Day: July 21, 2020

KenGen eyes floating solar plants in three hydropower dams

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State-owned Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) is mulling a floating solar energy installation in three of its key hydropower dams, which experts say is a cheaper option for renewable energy than land-based solar farms. Norwegian firm Multiconsult said it will conduct a pre-feasibility study for floating solar PV (F-PV) potential on Kamburu, Kiambere and Turkwell reservoirs. Under the study funded by the German development bank KfW, Multiconsult said it will review the power infrastructure at the sites, assess hydro turbines characteristics, operation of the reservoirs, water flow patterns and power…

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Hydropower projects take CPEC program into full swing: experts

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The recently signed agreements in Pakistan for hydropower projects in connection with the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) marked the beginning of a mature new phase for the program, which is under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), according to Chinese experts. The concessional agreement for the 700.7-MW Azad Pattan Hydropower Project was signed last week, a breakthrough for the implementation of the project, according to China Gezhouba Group, the Chinese investor in the project. With a total investment of $1.54 billion, the construction period of the project was expected…

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SEPCO cuts off PPP lawmaker’s power connection

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SUKKUR: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) MNA Zabardast Khan Mahar has moved court over cutting off electricity connection of his bungalow and issuance of a bill amounting to around Rs700,000 to him. A team of the Sukkur Electric Power Company (Sepco) conducted a raid on his bungalow in Khanpur Mahar town of Ghotki district on Friday to disconnect power supply to it. The team also handed over the bill to those present inside. Later, head of Sepco’s task force Aqeel Junejo, told the media that the electricity meter of the bungalow…

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If inefficiencies continue: Circular debt to swell to Rs4,000 bn by 2025

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ISLAMABAD: The circular debt in the power sector currently standing at Rs2,219 billion is to swell up to Rs4,000 billion in 2025 that will have a catastrophic impact on the economy. The power tariff in 2025 will surge by Rs5.1 per unit, driven mostly by the CPP (Capacity Purchase Price), unfolds a study titled “Fixing Pakistan’s Power Sector” prepared by Engro Corporation, a multinational conglomerate company with subsidiaries involved in production of fertilizers, foods, chemicals, energy and petrochemicals. “Electricity prices of country’s residential consumers are 28 percent higher than the…

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Attock Oil to Inaugurate Islamabad’s First Electric Car Charging Point at a Fuel Station

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In a recent tweet by the Minister of Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry, it has been revealed that Attock Petroleum Limited is setting up an Electric Vehicle (EV) charging point at Jinnah Avenue, Islamabad. The tweet further stated that its inauguration is another milestone achieved by the Ministry of Science and Technology in pursuit of introducing electric vehicles in Pakistan. However, this is not the first electric car charging station in Islamabad. There already is a BMW EV charging station in Kohsar Market, F-6 which was the first EV charging station to…

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