hydel Power The government is giving top antecedence to Hydel power with the potential of producing 40,000 MW Power of which only 15 percent had been use so far. In 2001, the W ater and Power Development Authority of Pakistan identify 22 sites for launching Hydropower projects to meet the ever-increasing demand for cheap power.It indicated that about 15,074 mw could be generated on the completion of these projects, which would also meet the water irrigation requirements for the growing factory farm sector. Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) has informed the government that sugar move flock produce 2,000MW of electricity in the next five years. Pakistan atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) has decided to establish an Engineering Design memorial tablet (EDO) for the indigenous development of nuclear power plants (NPPs) in the country.The PAEC informed politics that it was planning to add about 1,260MW through Hydel power, 880MW from Alternate energy, 4,860MW from Gas, 900MW from Coal and 160MW from crude by 2010. The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) is investing in a new 220-megawatt power plant that will help control the power shortages in the city, said. The plant will start generating 192MW by March and the remain 28MW will start being distributed by December 2008. Thar Coal The government has decided to develop the Thar coal for power generation on a priority basis to overcome energy crisis following.Out of six mixed companies that inked MoU with concern authorities to establish coal power projects two companies have started drilling work in their respective areas. Confirmed estimates that its reserves were uniform to at least 850 Trillion Cubic Feet (TCF) of gas about 30 times higher than Pakistans proven gas reserves of 28 TCF. By using only 2% of the existing coal reserves, we can generate around 20,000 MW (20 GW) for almost 40 years These estimates were confirmed by separate bankable feasibility studies conducted by Chinese and Russian experts. 85 gazillion Tons of coal deposits in Pakistan were second only to 247 Billion Ton reserves in the United States and much higher than 157 and one hundred fifteen Bi llion Ton reserves of Russia and China, respectively. Thar coal reserves were equivalent to at least 400 Billion Barrels of embrocate equivalent to oil reserves of Saudi Arabia and Iran put together. One estimate puts Pakistans coal energy at 576 Billion Barrels of oil which is equivalent to the feature oil reserves of the 3 largest producers.The government is planning to localize up 5,000-megawatt power generation facilities using coal as fuel within next few years. Ongoing Power Projects The Ongoing Power Projects for which allocations have been made in 2007-08 Budget, are Mangla Dam Raising Project (Rs 20 billion), Mirani Dam (Rs 500 million), Sabakzai Dam (Rs 200 million), Kurram Tangi Dam (Rs 2. 84 billion), Sadpara useful Dam Rs (900 million), Gomal Zam Dam (Rs 1. 8 billion), the Greater Thal Canal Phase I (Rs 8. 5 billion), the Greater Thal Canal Phase II (Rs 2. billion), construction of 20 small dams in NWFP (Rs 870 million), Bhasha/ Diamer Dam (Rs 500 million), Khan-Kh awar hydro project (Rs 1. 3 billion), Dubir Khawar hydro project (Rs 2. 1 billion), transmission arrangements for power dispersal of Ghazi Barotha (Rs 1. 67 billion) and Neelam-Jhelum hydro project (Rs 10 billion). New projects for the next fiscal year include the Sukkur Barrage renewal and Improvement project (Rs 100 million), Akhori Dam PC I (Rs 200 million), construction of Jaban Hydroelectric Power grade and Jaban Hydroelectric Power Station (Rs 40 million). Upcoming Immediate Projects Three rental power houses would start generating 1,067 megawatts of electricity by end of year 2008, respectively. Agreements had been signed with China to establish power plants at Nandipur and Chichu ki Malian, and tenders had been issued for two 500MW power plants at Dadu and Faisalabad which would be run by gas and furnace oil. An 800MW power plant would be set up at Guddu. (c) ECONOMIC PAKISTAN and PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF http//economicpakistan. wordpress. com/2008/01/05/electricity/ http//presi dentmusharraf. wordpress. com/