PowerGen Pak Conference 2012

Power-Gen Pak Conference 2012

The 5th International Power Generation Conference & Exhibition 2012 was held at Marriott, Karachi on the 2nd of February with the agenda ‘Future Energy Mix in Overcoming the Power Crisis’.

The conference was attended by a plethora of scientists  and dignitaries from all walks of life.

 

Power-Gen Pak Conference 2012

Power-Gen Pak Conference 2012

 

It was a star-studded event with speeches and presentations from Manzoor Soomro- Chairman Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF), Mian Abrar Hussain, President Karachi Chamber of Commerce, Dr. Tilo Klinner – Consul General Germany, Nasim Khan VC Hamdard University, Saigan Sharif – Additional Secretary of Ministry of Science & Technology, Qazi Kamal – Chairman Fuel, Gas, Power Sub-SITE Association, Tahir Saleem – Chairman IEEE, Zubair Motiwala – Chairman Board of Investment Govt. of Pakistan, Naeem Qureshi – Managing Editor Energy Update, Shazia Marri – Minister for Electric Power Sindh, Junaid Qureshi – CEO SSJD, Faisal Qureshi – CEO 24/7 Online TV, Abdullah Muhammad Yousuf – Chairman IPP’s Advisory Council, Rukhsana Zuberi – Chairperson women in energy, Shaaf Mehboob – CEO Adoptive Solar.

The conference was organized by Energy Update Magazine

Here’s  a brief lowdown of what went on in the conference.

 

Power-Gen Pak Conference 2012

Power-Gen Pak Conference 2012

Manzoor Soomro- Chairman Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF):

  • Promote and popularize science.
  • Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) signed with all chambers of commerce in Pakistan.
  • Reach is not limited to MOUs but to universities and beyond.
  • Provide funding to research institutes.
  • Enormous potential in both conserving and generating energy cost-effectively, only it needs to be channeled out properly.

Mian Abrar Hussain, President Karachi Chamber of Commerce

  • The energy crisis and resulting loadshedding of electricity and gas has resulted in a staggering monetary loss of Rs.288 Billion per annum.
  • This is a loss of Rs.24 Billion per month, or Rs.857 million per day.
  • This much money could have been used to finance 44 Large scale manufacturing units or serve 10 million unemployed people.
  • $12 Billion is the annual import bill for furnace oil.
  •  30% of energy wasted in distribution.
  • Energy security plan is needed on the same lines as Nuclear Security Plan to safeguard the future of Pakistan.

Power-Gen Pak Conference 2012

Power-Gen Pak Conference 2012

Naeem Qureshi – Managing Editor Energy Update

  • Welcomed the participants to the fifth PowerGen Pak Conference.
  • Thanked the speakers and the guest for gracing the occasion with their presence, and the sponsors for lending support to this worthy cause.


Dr. Tilo Klinner – Consul General Germany

  • Renewable energy is the future of the world due to depleting natural sources of fuel.
  • Wind energy percentage contribution to electricity generation in the world:
    • 21% Denmark
    • 15% Portugal
    • 14% Spain
    • 7.5% Germany
    • There’s a 40 MW plant in Gujarat, India run solely on solar power.
    • 17,000 MW contribution by solar power to national grid in Germany.
    • There are large lignite coal fields in Eastern Germany which provide the bulk of the power. However, they’ve a large carbon footprint.

Nasim Khan VC Hamdard University

Power-Gen Pak Conference 2012

Power-Gen Pak Conference 2012

  • In 1999, a German company estimated the wind corridor in Pakistan to be worth 50,000 MW.
  • Research by an American University put the estimate at 110,000 MW.
  • Germany has been able to capture and make use of 17,000 MW of solar energy in spite of the fact that Germany doesn’t get as much sun as Pakistan.
  • Due to circular debt, electric companies are unable to afford wind power companies.

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Saigan Sharif – Additional Secretary of Ministry of Science & Technology:

  • Karachi to Gwadar corridor has the potential of 7,000-10,000 MW generation through wind energy.
  • Nexus needed between government, research institutes and industry for a workable plan.
  • Much of the existing problems are due to lack of understanding between the three.
  • Government has its own limits and cannot launch projects based on research by institutes. However it can support them in conjunction with the industry.
  • Scientists have the tendency to quarrel amongst themselves for who gets the patent to an invention or innovation.

