Pakistan had surplus energy ten years ago. During the first and second PPP government there were plans being discussed to export electricity to the neighbors. A decade of unbridled growth, and a successful village electrification program, along with a huge increase in the sale of locally manufactured air-conditioners and appliances created a shortage of electricity. Necessity is the mother of invention. A sever energy crisis has catapulted the energy needs of Pakistan into A lot of good things are happening for energy in Pakistan. Some of the worlds largest wind farms are being planned for on the coast of the Arabian Sea.
The financial hub of Pakistan, Karachi, has tremendous scope to tap solar and wind energy, said Prof. Dr Richard Komp, who is visiting the country these days.
Talking to The News, he said: “From a physical point of view Pakistan is one of the best places in the world for solar and wind energy. From a socio-economic point of view, it is terrible.” Komp said that the country which utilises solar energy the most was Germany, while Spain was fast catching up. “Pakistan has more resources than Spain, but they are not being exploited because of politics,” he lamented.
Dr Komp received his doctoral degree in physical chemistry from Wayne State University in Michigan and served as an associate professor at Kentucky University. He has also been an adjunct or visiting professor at several other universities including the National Engineering University (UNI-Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria) in Managua, Nicaragu. “Wind is the cheapest way to build a new power plant in Pakistan. Once you build it, you don’t have to buy anything because it comes for free,” he said. “I have suggested to the Aga Khan University to put up wind energy and it can sell it as well,” he said. “Pakistan is an extremely rich country in terms of resources. The problem is that most of the people don’t have money,” he said. “Along the coast, there are two problems: No fresh water and no electricity. But there certainly are two things found in great abundance there: seawater and sunlight. The photovoltaic that we built in Nicaragua has two inputs: Seawater and sunlight and three outputs: more electricity that the cells make, freshwater and sea salt. That’s the bonus. You can see why I have faith on the coast line,” he said. Acknowledging that many individuals and the industry in the city rely on generators, he maintained that photovoltaic is much cheaper than generators.
“I started working professionally in photovoltaic in 1960 and have also written a book titled Practical Photovoltaic. Now I am almost 71 and am busiest in my life because suddenly everybody is interested in renewable energy,” he said.
“Here is the Indus Valley. You have 8,000 years of civilisation. For about 250 years of that we had coal and oil used and now we are running out of that. That’s the alternative of going to real thing again,” he said.
“We are in the middle of global warming which is a real thing. It’s good thing that we are running out of coal and oil because we can’t burn them any more. There is a certain sense of urgency that the business community does not feel as yet,” he said. “There is a tipping point, a point of no return. What happens to Karachi when the ocean comes five meters up?” he asked.
“We have to do something and we have to do fast, the data is real and very sound by the way,” he said. Friday, July 17, 2009, By By Shahid Husain, Karachi
Pakistan has tremendous potential in wind energy. One of the countries that is involved in developing wind energy in Pakistan is Turkey. This goes beyond a commercial enterprise. The Turks are building various projects in Pakistan–in defense and in energy.
Pakistan has considered a potential of wind energy in the coastal belt of Sindh and Balochistan as well as in the desert areas of Punjab and Sindh. The wind data of Pakistan has been collected from Pakistan Metrological Department and analyzed by AEDB. As per the collected data,, the coastal belt of Pakistan wind corridor that is 60 Km wide (Gharo-keti Bandar) and 180 Km long (up to Hyderabad). This corridor has the exploitable potential of 50,000 MW of electricity generation through wind energy.INN
ISLAMABAD: Zorlu Enerji, the first company to establish wind farm for power generation in Pakistan , on Saturday signed Energy Purchase Agreement with Hyderabad Electric Supply Corporation for purchase of 6 MW electricity generated at the company’s facility in Jhimpir.
The agreement was signed by Mr. Murat Sungar Bursa, President Zorlu Enerji, on behalf of Zorlu Eneji and Mr. Karim Buksh Qureshi, CEO HESCO representing HESCO.
The signing ceremony was witnessed by Chairman AEDB / Minister Water &Power, Raja Pervez Ashraf and Turkish Ambassador Mr. Engin Soysal.
The Pakistani flag –The Crescent and Star. Khanjar Hilal ka hai Qaumi nishaan humaara The signing of Energy Purchase Agreement between the IPP and HESCO took the country further closer to towards exploitation of its vast wind energy resource for meeting its growing energy needs.
NEPRA has awarded tariff of US scents 12.1057 per KWh, which is cheaper than the electricity generated from thermal sources. The power generated from the first phase would be evacuated to Jhimphir grid station by HESCO and would be sufficient to electrify 6900 homes in Hyderabad region.
The Zorlu Enerji wind farm would be one of the cleanest power plants in the country displacing 10,500 tonnes of carbon dioxide every year, as compared to a fossil fuel power plant. Harnessing the strong winds coming from south west, the wind farm is first commercial wind power project of the country, comprising 5 towers in the first phase with an installed capacity of 1.2 MW wind turbine generator per tower.
Pakistan and the Muslim world Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Minister Water & Power/Chairman AEDB congratulated Mr. Murat Sungar Bursa, Zorlu Enerji President for undertaking the project that supports the government’s derive towards greater exploitation of renewable energy resources. He thanked the Turkish firm for its assistance in helping Pakistan enter the era of wind energy.
