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So in a nutshell importing machinery is fine but anything running on imported fuel as well should be avoided. We should tap into resources we find at home first before resorting to imports.

It's adding on average 14 GWh units per month to national grid since it became operational in July 2015.

It all depends on how you define priority. If you remember my earlier comments I emphasized in maintaining a healthy energy mix instead of making any source a priority. You are advocating solar is suitable for individuals and not on large scale but it's quite the contrary in this case. I have no...

More people means more jobs. And why should we care if 1000 people manage it or 10 when O&M cost is lowest in comparison. Corruption and mismanagement that can potentially destroy any project usually start at higher ranks.

I didn't get the notification for this reply either. Maybe some server issue @WebMaster The plant is producing power just fine seems like cost escalations are due to poor management and corruption (God knows best) Anyways I still hold that it has nothing to do with the scale of this project.

Capacity factor depends on the KWp along with the solar insulation and number of sunny days. My point was that even if we take the best possible parameters we cannot break the 20% CFU mark without increasing the cell efficiency.

It's ridiculous to expect average generation more than 20 MW which for 100MW plant means breaking the 20% Capacity utilization factor which is till now only achieved in labs.

I am not the right person to make an observation on financial matters. So I'm attaching reports relevant to Quaid-e-Azam Solar park. If you can tag some expert who can decode these documents for us would be really appreciable. Thank you.

I don't think nations can survive in a future digital world without acquiring silicon manufacturing technology let alone becoming a regional super power.

your point being?

Did the US, Canadian, Australian and European companies go bankrupt because they cannot compete with chinese companies cost wise? Price is not the only parameter to judge a product. Domestic manufacturing has always the home market advantage, surely there is enough demand within India to justify...

Never thought that PV manufacturing was such a rocket science.

It's still in its nascent stage but on a steady growth trajectory. I would argue that a solar plant is still a better investment at this stage than an oil run plant. The flexibility of PV solar is what is driving billions of dollars of investment in R&D to increase output efficiency at lower costs.

And again we come to the point of maintaining a healthy energy mix and we should tap into every option we have to successfully meet the future energy challenges. Solar is not a luxury anymore as we used to think in the past it has become the backbone of power generation of some developed...

Now you are just defending the indefensible.

That's when the engineers come in but it's achievable and happening on such large scales around the world*. *google=>sma pv-electricity-produced-in-germany Yes, it is regulated by NEPRA. It's a license for a distributed generation facility to be connected to national grid. you can start by...

I work for a small solar EPC company in Islamabad, although I haven't seen such large plants but never heard that managing and maintaining those facilities is such a nightmare. 8000 acres is huge but not that huge that it is impossible to manage it. for reference, 8000 acres = 32.37 sqkm, Mangla...

It all depends on how the opposition uses this issue and present it as bad governance of the present Govt.

I really appreciate you taking your time to educate others. I just wanted to add a few points rest you have already explained thoroughly. Cleaning solar power plant is not a big deal a water cannon can easily do the job. Solar plants are designed in such a way that its administration requires...

I would not make that sweeping statement if I were you. We need to educate ourselves about the energy mix and why there is a need for the dependence of a nation on multiple energy sources to meet its energy demands. Pakistan is an emerging economy and as the energy demand rises the challenges...