Pakistan Energy News 2013-2018

[niaz]

The enormous size of WAPDA is a concern. But it is not the only one.

The current Pak Energy policy has focused on burning oil and making dams. Both which are expensive and the former being undesirable.

Pak needs to bring in people with engineering degrees to plot a course forward. The world is switching over to renewables and Pak is living in the stone age busy making nukes.

Whats the point in staying in the stone age? Just becase PTI said Naya Pakistan doesnt mean Nawaz cant change Pakistan.

Pakistan problems are mainly four:

1-Lack of funds. With a small tax base and expenditure far exceeding revenue receipts, there is not much left over for the state-owned power projects. Private sector investment is not forthcoming because of law & order situation. That is why no progress on Thar Coal.

2-Overstaffing & inefficient management of public sector entities such as WAPDA which cannot fire excess staff because of political backing.

3-Theft of electricity & even gov’t offices not paying their utility bills. Can’t anyone understand the simple fact that if you use electricity you have got to pay for it!

4-This follows from point number 3. We import fuel to produce power and the cost of electricity to consumer must reflect its production cost; additionally cost of stolen electricity has to borne by the bill paying customers else power company will go bankrupt.

The poster above has assumed that if we go to alternate sources of energy, our problems will be solved. Far from it.

Hon Sir,

Power engineers all over the world have been analysing different ways of generating power for decades. In a capitalist society, stress is on increasing profit, thus in every large power company there is Research & Economic Analysis section ( it may be called by different name) whose job is to constantly examine ways & means to produce cheap & clean energy.

United States is without doubt one of the most advanced countries in the world and break down of the electricity production as of is as under:

Coal 49%, Natural gas 21%, Nuclear 19%, Hydroelectric 6%, Oil 2%, Wind 1%, Geo thermal 0.4%, Solar 0.01%, Other 1.6%

Production is dictated by many factors such as presence of a strong anti-nuclear lobby, or lack of suitable hydro power locations, but by & large it is determined by pure economics. One can see that about 76% (coal+ gas + oil) of the power is generated by conventional thermal power plants.

Hydro power is the cheapest source of electricity. In a paper published in the International Journal of Arts & Science 3(9): 125-143(2010) Adesh Sharma compares hydroelectric & coal fired power plants costs in India. Projected cost of a 1000 MW hydroelectric plant is IRs 550-billion versus 450-billion for a coal fired plant. However levelized costs (capital +fuel+ operating costs) are IRs 1.86 per KWH for hydro & IRs 2.86 for coal fired electricity. Thus in Indian environment, hydro power is about 1/3 cheaper than thermal power.

Now let us compare the costs of electricity generated by other sources. According to data available with the Royal Academy of Engineers UK. Cost of generating electricity from different sources is:

Gas-fired CCGT 2.2 pence per KWH

Nuclear fission plant 2.3 pence per KWH

Coal-fired pulverised-fuel (PF) steam plant 2.5 pence per KWH

Coal-fired circulating fluidized bed (CFB) steam plant 2.6 pence per KWH

Coal-fired integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC): 3.2 pence per KWH.

Onshore wind farm: 3.7 pence per KWH

Offshore wind farm: 5.5 pence per KWH

Wave and marine technologies: 6.6 pence per KWH

From this we conclude that in the UK, there is not much difference between cost of power generation between nuclear & thermal sources. Nuclear is however a lot cleaner for CO2 emissions. This energy is still cheaper than Wind farm & Tidal power. Nuclear power costs however ignore cost of decommissioning a nuclear power plant and if that was also taken into account, thermal power comes out the winner.

Wind generated electricity is more expensive. Additionally, let us not forget that the windiest places are more often far away from where electricity is needed most, so the costs of building transmission lines is high. Secondly, the wind doesn’t blow all the time, so power utilities have found that in order to balance out the variable load from wind they have to invest in keeping fossil-fuel-burning plants on standby. When those plants are not running at full capacity they are not as efficient. Most calculations of the cost of wind power do not take into account the costs per kWh of keeping fossil plants on standby or running at reduced loads. Real cost of Wind power is thus far higher than thermal power.

Solar energy is the most expensive way of generating electricity, however this is the greenest form of energy one can produce. Even though cost of solar panels has come down quite a lot in recent years, it is still very expensive compared to thermal sources. According to the Solar Market Research & Analysis cost in March 2012 was 15.15 cents or about 9.5 pence per KWH; more than 3 times the cost of thermal power.

