What is the fastest most effective way of solving the load shedding problem?

[Prometheus]

fasted way is to import electricity from neighbouring countries.

for long run...dams.......thermal power stations in large number

 

[A.R.]

Well i posted this in other thread too...
think about it BROAD MINDEDLY..

well i have an idea for both India and pakistan...

it is well known fact that pakistan needs energy for its future development and definitely nuclear energy would be best...... but i dont think permission will be granted to pakistan to build further nuclear reactors with unlimited fuel to import....
and it is also a fact that this permission is granted to india by IAEA...
so if India and pakistan have a treaty to build a joint nuclear reactor on borders so that the reactor is built on indian soil... fuel will also be indian and power generated can be sold to pakistan ...

i think this can bring peace to both countries... and lot of matter may be solved...
and also main thing will be there will be zero probability of war in future...

what do you say guys??

this can only be done by mutually trusting each other

 

[AHMED85]

one of best solution is to import electricity and in emergency basis built more dams and after all we will grip on load shedding........
after built dams we will able to recover our water shortage.....as well other,s.....

 

[dvk1982]

Dams need water , India taking it away.

dude get some life, the question is how to solve load shedding...
u make a good politician. Dont solve problems but blame everything on somebody else....

unfortunately there is no quick fix. for a start u can try to privatize ur distribution, buy power and encourage private players to invest in power plants. This will take time and thats the only way out. Coal, wind, solar plants gestation period is shorter than Dams and nuclear.....

Have to start a mid- long term plan and encourage competition for god sake....

 

[ice_man]

Well i posted this in other thread too...
think about it BROAD MINDEDLY..



this can only be done by mutually trusting each other

nice idea but you are to optimistic! can't happen wont happen!

 

[graphican]

Efficient usage of electricity is the best way to solve this electricity issue.

 

[A.R.]

nice idea but you are to optimistic! can't happen wont happen!

why?? only mutual trust is required....
result would be fantastic

 

[pandamonkey]

i think this crisis can be a great opportunity for pakistan. In the wake of sanctions on pakistan, Pakistan was forced to invest in JF-17. A crisis was turned into a golden opportunity for paksitan. Rather than relying on old methods to fix the pakistani power problem, we need to look at new techonologies to fix this problem. New techonologies, like wind farms and solar tec, will now only fix paksitans current problems but will also help it in the future.

 

[pandamonkey]

Its always windy on the beaches of sind and balochistan. Imagian wind turbines dotting the cost line of pakistan.

 

[mehru]

PAKISTAN HAS IDEAL CLIMATE FOR GENERATING SOLAR, WIND POWER: MIN
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LAHORE, Feb 12, 2009 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) --
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Senior Minister, Raja Riaz Ahmad has said that the importance of solar energy as an inexhaustible, pollution-free and cheap source of energy, particularly for a developing economy like Pakistan, could hardly be emphasized. The government is giving special attention to maximum investment in energy sector and the investors should launch new power projects to overcome the
energy needs.

He was talking with a group of investors which called on him at his office here Tuesday. "Pakistan comes in the solar belt and the solar energy intensity in the Sun Belt is approximately 1800-2200 KWh per square meter."

"The solar energy resources for our country are about 100,000 megawatts as Pakistan is the 6th luckiest country in the world where sun-availability is up to 16 hours on average," he told.

And according to international estimates, Punjab is the most suitable place for setting up solar energy projects, he added.

Raja maintained that energy self-sufficiency is a must for the industrial development of any nation today. The importance of developing solar energy as an alternative energy source for sun-friendly country like Pakistan where sun shines for over 300 days a year could meet the energy needs of the whole country.

Pakistan has an ideal climate to generate solar and wind energy, he said. Besides abundance of sunny days, the intensity of solar radiation is also very high, roughly 500 watts per square meter at ground level. This huge solar energy potential is waiting to be exploited through proper R&D, he observed.

Tapping solar energy may be the cost-effective, environment-friendly and pollution free choice as the only alternative energy source for Pakistan which enjoys both good quantity and quality of sunshine, he concluded.

Solar cells in both Punjab and Balochistan as both are sunny areas.
Wind turbines in coastal areas of Sindh and Northern areas.

 

[mehru]

Fastest way is to import electricity but to solve both water and energy crisis , another thing that can be done is to remove silt from Tarbela and Mangla dams. This will result in 25 % increase in capacity which will also solve our energy problem to some extent.
Lining of canals and water courses are needed urgently as 45% water losses occur through seepage.

 

[Omar1984]

2% target set for reduction of line losses: Pervaiz Ashraf​

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervaiz Ashraf vowed on Saturday that the power distribution companies would control the electricity theft and set the target of 2 percent to reduce the line losses particularly power theft by the consumers.

While addressing the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Water and Power chaired by MNA Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah, Ashraf said no political influence would be tolerated neither would be spared to any officer involved in power theft or supporting such consumers.

He informed the NA body that 132 factories had been caught red handed and the name of the factory owners, regardless of their political influence, would be brought before the public soon.

“The current power crisis was caused by water shortage in major reservoirs, rivers and canals as well as the peak summer arrival before time. The demand for power across the country has increased but the power generation is on slow track.”

Pakistan Electric power Company (PEPCO) Managing Director Tahir Basharat Cheema informed the NA body that due to security and accidental concerns it is necessary to exempt sensitive departments and sites particularly sensitive installations, chemical and pharmaceutical industries, defence and others from load shedding. He told the NA body that PEPCO was fully committed to overcome the power theft through Energy Loss Reduction (ELR) and during last nine months more than 0.830 million power theft cases were caught.

He informed that during the ongoing fiscal year 2009-10, the power shortfall had increased to 301 percent as compared to FY 2005-06 having an average shortfall of 1,250 megawatts, while in FY 2006-07 average power shortfall was recorded at 2,546MW. During FY 2007-08 it was 4,956MW and during last FY 2008-09 it was recorded at 4,200MW, which was 19.57 percent lower as compare to FY 2009-10.

He said the demand and generation gap was affected by the natural mishaps like water shortage and peak summer season before time. However, the power deficit situation would likely improve in May due to melting down of the glaciers and increase in hydel power generation. Average 40 percent less rains were observed across the country as compared to last year, while only in Punjab 96 percent less rain was recorded during the ongoing year, due to which country lost 1,000MW hydel power generation. zeeshan javaid

 

[Hyde]

Shortest way to overcome these crisis are

1) Import electricity
2) RPPs

Long term solution is

1) Build Dams + Hydropower projects like Bunji Hydropower project
2) Nuclear plants

 

[Hyde]

Dams need water , India taking it away.

not all of water comes from India. We have other rivers too that flow inside Pakistan only. So we can build dams on those rivers also

 

[ARCHON]

check power theft, Improve power grids, general awareness regarding unwanted power usage, solar& wind projects.