Electricity Generation Conference
Electricity Generation Conference: Addressing the 10th Power Generation Conference in Islamabad with the theme “the next emerging challenge, sustainability and growth in power generation”, Speakers and energy experts underlined the need for exploiting indigenous energy resources including coal, hydel and renewable energy for socio-economic development of the country.
Speaking on the occasion, Planning and Development Commission Secretary Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui said that energy demand has always increased with rising population of the country and that energy is a vital instrument for socio-economic development of the country.
He said many investors were coming to invest in the energy sector of Pakistan. He urged the business community to come forward and join hands to provide affordable and clean energy to the consumers.
The need for a water-integrated plan to construct small hydro projects, which could easily be exploited were stressed during the conference.
Thar Block II
Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC) Chief Marketing Officer Tariq Lakhair said that Thar Block II alone could generate 5,000MW electricity for the next 50 years. He said that 80% work on the Thar coal power plant had already been completed and its first unit would start generation by December 2018.
Also addressing the conference participants, Private Power Infrastructure Board (PPIB) Managing Director Shah Jehan Mirza said that efforts were being made to provide clean, affordable and sustainable energy to the consumers. On the generation side, over 10,000MW power had already been added to the national grid system during the last five years.
German Ambassador
Speaking in the conference, Acting German Ambassador to Pakistan Dr. Jens Jokisch said Germany and Pakistan had massive potential to collaborate with each other in the renewable energy sector, adding this collaboration would go a long way in resolving the energy crisis of the latter on a sustainable basis.
LNG Pakistan Chairperson Dr. Manzoor Ahmed said Pakistan had lost around $100 billion on account of the energy crisis.
He said an amount of $2-3 billion could be saved annually by converting furnace power plants on RLNG.
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