Solar Electricity Prices | Solarbuzz

I have ignored bio fuels mainly because increased use of biodiesel & ethanol has caused a substantial increase in food prices.

Nawaz Sharif claims that they will burn bagasse from the sugar mills to produce electricity. Bagasse fibre is the left over after the sugar cane has been crushed and all juice extracted. It has a heating value of about 3,000 BTU per pound.

Anyone who has visited a Sugar Mill will know that bagasse is currently used to supplement the fuel for the boilers that generate heat for concentrating the juice to make brown sugar. Hence if you use bagasse to make electricity, it will be replaced by imported furnace oil and cost of sugar production will go up. Similarly if we use cow dung to produce biogas and electricity; we have to provide alternate fuel to the poor farmers who burn dried cow dung as fuel for cooking.

I have also ignored Fuel Cell as the technology is still in embryonic stage. It is clear that if we want cheap electricity and we don’t want to make Kalabagh Dam, there is little option except to go for the thermal or nuclear power and for either source there is a cost. You can't have anything for nothing.

Of course we can live without electricity as I did in my child hood because my Chak was not electrified; but believe me that was quite uncomfortable.

 

[Argus Panoptes]

Pakistan problems are mainly four:

1-Lack of funds. With a small tax base and expenditure far exceeding revenue receipts, there is not much left over for the state-owned power projects. Private sector investment is not forthcoming because of law & order situation. That is why no progress on Thar Coal.

2-Overstaffing & inefficient management of public sector entities such as WAPDA which cannot fire excess staff because of political backing.

3-Theft of electricity & even gov’t offices not paying their utility bills. Can’t anyone understand the simple fact that if you use electricity you have got to pay for it!

4-This follows from point number 3. We import fuel to produce power and the cost of electricity to consumer must reflect its production cost; additionally cost of stolen electricity has to borne by the bill paying customers else power company will go bankrupt.

The poster above has assumed that if we go to alternate sources of energy, our problems will be solved. Far from it.

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The problems as you list them are well known. The sad part is that we have no plan or even intentions to resolve these four problems.

There are no plans to provide capital investment in large-scale energy projects. Public sector entities are treated as vehicles of political patronage and not public service, and will continue to be misused as such. Government offices not paying their bills keep adding to the huge amount of circular debt already accrued. Given the deteriorating economic circumstances of the majority of our population, it in unlikely that people will be able to meet the costs of even the minimum levels of power needed for essentials of modern day life, thus requiring government subsidies to avoid widespread social unrest.

All in all, this most intractable situation brought on by decades of neglect and mismanagement will not be easily solved anytime soon.

 

[Cyberian]

Conference on Solutions for Energy Crisis concludes
Friday, May 17, 2013

Staff Report

ISLAMABAD: Presenting Energy Vision 2030 on the concluding day of the conference on ‘Solutions for Energy Crisis’, Sir Syed CASE Institute of Technology Vice Chancellor Dr Shaukat Hameed Khan warned there were no easy and quick solutions to the power shortage problem being faced by the country as there was grave dichotomy at the policy base, the Planning Commission had been overshadowed by the Finance Ministry and absence of continuity had deprived concerned authority of institutional memory.

On top of that fuel needed for energy generation as well as funds to pay the enormous circular debt were in short supply. The energy system was not attuned to technology, which determined the demand and supply equation. The Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline would only partially meet the shortage. There were homegrown solutions available and coal above every other resource offered a natural option but planners had been neglecting these for over three decades now. Unless the new government girded its loins and harmonised its fragmented governance in this respect it would be hard to end power outages anywhere in the near future. He estimated the country would need $210 billion in the next 20 years to meet the growing energy needs. He favoured coal-based energy but since mining of Thar coal could take long Pakistan should import coal for immediate use in place of diesel and furnace oil.

Amid this hard and realistic account of the state of energy a very emphatic and bright presentation was made by a young scientist CWS Technologies Director Salman Qaisrani, who claimed that the Coal Water Slurry Combustion Technology offered the cheapest, quickest and most workable solution in the short and medium-term as it was based on local coal reserves of Thar. The present thermal power units now using expensive imported furnace oil could easily be converted to use this formulated material, which would reduce by one third the present cost of power. He claimed the entire change over could be accomplished in six months to one year. He said it was not a new technology and was in use in Russia and China while India was using it through imported coal.

