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LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said there was a vast scope of generation of energy from bagasse in the province and the government was formulating a comprehensive policy in this regard.
He said there were 46 sugar mills in Punjab and power could be generated from bagasse which is not only an economical source of generation of electricity but precious foreign exchange of billions of rupees used on the purchase of furnace oil could also be saved by producing energy from alternative resources. He said that the government is trying to generate electricity from alternative and renewable resources for overcoming energy crisis. These views were expressed by him while talking to a delegation of prominent engineering company associated with power generation Avant Grade Engineers at Model Town, today. Provincial Energy Minister Sher Ali Khan, Minister for Agriculture Farrukh Javed, Special Assistant Arshad Jutt, Chairman NEPRA, Chairman Planning & Development and concerned provincial secretaries were also present.
Director Avant Grade Engineering Bala Supramanium gave a briefing on projects of generation of power from bagasse, coal as well as biomass. Addressing the meeting, the chief minister said Pakistan was facing the worst energy crisis which had not only affected common man but also left a negative impact on economic and trade activities. He said electricity was essential for economy and trade, therefore, government was attaching top priority to overcoming energy crisis and taking steps on war footing for this purpose. He said agreements were signed with Chinese companies and leadership during the visit of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to China for cooperation in this sector while steps are being taken expeditiously for power generation from alternative resources.
He said up-gradation of boilers in sugar mills could result in generation of more energy. He said several countries of the world were generating power from bagasse, which is a cheap source of power generation. The Chief Minister directed concerned authorities to prepare a financial model for power generation from bagasse and the concerned departments should present such a roadmap with the consultation of the experts of Avant Grade Engineering for power generation through bagasse which could be speedily implemented.
He said the goal of producing electricity from bagasse could be realised by upgrading the technology of sugar mills and experts should chalk out a plan for this purpose so that progress could be made in this direction without any delay.
Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan
He said there were 46 sugar mills in Punjab and power could be generated from bagasse which is not only an economical source of generation of electricity but precious foreign exchange of billions of rupees used on the purchase of furnace oil could also be saved by producing energy from alternative resources. He said that the government is trying to generate electricity from alternative and renewable resources for overcoming energy crisis. These views were expressed by him while talking to a delegation of prominent engineering company associated with power generation Avant Grade Engineers at Model Town, today. Provincial Energy Minister Sher Ali Khan, Minister for Agriculture Farrukh Javed, Special Assistant Arshad Jutt, Chairman NEPRA, Chairman Planning & Development and concerned provincial secretaries were also present.
Director Avant Grade Engineering Bala Supramanium gave a briefing on projects of generation of power from bagasse, coal as well as biomass. Addressing the meeting, the chief minister said Pakistan was facing the worst energy crisis which had not only affected common man but also left a negative impact on economic and trade activities. He said electricity was essential for economy and trade, therefore, government was attaching top priority to overcoming energy crisis and taking steps on war footing for this purpose. He said agreements were signed with Chinese companies and leadership during the visit of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to China for cooperation in this sector while steps are being taken expeditiously for power generation from alternative resources.
He said up-gradation of boilers in sugar mills could result in generation of more energy. He said several countries of the world were generating power from bagasse, which is a cheap source of power generation. The Chief Minister directed concerned authorities to prepare a financial model for power generation from bagasse and the concerned departments should present such a roadmap with the consultation of the experts of Avant Grade Engineering for power generation through bagasse which could be speedily implemented.
He said the goal of producing electricity from bagasse could be realised by upgrading the technology of sugar mills and experts should chalk out a plan for this purpose so that progress could be made in this direction without any delay.
Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan
