Energy Projects...Updates

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All projects are ongoing, some delays on first three .

How severe are the delays?

 

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T5 is being constructed on Tunnel No. 5 of Tarbela Dam with approved PC-I of US$ 807 million.

World Bank is providing US$ 390 million, while Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is providing US$ 300 million for construction of the project.

Cumulative generation capacity of the project stands at 1530 MW with three generating units of 510 MW each.

 

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884MW - Suki Kinari HPP (under construction)

The construction activities are in progress with severe weather conditions. The civil and electro-mechanical works are going on.

The construction activities were started in 2017 and the expected completion date of the project is 2024.

 

[ghazi52]

2017...
The Patrind hydropower project has begun the production of 150 megawatts electricity.
The dam and the tunnel has been constructed on Kunhar River at Patrind Village in Muzaffarabad District, AJK and Abbottabad District and the powerhouse on the right bank of Jehlum River in Muzaffarabad city of Azad Kashmir. at lower Chattar near Thuri Park.

 

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Karot Hydro Power ...

 

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Karachi.. K Electric has started working for 150 MW solar project in district Lasbela. Land is being leased in shape equity sharing.
The Govt will earn revenues, jobs will be created and renewable energy will be available for
Balochistan..

 

[ghazi52]

Mohmand HdroPower Project ....

Mohmand Dam is a multi-purpose project. On completion, it will store 1.2 MAF of water and help mitigate floods in Peshawar, Charsadda, and Nowshera.

Besides supplementing 160,000 acres of existing land, it will also irrigate 18,237 acres of new land in Mohmand and Charsadda. The installed generation capacity of Mohmand Dam is 800 MW. It will contribute 2.86 billion units of low-cost and environment-friendly hydel electricity per annum to the National Grid.

The project will also provide 300 million gallons of water per day to Peshawar for drinking purpose. The estimated annual benefits of the Project stand at Rs. 51.6 billion. A sum of Rs. 4.5 billion has been earmarked for Confidence Building Measures (CBM) in the project area for socioeconomic development of the locals.

 

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Electricity generation dips 4% in February as economic slowdown continues​

• China Power Hub Generation and Thar Energy Limited generated zero electricity during February due to coal import issues

Electricity generation in the country registered a 4% year-on-year decline, hitting 11,541 MW during February 2023, compared to 12,036 MW generated in February 2022.

The decline in the generation was owed to lower generation from furnace oil, which was down 80% YoY, as well as coal (-57% YoY), wind (-44% YoY), and gas (-7% YoY).

“This decline in power generation is triggered by the overall decline in economic activity across the country,” said Arif Habib Limited (AHL) in a report on Wednesday.

“China Power Hub Generation and Thar Energy Limited generated zero electricity during February 2023 due to the coal import issues and transmission constraints on the back of the delay in the second transmission line between Thar and Matiari Converter Station,” the brokerage house said.

During 8MFY23, power generation also decreased by 7.1% YoY to 84,840 GWh, compared to 91,281 GWh during 8MFY22.

 

[Ich]

Electricity generation in the country registered a 4% year-on-year decline, hitting 11,541 MW during February 2023, compared to 12,036 MW generated in February 2022.

Hmm, but how many MWh did they produce in February? MW alone doesnt tell much.

 

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that energy transmission lines in Thar will be set up by April 30 which will help transport electricity to the rest of Pakistan. He thanked China and Shanghai Electric for undertaking the development operations.

Addressing public at the inauguration of two projects at Thar, he urged stakeholders to complete the establishment of the transmission lines by the given date.

“Thar coal provides Pakistan an excellent avenue to generate electricity,” he said.

“Around 2,200 MW of energy is being generated at Thar which is saving billions of dollars for Pakistan in imports and other costs.”

He stated that coal prices around the world had skyrocketed during the past few months and Thar coal deposits have “provided a lifeline to Pakistan”.