The technology was offered to the previous government but it did not respond for its own reasons. Now the CWS Technology was being offered to the private sector.

Earlier, Private Power and Infrastructure Board Managing Director N A Zuberi said the private sector was producing the bulk of the electricity (46 percent) but shortage fuel and funds was constraining generation growth. He said work was apace on the feasibility of Mega Power Parks based on imported and local coal. If these parks materialised the country’s energy shortage would end.

IPS Senior Associate Advocate Ameena Sohail spoke on impact of 18th Amendment of the constitution on energy generation and called it merely cursory as much remained to be done by the Council of Common Interests that needed to be activated in this regard, particularly in respect of the Strategic Plan of 1992. Barrister Aeman Maluka spoke on energy conservation efforts, which she said only existed on paper as the policy of self regulation by industries was a failure in the absence of an overseeing mechanism. She said environmental taxes also could not be imposed in a country where tax theft was rampant. QAU’s Dr Nazir Hussain spoke on diplomacy and international dimension of energy management. The conference was organised by Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) and Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad.

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[niaz]

I came across Coal- Water slurry fuel during the brief period when I was engaged as a consultant by the Jamaica Power in the 1998. This was discarded by me mainly because coal water slurry is hard to prepare and the technology was in embryonic stage.

Pakistan on the other hand has large quantities of Brown Coal at Thar. Theoretically there is no reason why Thar lignite can’t be used and in my humble opinion this is an excellent idea, even though I never thought of it.

My compliments to Dr Salman Qaisrani; Pakistan needs more people who can outside the box.

For the benefit of the forum members, here are a couple of articles on coal-water slurry fuel.

http://www.energy.psu.edu/sites/default/files/files/CWSF_Program.pdf

http://www.penconsulting.com/documents/Coal_Water_Slurry_Power_Generation.pdf

 

[Cyberian]

Business community wants Shahbaz as energy minister
Friday May 17, 2013

Central General Secretary of the All Pakistan Anjuman-e-Tajiran Naeem Mir on Friday said business community want Shahbaz Sharif as energy minister to resolve energy crisis.

The former chief minister Punjab is very capable of resolving the energy crisis engineered by the former Pakistan People’s Party government, he said.

Talking to Dr Murtaza Mughal, President of the Pakistan Economy Watch, Naeem Mir said that Pakistan braved massive mismanagement and corruption for years which triggered inflation, unemployment and economic meltdown.

The former governments wasted billions of rupees of taxpayers’ money only to further deteriorate ailing power sector and public sector enterprises. Mir demanded imposition of power emergency and giving control of power distribution companies to provinces.

He said that tax amnesty schemes are counterproductive as budget deficit can only be bridged if big evaders are brought to book. Government should initiate legislation to forfeit assets of tax evaders and to bring stolen funds back from the Swiss banks, he demanded.

At the occasion, Dr Murtaza Mughal said that bilateral trade with India stands at $ 2 billion which can be jacked up to $ 10 billion through confidence building measures.

He said that all the bleeding PSEs should be privatised without any delay and that small chambers may attract some 80 million traders to get National Tax Numbers (NTN).

Dr Mughal said that country needs widely credited 61-years-old politician and he should not go for a record 4th term as chief minister.

Business community wants Shahbaz as energy minister | Pakistan Today

 

[Argus Panoptes]

I came across Coal- Water slurry fuel during the brief period when I was engaged as a consultant by the Jamaica Power in the 1998. This was discarded by me mainly because coal water slurry is hard to prepare and the technology was in embryonic stage.

Pakistan on the other hand has large quantities of Brown Coal at Thar. Theoretically there is no reason why Thar lignite can’t be used and in my humble opinion this is an excellent idea, even though I never thought of it.

My compliments to Dr Salman Qaisrani; Pakistan needs more people who can outside the box.

For the benefit of the forum members, here are a couple of articles on coal-water slurry fuel.

