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www.ppib.gov.pk/PowerPolicy2002.pdfI know even now the total installed capacity is close to 22,000MW. But they don't run the plants due to high cost of generation. They are maintaining the balance between cost of production and sale. If they provide 24 hour electricity, expect to double the net losses of circular debt.
My point is the stable generation capacity. After 3 years we will have at least 2000 - 3000 MW of electricity from Hydro, Chashma III and possibly IV Nuclear Power plant, some coal based power plants up n running as well as the solar and wind power. So the overall capacity is going to increase and this is mostly cheap source of electricity. We got the high cost energy options already, its just the effort to introduce cheaper source to maintain balance.
PS: I think the installed capacity you are mentioning is of 2008 and not 2002. But that's not the point to discuss so no worries.
install capacity was 20,000 back then before chashma nuclear plant 2 and some other hydro projects were completed.
today its near 25,000+ MW, problem is efficiency and lack of gas or fuel not the install capacity!!!
so adding thermal plants like nandipur is waste of money
instead of improving the govt owned plants, govt wants the private sector to add more, in case of nadipur it wanted the punjab govt to add more even though there is no gas for the project?!!!
any way IPP mode means private investment so why is the article saying through PSDP
www.ppib.gov.pk/National%20Power%20Policy%202013.pdf
the document will make people understand that whole mess is WAPDA and DESCO inefficient thermal plants due to corruption that constitutes 10,000 mw capcity. next mess is IPPs lack of gas and expensive fuel
world is producing 70% of energy through coal including USA and Germany, now they are suppose to cut that to half by 2040..you are producing zero percent from coal, reason is that we are richer than them and are like Saudis, even though we are 7 th largest country by carbon profile we are not even in top 100 (india is by the way top 10!!)Why we are going for coal generated electricity??
World is closing coal generated power plants because they are big contributors of global warming and we are putting them in place. Our region is one of the worst hit area of global warming and we are making sure that it got worst.
Docter Danish did a program on a TV Channel in which he proved that it will be very deadly for people of Karachi if coal power generation units are installed in Gadani.