“Thar will follow the pattern of growth seen by Karachi and the economy as a while will benefit from energy generation,” the PM stressed.

Thanking China for its role in the initiative, PM Shehbaz said that the next phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will focus on trade, agriculture, economy, technology and special economic zones.

“I will talk to Chinese officials to expedite work on phase II,” he said. “CPEC is a part of this government’s strategy to uplift Pakistan and our country will escape crisis.”

He also announced the construction of a hospital in Thar for residents of the region.

Last year, PM Shehbaz Sharif had called for drafting a policy to shift all coal-based power plants of Pakistan to Thar coal in a bid to supply cheap electricity to the public and save foreign exchange reserves, lamenting the high cost of residential and commercial electricity in Pakistan.

PM Shehbaz said that initially, the government would use both foreign and Thar coal to generate electricity in coal-based power plants of Pakistan and gradually shift entirely towards the use of Thar coal.

 

[Ali_14]

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that energy transmission lines in Thar will be set up by April 30 which will help transport electricity to the rest of Pakistan. He thanked China and Shanghai Electric for undertaking the development operations.

Addressing public at the inauguration of two projects at Thar, he urged stakeholders to complete the establishment of the transmission lines by the given date.

“Thar coal provides Pakistan an excellent avenue to generate electricity,” he said.

“Around 2,200 MW of energy is being generated at Thar which is saving billions of dollars for Pakistan in imports and other costs.”

He stated that coal prices around the world had skyrocketed during the past few months and Thar coal deposits have “provided a lifeline to Pakistan”.

“Thar will follow the pattern of growth seen by Karachi and the economy as a while will benefit from energy generation,” the PM stressed.

Thanking China for its role in the initiative, PM Shehbaz said that the next phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will focus on trade, agriculture, economy, technology and special economic zones.

“I will talk to Chinese officials to expedite work on phase II,” he said. “CPEC is a part of this government’s strategy to uplift Pakistan and our country will escape crisis.”

He also announced the construction of a hospital in Thar for residents of the region.

Last year, PM Shehbaz Sharif had called for drafting a policy to shift all coal-based power plants of Pakistan to Thar coal in a bid to supply cheap electricity to the public and save foreign exchange reserves, lamenting the high cost of residential and commercial electricity in Pakistan.

PM Shehbaz said that initially, the government would use both foreign and Thar coal to generate electricity in coal-based power plants of Pakistan and gradually shift entirely towards the use of Thar coal.

Why not now to switch from foreign imported coals to local thar coal it will save billions of dollars and hence give boost to local economy of thar and the region and eventually the whole of Pakistan we can also export these indigenous thar coal to China etc who ever wants it. Long live Pakistan

 

[Ich]

Why not now to switch from foreign imported coals to local thar coal it will save billions of dollars and hence give boost to local economy of thar and the region and eventually the whole of Pakistan we can also export these indigenous thar coal to China etc who ever wants it. Long live Pakistan

They do already. Way to go but there is progress. That is why i said that energy will not be the number one problem for Pakistan

Pakistan starts commercial operations of the 1.3 GW Thar coal power plant

Pakistan has put into commercial operations a 1,320 MW coal-fired power plant in the Thar Desert of the Sindh Province (southern Pakistan). The Thar power plant, developed by China’s Shanghai Electric Group, is part of the Thar Coal Block-I Coal Electricity Integration project and was built...

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PM Shehbaz inaugurates 1,650 MW coal-fired power plants in Thar | The Express Tribune

Production of coal-based electricity in Thar will increase by up to 3,300 MW

tribune.com.pk

 

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Successful COD of TCB-1 a remarkable achievement under CPEC:​

March 22, 2023

A ceremony was held to celebrate the Commercial Operation Date (COD) of the Thar Block-1 Integrated Coal Mine Power Project on March 22.