http://www.energy.psu.edu/sites/default/files/files/CWSF_Program.pdf

http://www.penconsulting.com/documents/Coal_Water_Slurry_Power_Generation.pdf

It does sound promising:

http://www.penconsulting.com/documents/Coal_Water_Slurry_Power_Generation.pdf

IV. CONCLUSION
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Coal Water Slurry (CWS) is a new type of liquid fuel, environmentally friendly fuel that can replace petroleum as fuel in the energy conversion and process industries.
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CWS consists of 65%-70% coal, 30%-35% water and small quantities of chemical additives.
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CWS has oil like appearance, can be handled like liquid, burns like oil and coal, the cost is just slightly higher than coal.
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It resembles Heavy Fuel Oil with good fluidity; therefore stable during storage and can be transported conveniently like liquid, through pipes and by pumps.
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The capital investment costs is very low relative to coal gasification and liquefaction processes, which can be more than US$6.5 billion for a 100,000 BPSD complex, as compared to US$150 million for CWS of the same size.
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It has high combustion efficiency and low in pollution discharge.
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The successful introduction of CWS technology into the industries, in China, to replace heavy fuel oil has a very significant impact in the utilization of low rank coal, for new thermal power plant. The simultaneous and parallel development of advanced coal
cleaning technologies as in the case of CWS could allow Indonesia to make a fast transition, economically, away from our limited resource of oil and natural gas to our most abundant resource of coal. Coal based CWS will be the fuel of this century and beyond.

 

[Cyberian]

Pakistan to barter wheat for Iranian electricity
Saturday, May 18, 2013

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad has authorised the export of 100,000 tonnes of wheat to Iran in trade not jeopardised by Western sanctions, to settle dues for electricity supplied to Pakistan’s energy-starved border areas, the Commerce Ministry said on Friday.

The shipment of 100,000 tonnes was to have been delivered to Iran in mid-February but was delayed by preparations for Pakistan’s May 11 election.

“The wheat is being given to Iran against the outstanding payment of $53 million for electricity supplied to Pakistani border areas from the Iranian grid,” ministry spokesman Muhammad Ashraf said.

“The interim cabinet has approved the decision and exports will be initiated as early as possible.”

The European Union and the United States have imposed toughened sanctions meant to discourage Tehran’s nuclear programme, which they say has a military purpose. Iran rejects that claim, saying its programme aims at the peaceful production of electricity.

Western sanctions do not target food shipments, but financial measures have frozen Iranian companies out of much of the global banking system, hindering payments for imports, on which Iran relies for much of its food.

Pakistan is battling a chronic energy shortage, which is inflaming public anger and stifling industry. Power outages can last eight to 10 hours a day in cities, with much more frequent cuts in rural areas.

“Pakistan is an energy-starved country facing severe power cuts that are badly hampering industrial output,” Ashraf said.” Connecting far-flung areas to Pakistan’s grid is a costly affair.”

Electricity from Iran costs Pakistan around $3 million a month and is supplied to towns near the Iranian border, including the port city of Gwadar. reuters

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[Cyberian]

PSO to set up refinery to help meet energy needs
Saturday, May 18, 2013

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan State Oil’s (PSO) efforts to set up state-of-the-art oil refinery in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, having capacity to process 40,000 barrel per day would go a long way in meeting the growing energy needs.

The facility, expected to be fully commissioned by 2016-17 will be set-up through a public private partnership and will utilise crude oil from nearby indigenous supply sources for production of POL products conforming to Euro IV standards, sources reveal.

‘Establishment of this refinery will help improve the overall availability of POL products across the country as well as result in sizeable foreign exchange savings for the nation and it shall also increase PSO’s operational base through diversification in the midstream segment and lower distribution cost in the related supply envelopes,’ the sources added.

In addition to these benefits, the sources said this refinery will also help create job opportunities for the local populace as well as professionals from various technical backgrounds, adding it is also expected that substantial foreign direct investment will also take place as a result of this project. app

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[niaz]

PSO to set up refinery to help meet energy needs
Saturday, May 18, 2013

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan State Oil’s (PSO) efforts to set up state-of-the-art oil refinery in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, having capacity to process 40,000 barrel per day would go a long way in meeting the growing energy needs.

The facility, expected to be fully commissioned by 2016-17 will be set-up through a public private partnership and will utilise crude oil from nearby indigenous supply sources for production of POL products conforming to Euro IV standards, sources reveal.

‘Establishment of this refinery will help improve the overall availability of POL products across the country as well as result in sizeable foreign exchange savings for the nation and it shall also increase PSO’s operational base through diversification in the midstream segment and lower distribution cost in the related supply envelopes,’ the sources added.

In addition to these benefits, the sources said this refinery will also help create job opportunities for the local populace as well as professionals from various technical backgrounds, adding it is also expected that substantial foreign direct investment will also take place as a result of this project. app

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Currently total crude production of Pakistan is about 55,000 bbl. per day. Indigenous crude production in the Pothohar and KPK fields is barely enough to feed the 35,000 bbl. per day Attock Oil Refinery located at Morgah, near Rawalpindi. Other crude fields are located in Sindh.