Qazi Kamal – Chairman Fuel, Gas, Power Sub-SITE Association

  • There are 104 Nuclear power plants in US and 70 in France which contribute roughly 20% of total electricity.
  • 35% of power in Western Europe is achieved through nuclear means.
  • China has plans to set up 40 nuclear power plants.
  • India plans to generate 63,000 MW of nuclear energy by 2032 with the help of General Electric USA.
  • Pakistan only gets 712 MW of nuclear energy.
  • Pakistan has substantial reserves of uranium, 500 times more than gold in various mines all over the country.
  • Pakistan also has 5% uranium enrichment capability.
  • 2,000MW energy through KANUP 2 and 3 will be attained.
  • 8,000MW is the target for nuclear energy.
  • The establishment of Pakistan Nuclear Power Fuel Complex will go a long way in attaining self-sufficiency in nuclear energy.

Tahir Saleem – Chairman IEEE:

  • Problem with energy usage not energy production.
  • KESC has installed capacity of 1260MW but only 600MW of power are being delivered by them.
  • WAPDA had planned 40,000MW of electricity by 2010. Hardly 2,000MW have been added.
  • 10-15% of energy saving is possible without any investment.
  • 22% of energy saving is possible with investment.
  • 70% of electrical consumption is by the industry.
  • Load lightening devices are available which reduce electrical consumption.
  • Government should make it mandatory for the industry to install these devices which will reduce the electrical load on the national grid.
  • Co-generation provides 30% additional energy, a strategy which is being used by hotels.

Zubair Motiwala – Chairman Board of Investment, Govt. of Pakistan

Zubair Motiwala

Zubair Motiwala

  • 22,000 MW is the installed capacity.
  • Rs.300 Bn circular debt in July, now touching Rs.400 Bn.
  • 12 hours of loadshedding in the industrial areas until 2 weeks ago.
  • Pakistan has the fifth largest coal reserves in the world – 173Bn which will last 300 years.
  • Thar has huge reserves of lignite coal as determined by research carried out by RW Germany.
  • Special incentives offered by Pakistan Board of Investment for investing in Pakistan’s coal reserves:
    • 20% Return on Equity
    • 30 years tax holiday
    • No custom duty on import of machinery
    • Sales tax exemption
    • United Energy, 3 Gorges and Engro are some of the companies interested in this investment.
    • In 2015 the first powerplant using the thar coal would be operational.
    • Pak-Chine energy commission has determined that there’s a 80km wide as well as long wind corridor with speeds up to 800 knots, which is more than India.
    • A Turkish company is already operating wind turbines in Sindh which are producing 5MW.
    • 34 more turbines are in the offing which will raise the output to 50MW.
    • Plans are in place to allow duty-free import of batteries to store wind energy.
    • Break-up of contribution to electricity:
      • 1/3rd Hydel
      • 1/3rd  Thermal
      • 1/3rd  Diesel/captive/nuclear

 

  • Contribution of gas to national grid:
    • Sindh 69%
    • Balochistan 13%
    • Punjab 5%
    • Share of gas:
      • 27% Sindh
      • 17% Balochistan
      • 45% Punjab
      • Total production was 3800 mmcf, now 200 mmcf have been added making to 4,000 mmcf.
      • Sindh gets 1150 mmcf and Punjab 1800 mmcf.
      • There are 2700 CNG stations in Punjab while 800 CNG stations in Sindh and Balochistan.
      • Most of these 2700 CNG stations in Punjab are illegal connections given after 2007 and result in shortage of gas as the network has become so much convoluted.
      • 40,000 of unutilized hydel capacity in Pakistan.
      • 2,000 MW for 300 years possible from Thar coal reserves.
      • 15,000 MW addition expected from Thar coal by 2020.

TO BE CONTINUED IN THE NEXT PART……..

Power-Gen Pak Conference 2012

Power-Gen Pak Conference 2012

Power-Gen Pak Conference 2012

Power-Gen Pak Conference 2012