The Thar Block-1 Integrated Coal Mine Power Project, a key energy project under CPEC, is developed, constructed and operated by Thar Coal Block-1 Power Generation Company & Sino Sindh Resources Company and parent company Shanghai Electric Group. The project successfully completed a 168-hour reliability operation test and officially started a commercial operation on February 5 this year.

During construction, “the project has provided more than 18,000 direct employment opportunities for the locals, with a cumulative tax payment of 120 million USD and CSR expenditure of over 1.3 million USD,” Pang Chunxue pinpointed. After COD, it will provide electricity for 4 million households, bring significant social and economic significance in reducing fuel imports, saving foreign exchange reserves, optimizing power supply structure and enhancing energy security.

 

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Suki Kinari Power Project ... Steel Factory

 

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Neelum-Jhelum to resume power generation from July​

Khaleeq Kiani
March 31, 2023

The 969-megawatt Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project would get back to power generation by July after a year-long closure due to tunnel collapse and K-Electric (KE) is entering into a 10-year agreement with the federal government for enhancing its intake from national grid to 2,600MW.

These were the upshot of the two separate public hearings on increase in fuel charges for the consumers of KE and ex-Wapda Distribution Companies (Discos) conducted by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Thursday but could not reach a conclusive decision.

During the discussion on expensive power generation, Nepra Chairman Tauseef H. Farooqui said the Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project was expected to come back into production in July — almost a year after it was abruptly closed because of tunnel collapse.

Representatives of the Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) told the hearing that the power generation cost was higher than the reference cost due to the lower availability of hydropower generation as the 969-MW plan remained closed.

KE to sign pact with Centre for 2,600MW

The KE representatives also reported that they were in the process of entering into an agreement for 2,600MW from the national grid. Of this, 1,000MW would be on a firm basis and the remaining 1,600MW on an as-and-when-available basis. At present, the KE is drawing about 1,100MW from the national grid but without any legal cover for over half a decade.

The Nepra members noted that certain higher cost impacts were also because of transmission system constraints. At the conclusion, the regulator noted that there would be zero increase in the FCA for Discos and somewhere between 56 paise to Rs1.07 per unit increase in FCA for KE.

Nepra said the Discos’ FCA could be increased but a final decision would be notified next week after verification of certain evidence and transmission constraints.

The hearings were told that Discos and K-Electric had demanded permission to charge about Rs8.5bn additional fuel cost to their consumers at the rate of about 86 paise and Rs1.66 per unit, respectively, in April for electricity consumed in February.

The increase in FCA is even though the base average tariff has gone up by more than Rs7 per unit and reduction in the cost of import fuels like furnace oil and liquefied natural gas.

The biggest contribution to the overall national power grid came from hydropower generation at 26.46pc in February followed by 24.28pc from nuclear power plants. Hydropower has no fuel cost. The third largest generation share in the national power grid came from LNG-based electricity at 18.86pc, followed by 14.07pc from coal and about 11pc from domestic natural gas.

Interestingly, the fuel cost of furnace oil-based power generation at Rs21.67 per unit was lower than the Rs23.36pc fuel cost of LNG-based power generation. However, the authorities produced just 1.39pc share from furnace oil-based generation compared to 18.86pc from LNG.

The CPPA claimed on behalf of Discos that the consumers were charged a reference fuel cost of Rs7.21 per unit in February, but the actual cost turned out to be Rs8.07 per unit, hence an additional charge of 86 paise per unit.

The cost of power generation from domestic gas slightly came down to 10.07 per unit when compared to Rs10.5 per unit in December. The furnace oil-based power generation cost stood at almost Rs21.67 per unit significantly down from Rs34 per unit a few months earlier mainly because of a decline in international oil prices. Coal-based power generation cost, on the other hand, increased to Rs12.57 per unit when compared to Rs11.5 per unit in December 2022.

Three renewable energy sources — wind, bagasse and solar — together contributed about 3.54 pc, down from about 4.54pc a month earlier. Wind and solar have no fuel cost, while that of bagasse has been calculated at Rs5.35 per unit.