There are 4 additional refineries; Parco at Mahmoodkot near Multan, NRL & PRL at Karachi and Bosicar near Karachi which run on small amount of crude produce from Sindh field; majority of the feed is imported from the Arabian Gulf countries.

Cost of 500 KM pipeline extension from Mahmood Kot to KPK to carry imported crude from Karachi/Port Qassim to the new refinery will cost as much may be even more than the cost of building the refinery.

Therefore, unless we can find 40,000 barrels per day additional crude production in KPK to feed the refinery over its 20 year life cycle; the project is not economically viable.

 

[ejaz007]

Power shortages can be curtailed on immediate basis


KARACHI: Incessant power shortages in the country can be curtailed on immediate basis if Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) follows its manifesto regarding Independent Power Producers (IPPs), analysts said. PML-N claimed the current position of National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) as ‘determined tariff’ which is based on the principles of economic efficiency and service of quality, will be converted into ‘notified tariff’ by which the circular debt can be freezed at its current level and that will result in better cash flows. Also Distribution Companies (DISCOS) will be corporatised and privatised and by virtue of this the transmission and distribution losses will be progressively brought under 10 percent. Global Securities Limited Arif Shaikh said if power dispatch according to plant efficiency and generation cost would be implemented according to PML-N’s manifesto the increase in utilisation would result in higher Operation and Maintenance (O&M) savings and fuel savings. If the new incumbent government follows its manifesto, then circular debt will lock-in at the current level and will result in better cash flows to the IPPs. The plan to divert load factor from inefficient Generation Companies (GENCOS) to efficient IPPs will bode well for IPPs. A liquidity injection to clear the balance sheets of energy chain will ease the working capital requirements of IPPs and analyst also expects a higher payout, sheikh added. According to recently published Pakistan Energy Yearbook by Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources, country’s installed generation capacity stood at 22,797 megawatts (MW) at the end of FY 2011-12. It is up 1.4 percent from last year and up 17 percent compared FY 2008. However many factors including the circular debt have restricted electricity generation in the country. In FY 2011-12, gross generation stood around 10,855 MW, stagnant in comparison to FY 2010-11. However, the generation was only 48 percent of installed capacity. Unfortunately the gross generation in FY 2011-12 is down 1 percent from FY 2008 thereby caused severe power shortages and affected the industrial backbone of the country. With change of realm Topline’s analyst expected the new incumbent government was likely to take power shortage issue on priority basis and take much needed power sector reforms. Nishat Chunian Power Limited (NCPL) utilisation of the plant clocked in 76.6 percent in third quarter FY 2012-13 as compared to 84.9 percent in second quarter FY 2012-13. The plant was not able to generate at optimal load factor, which resulted in its steam engine’s lower efficiency, resulting in higher fuel cost. The Company will undergo routine maintenance in the upcoming quarters as the Company has jacked up its stores and repairs. Trade debts of the company stood at Rs 12 billion of which Rs 8.5 billion are overdue. Also Pakgen Power Limited (PKGP) provides a lucrative substitute within electricity sector offering an attractive return following exceptional run in some of the listed IPP stocks. Despite offering benefit synonymous to other IPPs including indexed revenue stream for US dollars and Pakistani rupee parity and cost pass through, investors have preferred other IPPs amidst thermal efficiency losses at the aged plant. abrar hamza

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[ejaz007]

Lessening load shedding
PM orders release of Rs 22bn for fuel to power plants
Staff Report


ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Justice (retired) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso has directed the Ministry of Finance to immediately release over twenty-two billion rupees to the Ministry of Water and Power for provision of fuel to the thermal power plants.

The directive was given by the Prime Minister while chairing an emergency meeting here on Monday to review the energy situation in the country.

As decided by the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Finance will forthwith release 15 billion rupees for provision of fuel while another 7.5 billion rupees would also be released subsequently to generate additional power to further reduce the gap between demand and supply.

The Prime Minister said the government is committed to alleviating the suffering of the people and keeping the wheels of industry in motion.

The Prime Minister further directed the Ministries of Water and Power, Finance and Petroleum to maintain close liaison and ensure maximum power generation to minimize load shedding.

Addressing a news conference, Federal Minister for Water and Power Dr. Mussadaq Malik said the Caretaker Prime Minister has also issued directions for the release of Rs.45 billion to PSO for the month of June 2013.

