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Moot highlights coal fuelled power generation
By Technology Times at September 10, 2012 | 6:19 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: Pakistan is faced with crippling energy crisis, which has resulted in slashing gross domestic product (GDP) growth by 2.0 to 3.0 per cent. This was stated by Attock Gen Limited (AGL) and Attock Refinery Limited Chief Executive Officer Adil Khattak during the first Coal Fuelled Power Generation Conference 2012. The conference was organised by AGL last more...
Pakistan can generate 140,000MW solar, wind power
By Technology Times at August 24, 2012 | 5:47 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT ISB: The energy crisis-hit Pakistan is have energy sources in near future, as according to sources, a fresh USAID report found that Pakistan has about 150,000 MW of wind power potential. One source said it is planning 25,000 MW in wind power installations by 2015. The report also said that one area — the Sindh corridor — has a wind power potential of more...
Islamabad foresees up to $2.7b investment in power
By Technology Times at August 24, 2012 | 5:40 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT ISB: Pakistan expects upto $2.7 billion merely in the wind energy projects in the country; though many alternative energy projects still in the pipeline. Currently, the country is developing wind power plants in Jhimpir, Gharo, Keti Bandar and Bin Qasim in Sindh which will not only help in controlling the persistent power loadshedding, but will also ease more...
Funds paucity halts work on Neelum power project
By Technology Times at August 24, 2012 | 5:34 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT LHR: Work on the Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project (NJHP) has suffered a big blow mainly due to lack of funding, sources have informed saying the Chinese contractor has started suspending work on various sections of the project as the government of Pakistan has not released Rs7.8 billion funds despite lapse of the deadline. “It is indeed a setback for more...
KESC, Bright Eagle sign MoU for power generation
By Technology Times at August 24, 2012 | 5:33 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT KHI: The Karachi Electric Supply Company, as a part of its drive to enhance the affordable electricity power generation capacity, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for setting up of coal power plants having generation capacity of up to 1000 MWs with Bright Eagle Enterprise Group Limited; a Hong Kong based company sponsored by Chinese and Korean more...
SBP ups renewable power projects capacity limit
By Technology Times at August 7, 2012 | 12:19 am | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT KHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has enhanced the capacity limit of all renewable power projects from 10MW to 20MW for financing under the ‘Scheme for Financing Power Plants Using Renewable Energy’, says a press release issued here. It Banks/ Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) can consider financing requests of the sponsors, who intend to set more...
Pakistan can produce power, gas thru solid waste management
By Technology Times at July 18, 2012 | 1:50 am | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: Pakistan can save a big chunk of budgetary allocations by using solid waste to generate electricity and gas that can help in overcome the persistent energy crisis in the country and the Capital Development Authority (CDA) is all set to launch a pilot project to act as a role model for other cities. The successful experiments of power and gas generation more...
KESC to have coal-based power plant
By Technology Times at July 2, 2012 | 10:07 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT KHI: Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) has signed a JOINT Development Agreement (JDA) with Sindh Coal Energy Limited (SCEL) and Oracle Coalfields PLC (Oracle) of UK which is engaged in coal exploration, mining and production, for establishing a coal-based power plant, reference to tapping the indigenous Thar coal reserves for power generation. The more...
Gas diversion to power sector halts urea production
By Technology Times at July 2, 2012 | 9:57 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT KHI: Gas supply to the Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited (FFBL) remained suspended even after the passage of about ten days for which the company had to shut down its Urea plant, whereas its DAP plant continued to operate due to its lower gas requirements. According to an official, the government had decided to curtail FFBL’s gas for 3 days on more...
Pakistan eyes solar power potential
By Technology Times at June 23, 2012 | 5:22 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: Energy companies working in Pakistan have said that plans for a 50-megawatt solar power plant would help the country avert a long-term energy crisis. German solar energy company Conergy has recently announced that it has teamed with Hong Kong project developer Ensunt to build a 50-megawatt solar power plant in Pakistan. Conergy described the more...
Power outages shut 300 industrial units in Lahore
By Technology Times at June 23, 2012 | 5:21 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT LHR: The business community has warned the PPP government that annoyance and anger of the masses would swell if it does not ensure resolution of the loadshedding problem which has forced closure of majority of their industrial units. “Over 20-hour loadshedding daily has forced more than 300 industrial units in the Lahore Township Industrial Area to close more...
Pakistan to have 50-MW solar power plant
By Technology Times at June 23, 2012 | 5:07 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: The German energy company Conergy is working with Hong Kong-based Ensunt to build a 50-megawatt solar plant in Bahawalpur, in the Cholistan region of Pakistan. According to a Conergy press release, when completed, the plant will be the biggest solar facility in the country; it will be owned by the Pakistani government and the DACC Power Generation more...
SSUET students use bio-fuel to get power
By Technology Times at June 18, 2012 | 5:36 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT KHI: Students from Sir Syed University for Engineering and Technology have developed an innovative way to produce electricity from bio-fuel. According to details, the group from Electronics Department has invented a cheaper way as compared to other procedures for power generation through bio-bass or Methane Gas. “The prevalent power crisis has more...
