پاکستان میں پانی و بجلی کا بحران
مجھے بہت حیرت ہوتی ہے جب مشرف صاحب کے مخالفین کھل کر مشرف صاحب کو پانی و بجلی کے بحران کا ذمہ دار ٹہرا رہے ہوتے ہیں۔
مانا کہ مشرف صاحب سے اختلاف کرنا انکا حق ہے، مگر اختلاف کے نام پر بغیر کوئی تحقیق کیے الزامات کی بارش کر دینا اور ڈس انفارمیشن پھیلا کر حقائق کو مسخ کرنا لیکن اس اختلاف کی آزادی میں نہیں آتا۔
تو مجھے ان حضرات کی بغیر اعداد و شمار پیش کیے ڈس انفارمیشن پالیسی سے اختلاف ہے۔
آئیے اب اعداد و شمار کی روشنی میں حقائق دیکھتے ہیں۔
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Electricity Blackouts
this is a serious issue and certainly a big one please note that providing the informationbelow i am no way denying th fact that it is not a problem. Objective is to provide detailed insight to all the factors and issues related to this and actions taken to address them.
Credit goes to previous Govts as they failed to initiate those mega projects. We usually give them credit of projects they initialted and completed now, but the credit of their misdoings always goes to current Govt so let it be theirs. Let me tell you some facts:
Percentage of thermal power projects: In 1999
thermal power (through Oil) was close to 40% (thanks to bb and Mr. 10% for such investment through IPP's, just read the details of contract) which resulted in increase of electricity prices and it kept on increasing. Steps taken by President were initially to reduce dependance on Oil and start using coal and gas for this purpose so now due to this
today 29.4% is thermal (oil), 50.3% on natural gas, 7.6% on coal, 1.6% on LPG and Nuclear and 11% on hydroelectric. . Thank them that they took early decision and reduced oil dependance otherwise per unit rates of electricity for commercial usage would have close to 13-15 rupees per unit.
Govt also revived thar coal project and it is so sorry to hear that a country rich of natural gas and coal using oil to suck blook of poor and fill pockets (as done by BB and Nawaz),some stats for you
Proven Natural Gas Reserves (January 1, 2006E): 28.2 trillion cubic feet
Natural Gas Production (2004E):967.6 billion cubic feet
Natural Gas Consumption (2004E):967.6 billion cubic feet (Now we consuming it completely rather demand exceeded)
Recoverable Coal Reserves (2003E):3,362 million short tons
Coal Production (2004E): 3.5 million short tons
Coal Consumption (2004E): 5.2 million short tons
Feel Sorry for this Nation or dont????
(Source: Us Energy Deptt
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/Pakistan/Full.html)
Demand and Supply:
YEAR--------SHORTAGE
2006-2007---(1457)
2007-2008---(2634)
2008-2009---(4025)
2009-2010---(5529)
(Source: Water and Power Division Pakistan,
http://www.pakistan.gov.pk/divisions/Conte...;ContentID=796)
Following is the list of projects and actions taken to tackle this situation
Small to Medium Projects:
Malakand-lll (81MW), Pehur (18MW) and combined cycle power plant at Faisalabad (450MW) are planned to be commissioned during the year 2007.
Mangla Dam raising project would also add 150 MW capacity to the national grid by June 2007. Besides this, Khan Khwar (72MW), Allai Khwar (121MW), Duber Khwar (130MW) and Kayal Khwar (130MW) are expected to be completed in 2008 along with Golan Gol (106MW) and Jinnah (96MW). Moreover, Matiltan (84MW), New Bong Escape (79MW) and Rajdhani (132MW) are expected by 2009 while Taunsa (120MW) is likely to be completed by 2010.
WAPDA has also planned to install a high efficiency combined cycle power plant at Baloki (450MW), which is expected to be completed by 2010. In addition of these, power plant 1 & 2 of 300 MW each at Thar Coal with the assistance of China are also planned for commissioning in 2009, sources said. Moreover, efforts are also under way with China National Nuclear Corporation for the construction of a third nuclear power plant with a gross capacity of 325 MW at Chashma.
(Source: Energy Bulletin, IAEA, US Energy Deptt)
Further details through an article: Courtasy Khaleej Times
Pakistan likely to face 2,500MW power shortage by 2008-09
BY A CORRESPONDENT
15 May 2007
ISLAMABAD — The government is expected to prolong the ongoing load shedding programme across Pakistan beyond summer season as it fears about 2,500MW power shortage by 2008-09.
Informed sources said that while the load shedding — government terms it a load management, was affecting the business and industry, it was also causing serious problems to the domestic electricity consumers.
It was said that the present energy shortage would more than double to 2500MW in the next two months and the deficit would remain unmet even in the coming winter when demand for power falls excessively.
This crisis would prevail despite significant investments in system rehabilitation and load management practices. The crisis may subside in financial year 2009-10.
This has been estimated by the government and Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) on the basis of economic growth rate of 7-8 per cent and after taking into account planned investments for power generation and system improvement over the medium term.
Background discussions with government officials on these projections suggest that next capacity addition will be in January 2008 when two public sector projects of 80MW each start commercial operation. This (160MW) will be the only improvement in capacity throughout the financial year 2007-08 although demand during the period is likely to surge by more than 1000MW.
The household power consumers are currently facing a load shedding between two-four hours in urban cities except some posh areas and up to eight hours in rural areas like parts of Azad Kashmir and interior Punjab and Sindh. This is in addition to business closure after sunset, staggering of industrial activities and use of tube wells in the night. The estimates put shortage at 1320MW in June this year, rising to 1430MW in July before peaking at 2400MW in August. The shortfall will come down to 800MW in October but will rise again to 1360MW in November-December and cross 1800MW in January next year.
The government expects that a total of 22 projects — both in public and private sector — would start production during September 2008 to June 2009 to enhance generation capacity by 4700MW that would take total installed capacity to 22400MW. As a result, November and December of financial year 2008-09 would be the only time when there will be no power shortfall. But in January 2009 there will again be a shortfall of 1520MW that will subside to 330MW in June 2009.
These projections suggest that there will be no shortage during July 2010 to June 2011 because of about seven projects with a generation capacity of 1180MW would come into commercial production during September 2009 to June 2010. However, there would again be major energy shortfalls — rising from 600MW in July 2011 to 2000MW in July 2013 and staying there throughout the financial year 2013-14.
The government expects that a 1000MW project based on imported coal would come into production in June 2012, followed by Kalabagh dam that would start producing about 2400MW of electricity in July 2014. Among the major projects, Kalabagh dam will be followed by 969MW Neelum-Jhelum Project in July 2015 and then 2250MW of Bhasha dam in January 2016. Bunji power project with an expected capacity of 2700MW would come on stream in December 2016.
By December 2016, Pakistan's total generation capacity would reach 43,300MW and the country will have a surplus capacity of more than 3000MW provided all the plans envisaged for completion in the next 10 years are materialised.
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