Year: 2022

Karachi Nuclear Power Plant Unit-3 K3 connected to National Grid.

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PAEC connects 1100MW K-3 nuclear power plant to gridISLAMABAD/KARACHI, March 04, 2022: Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) has connected Karachi Nuclear Power Plant Unit-3 (K-3) to the national grid. The 1100 megawatts generation capacity nuclear power plant (NPP) had achieved criticality on 21st February and was undergoing certain safety tests and procedures before it could finally be connected to the grid. The plant has been connected to the grid on testing basis and is expected to be inaugurated soon after attaining full power.It is pertinent to mention that K-3 is…

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Implementation of CTBCM Model to Increase Accountability in the Power Sector

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The experts said this during a special meeting ‘Examining the future direction of the electricity market in Pakistan: The case of Competitive Trading Bilateral Contracts Market (CTBCM),’ held by Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI). Delivering his keynote speech, Dr Fiaz Ahmad Chaudhry, Werner-Von-Siemens Chair, LUMS Energy Institute (LEI), informed the participants about the design of the CTBCM model for Pakistan and how relevant stakeholders contributed to its implementation. He said the objective of introducing a wholesale electricity market in Pakistan is to improve the conditions for attracting investments based on…

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At least 5 injured in explosion at Thar coal plant

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At least five people are believed to be injured after an explosion occurred at Engro Powergen Thar Limited’s (EPTL) coal power plant in Thar on Wednesday. In a statement, Engro said that the explosion occurred at 5pm in the coal conveyor unit of the plant’s 330MW unit 1. The company said that five people were “affected directly” without elaborating further, but said that they were stable and being provided the necessary medical aid. “Immediately the safety and emergency response teams were activated. At this point in time, our foremost priority…

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Automatic Generation Control for Wind Power

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Scientists from Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have proposed real-time dispatch strategies for automatic generation control for the optimization of wind power and energy storage in electric vehicles. In the study, the performance of the strategies has been assessed and discussed in detail. The research has been published online in the journal  Renewable energy has evolved at a breakneck rate over the past few decades. Wind power especially has seen massive growth in both technological sophistication and installation worldwide over the course of the past decade. The global share of wind…

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Can LNG Replace Russian Gas in Europe?

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European LNG imports reached a record high in January 2022 and could go a little higher if Russian pipeline gas supply falls, or even stops completely. But the best-connected European LNG terminals are already running at high rates, and limits to cross-border pipeline gas capacity would restrict the wider benefit of higher imports into some countries, such as Spain. For LNG to take a much greater structural share of the European gas mix, additional import infrastructure is likely required, such as the renewed plans for German import terminals. Expansion of existing…

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