Pakistan’s first solar power system goes online
By Technology Times at June 2, 2012 | 2:04 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: Realising the country’s growing demand for power to operate industries, agriculture and domestic sector, the government of Pakistan has initiated several projects to resolve the persistent energy crisis. “The projects commenced by the government not only look to tap conventional sources but also the renewable energy resources including wind, solar more...
Iran offers to boost power in Pakistan
By Technology Times at May 22, 2012 | 12:18 pm | 0 Comment
MONITORING REPORT IBD: Iran's provincial officials have informed their Pakistani counterparts that Iran can boost electricity exports to Pakistan to help the South Asian nation overcome its persistent energy crisis. “Private sector can play a vital role to strength trade and economic ties between the two countries,” said Mayor of Iran's Northeastern city of Mashhad more...
Man claims to produce power with water
By Technology Times at May 22, 2012 | 12:01 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: While Pakistan is having worst energy crisis, and worst ever power load-shedding, a 37-year-old mechanical engineer from Swat claims to have produced electricity with water. After 20 years of research, Rehan Aziz Farooqi, has invented a unique power generator that runs solely on water, and, wait for it, the design can be used to allow any engine that more...
Pakistanis have power to create own power
By Technology Times at May 22, 2012 | 11:17 am | 0 Comment
By Sehar Sajjad via The Pakistani Spectator THE ROUTINE upto 14-hour power outages have prompted the Pakistanis’ to react in strongest terms by protesting on streets. The power shortfall has reached level of 8200 MW, according to the Ministry of Water and Power. The residents of small towns and villages are facing even worse conditions with no power supply for 22 more...
Pakistan can have cheap power through coal
By Technology Times at May 15, 2012 | 4:34 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT KHI: Nuclear scientist and Member Science and Technology, Planning Commission, Dr Samar Mubarakmand, has said that through underground gasification technology, electricity can be generated at Rs3 to 4 per unit while diesel can be produced at $40 per barrel. While speaking at an oil and gas exhibition and conference POGEE-2012 at Karachi Expo Centre last more...
9 LoIs issued to generate 228MW solar power
By Technology Times at May 9, 2012 | 11:43 am | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: Ministry of Water and Power has issued nine Letters of Intent (LOIs) to different Solar Independent Power Producers (IPPs) to produce cumulative capacity of 228 MW electricity. A senior official at the Ministry has said that these small and big projects are at various stages of development and once executed would help generate electricity for the more...
India offers to export power to Pakistan
By Technology Times at May 9, 2012 | 11:25 am | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD:The Indian authorities have offered Pakistani to import 500 megawatts (MW) electricity from Amritsar to Lahore at the rate of Rs 16 per kilowatt during the recently held neighbourly meetings, while hydel power electricity can be generated locally at the rate of Rs 6 per kilowatt, showing a difference of Rs 10 per kilowatt. The federal government has been more...
Experts for using agri waste to generate power
By Technology Times at April 30, 2012 | 1:12 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT RWP: In order to overcome the energy crisis, the government needs to utilise the agricultural waste to produce bio-ethanol and bio-diesel by installing the plants for the purpose. The experts put forward the suggestions during a recently concluded three-day International Bio-energy Conference organised by Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University more...
SOX lights the only remedy to power loadmanagement
By Technology Times at April 16, 2012 | 3:17 pm | 0 Comment
ACCORDING TO a survey, Pakistan, which is facing the worst kind of power shortfall, consumes about 400 megawatts for streetlights. This consumption could be much more than 900 megawatts as if the line losses are added to it. The country, where power crisis is getting worst with the every day passing, cannot be in a position to afford this wastage of energy. While on the more...
The prospects of solar energy for power generation
By Technology Times at April 16, 2012 | 3:15 pm | 0 Comment
By Dr. Noor Fatima THE COUNTRY is presently confronted by a severe energy crisis that has jeopardized the national industrial production on the one hand and made the lives of people miserable, especially students. There is a close link between energy security and overall development. The latter will continue to deteriorate if the major problem of power outages is not more...
Sira power management solution for Pak milk chillers
By Technology Times at April 16, 2012 | 3:14 pm | 0 Comment
PAKISTAN, BEING dependent mainly on agriculture and livestock, is the sixth major milk producing country of the world. Local consumption of milk is still high but the consumers especially in urban areas are gradually shifting to packed milk. What factors could be mentioned behind this major shift, but it is fact that the rising demand processed milk has give encouraged more...
Cheaper options for solar power
By Technology Times at April 16, 2012 | 3:09 pm | 0 Comment
By Hussain Ahmad Siddiqui RAPID DEVELOPMENT in solar energy technologies has made it an alternative to fossil-fuel power generation in many countries. But Pakistan does not have to depend on borrowed ideas for generating bulk solar power at a high cost, when other economical options are available. In a bid to overcome electricity loadshedding, the Punjab government more...