Speaking on the occasion Raja Ashraf said Pakistan is proud of its friendship with Turkey. President of Pakistan would perform the inauguration of the land mark project in the first week of February, said Chairman AEDB/ Minister Water & Power, Raja Pervez Ashraf with CEO AEDB and President Zorlu Enerji (Pvt) Ltd., “This project shows the Pakistan government’s persistence at tapping indigenous Renewable Energy sources as a strategy to meet growing energy needs”, said the AEDB chairman/ Minister Water & Power. We need a relentless effort to harness our own energy resources and not be forever held hostage by volatile international oil prices,” he added. “We have brotherly relations with Pakistan and Government has sent us here with a special message to do utmost in increasing trade and commerce. Additionally, we look forward cooperating with Pakistan in defence, agriculture and women empowerment for producing tangible results”, said the Turkish ambassador, Mr. Engin Soysal.Mr. Arif Alauddin, CEO AEDB said the realization of wind farm represents an important milestone in the country’s strategy to in contribution of Renewable Energy sources.
He said more of such good news particularly in the sector of waste to energy and hydro sector were in the pipeline.
He thanked the federal government, federal minister for water and power, Sindh government, NTDC, CPPA, NEPRA, HESCO for their help in the setting up of the country’s first wind farm.
The project, which in subsequent phases would be expanded to a 50 MW wind farm, is currently using gearless vensys 62 with 1.2 MW technology. President Zorlu Enerji (Pvt) Ltd., Mr. Murat Sungar Bursa speaking on this occasion said incentives offered by Pakistan ’s Renewable Energy Policy were a major factor in the company’s decision to invest here.
He described AEDB’s “open for business” attitude as refreshing. He announced that capacity of the wind farm shall be enhanced to 300 MW upon successful completion of 50 MW phase. AEDB acts as a one window facility for the investors in renewable energy sector to promote the use of renewables in the country. AEDB facilitated the setting up of the wind farm by assisting ZEPL in leasing the land from Sindh Government; development of feasibility study; tariff determination and acquisition of generation license; verification of power production numbers; and drafting, reviewing and finalization of project documents including Energy Purchase Agreement (EPA), Implementation Agreement (IA), and Measuring Protocols.
Pakistan has considered a potential of wind energy in the coastal belt of Sindh and Balochistan as well as in the desert areas of Punjab and Sindh. The wind data of Pakistan has been collected from Pakistan Metrological Department and analyzed by AEDB. As per the collected data,, the coastal belt of Pakistan wind corridor that is 60 Km wide (Gharo-keti Bandar) and 180 Km long (up to Hyderabad). This corridor has the exploitable potential of 50,000 MW of electricity generation through wind energy.INN
Govt. to generate 4,000 MW electricity by end of 2009: Pervez Ashraf
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Water and Power, Raja Pervez Ashraf on Saturday said that government would generate additional electricity of 4,000 MW by the end of this year with the support of private sector. Addressing a press conference here after attending the signing ceremony of Energy Purchase Agreement of the country’s first wind farm, set up by a Turkish company, the minister assured that there will be no load shedding after December 2009 and the government will overcome power deficiency by completing all short-term projects within a year. He said the government has also initiated rental projects which is only way to have required energy within 11 months to overcome the power shortfall.
He said 11 projects are being initiated while 12 projects are in pipeline that will be started soon. He said the government was also working on enhancing the capacity of existing system while it was also considering its long-term projects like Diamir-Bhasha Dam, Neelum-Jhelum and Kohala Project. He said further studies would be carried out in areas where windmills can be installed including Kalar Kahar and Gharo. He said 20 MW electricity will generate in Karachi through wastes and plant will be set up soon. The minister said a huge amount of 30 billion dollars was required for investment in power sector for generating required electricity of 15,000 MW by 2015 with share of 20 billion dollars from private sector. He said the ministry was in the process of adding fast track power to the system in addition to the up-coming new power generation projects for 2009. Courtesy www.Geo.tv
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hello sir can you tell me at which place of karachi dr richard komp teach solar system.
regards
Aga Khan University
Inability to read is a serious handicap.
Dr Komp received his doctoral degree in physical chemistry from Wayne State University in Michigan and served as an associate professor at Kentucky University. He has also been an adjunct or visiting professor at several other universities including the National Engineering University (UNI-Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria) in Managua, Nicaragu. “Wind is the cheapest way to build a new power plant in Pakistan. Once you build it, you don’t have to buy anything because it comes for free,” he said. “I have suggested to the Aga Khan University
Ever get the idea that you’ve been played for a fool? That you are nothing but a mark for con artists like Richard Komp? Well, that’s why I need to tell you that predaceous vulgarians like Richard tend to conveniently ignore the key issues of this or any other situation. As a preliminary, I want to present a noble vision of who we were, who we are, and who we can potentially be. While I insist that he has every right to his soulless, witless opinions, we’ve all heard him yammer and whine about how he’s being scapegoated again, the poor dear. Next time, Richard, you may want to check your facts correctly. It’s debatable whether he just wants to avoid detection and punishment. However, no one can disagree that every time Richard gets caught trying to destroy the lives of good, honest people, he promises he’ll never do so again. Subsequently, his supporters always jump in and explain that he really shouldn’t be blamed even if he does because, as they believe, he does the things he does “for the children”. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.