He informed that with the release of Rs.22.5 billion, power generation to be enhanced to 12,500 MW from existing 9,500 MW within next two days and this general level to be maintained for weeks to come.

However, he made it clear that additional power generated from this oil supply would cost the consumers.

He informed that Qadir Pur Gas field would be closed for annual maintenance in the next few days and the Ministry of Petroleum has promised to have it operational again within a week.

He mentioned that arrangements have been completed for operating gas fired power plants on diesel for generation of power.

He said that there is need to increase power tariff to arrange financing for additional generation as well as rescuing the cash starved power sector. He mentioned that level of corruption in power sector is around Rs.75 billion annually and caretaker government would recommend ways for stopping this corruption to the new elected government.

He also informed that due to bad performance and corruption charges Managing Director of NTDC has been removed from his post, GM NPCC has also been removed and all staff posted at Jamshoro Power Plant have also been changed. New appointments would be made by the newly elected government.

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[Jango]

Lessening load shedding
PM orders release of Rs 22bn for fuel to power plants
Staff Report


ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Justice (retired) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso has directed the Ministry of Finance to immediately release over twenty-two billion rupees to the Ministry of Water and Power for provision of fuel to the thermal power plants.

The directive was given by the Prime Minister while chairing an emergency meeting here on Monday to review the energy situation in the country.

As decided by the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Finance will forthwith release 15 billion rupees for provision of fuel while another 7.5 billion rupees would also be released subsequently to generate additional power to further reduce the gap between demand and supply.

The Prime Minister said the government is committed to alleviating the suffering of the people and keeping the wheels of industry in motion.

The Prime Minister further directed the Ministries of Water and Power, Finance and Petroleum to maintain close liaison and ensure maximum power generation to minimize load shedding.

Addressing a news conference, Federal Minister for Water and Power Dr. Mussadaq Malik said the Caretaker Prime Minister has also issued directions for the release of Rs.45 billion to PSO for the month of June 2013.

He informed that with the release of Rs.22.5 billion, power generation to be enhanced to 12,500 MW from existing 9,500 MW within next two days and this general level to be maintained for weeks to come.

However, he made it clear that additional power generated from this oil supply would cost the consumers.

He informed that Qadir Pur Gas field would be closed for annual maintenance in the next few days and the Ministry of Petroleum has promised to have it operational again within a week.

He mentioned that arrangements have been completed for operating gas fired power plants on diesel for generation of power.

He said that there is need to increase power tariff to arrange financing for additional generation as well as rescuing the cash starved power sector. He mentioned that level of corruption in power sector is around Rs.75 billion annually and caretaker government would recommend ways for stopping this corruption to the new elected government.

He also informed that due to bad performance and corruption charges Managing Director of NTDC has been removed from his post, GM NPCC has also been removed and all staff posted at Jamshoro Power Plant have also been changed. New appointments would be made by the newly elected government.

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And another adhoc decision...?

Give money now, two weeks down the line, you are bust again.

 

[ejaz007]

And another adhoc decision...?

Give money now, two weeks down the line, you are bust again.

A comprehensive strategy to tackle circular debt should be formulated and implemented. As long as circular debt is there power crisis shall persist.

Than also we need to ensure bills are received from government departments and commercial entities on time and arrears are cleared.

 

[Jango]

A comprehensive strategy to tackle circular debt should be formulated and implemented. As long as circular debt is there power crisis shall persist.

Than also we need to ensure bills are received from government departments and commercial entities on time and arrears are cleared.

That can only happen if we start getting taxes from the big fishes, and Nawaz Sharif has been sort of silent on that, atleast much more silent than PTI.

 

[ejaz007]

That can only happen if we start getting taxes from the big fishes, and Nawaz Sharif has been sort of silent on that, atleast much more silent than PTI.

Collection of taxes alone would not be the solution. Long term energy policy especially building new electricity generation projects based on hydro electricity and reduction in the dependence on oil based generation are also need of the hour.

With taxes you can only generate revenue which shall subsequently be lost in the form of payments to IPPs. With the generation of cheap electricity we can reduce the cost of generation and save money at the same time. Consumers shall be happy and so shall be businessman and government.

With reduction in electricity tariff cost of manufacturing items shall also be reduced and competing in international markets shall be a bit easy.

With PTI in KPK perhaps its time to reconsider Kala Bagh Dam.