Where is power?

[Shamraz_Khan]

So, why is there 15 to 20 hrs load-shedding?

Electricity produced in Pakistan is from three main sources.

1). Hydral
2). Thermal (Gas/Steam/Furnace Oil)
3). Nuclear

There are four major power producers in country which include Water & Power Development Authority (WAPDA), Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC), Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC).

Below is the break-up of the installed capacity of each of these power producers (as of June-2008).

1. WAPDA

a. WAPDA Hy dal
Terbela 3478 MW
Mangla 1000 MW
Ghazi-Brotha 1450 MW
Warsak &nb sp; 243 MW
Chashma 184 MW
Dargai 20 MW
Rasul 22 MW
Shadi-Waal 18 MW
NandiPur 14 MW
Kurram Garhi 4 MW
Renala 1 MW
;Chitral 1 MW
Jagran (AK) 30 MW
Total Hydal ==> 6461 MW

b. WAPDA Thermal
Gas Turbine Power Station, Shadra 59 MW
Steam Power Station, Faisalabad 132 MW
Gas Turbine Power Station, Faisalabad 244 MW
Gas Power Station, Multan 195 MW
Thermal Power Station, Muzaffargarh 1350 MW
Thermal Power Station, Guddu 1655 MW
Gas Turbine Power Station, Kotri 174 MW
Thermal Power Station, Jamshoro 850 MW
Thermal Power Station, Larkana 150 MW
Thermal Power Station, Quetta 35 MW
Gas Turbine Power Station, Panjgur 39 MW
Thermal Power Station, Pasni 17 MW
Total Thermal ==> 4811 MW

WAPDA’s Total Hydal + Thermal capacity is ==> 11272 MW.&nb sp;

2. Karachi Electric Supply Company
   Thermal Power Station, Korengi 316 MW
   Gas Turbine Power Station, Korengi 80 MW
   Gas Turbine Power Station, SITE 100 MW
   Thermal Power Station, Bin Qasim 1260 MW
   Total (KESC) ==> 1756 MW

3. Independent Power Producers (IPPs)
   Hub Power Project 1292 MW
   AES Lalpir Ltd, Mahmood Kot MuzaffarGarh 362 MW
   AES Pak Gen, Mahmood Kot MuzaffarGarh 365 MW
   Altern Energy Ltd, Attock 29 MW
   Fauji KabirWala Power Company, Khanewal 157 MW
   Gul Ahmad Energy Ltd, Korengi 136 MW
   Habibullah Coastal Power Ltd 140 MW
   Japan Power Generation, Lahore 120 MW
   Koh-e-Noor Energy Ltd, Lahore 131 MW
   Liberty Power Limited, Ghotki 232 MW
   Rousch Power, Khaniwal 412 MW
   Saba Power Company, Sheikhpura 114 MW
   Southern Electric Power Company Ltd, Raiwind 135 MW
   Tapal Energy Limited, Karachi &n bsp; 126 MW
   Uch Power Ltd, Dera Murad Jamali, Nasirabad 586 MW
   Attock Gen Ltd, Morgah Rawalpindi 165 MW
   Atlas Power, Sheikhpura 225 MW
   Engro Energy Ltd, Karachi ----- MW & nbsp;
   Kot Addu Power Company Limited (Privitized) 1638 MW
   Total (IPPs) ===> 6365 MW

4. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission
   KANUPP 137 MW
   CHASNUPP-1 325 MW
   Total (Nuclear) ===> 462 MW

Hydal Electricity generated by WAPDA varies between two extremities i.e. between minimum of 2414 MW and maximum of 6761 MW depending upon the river flow through the whole year.

Total Power Generation Capacity of Pakistan (including all sources) is 19855 MW and the electricity demand is 14500 MW and PEPCO is merely generating 10000 MW.

[webmister]

Re: Where is power?

Because there is a major oil component in power production, whenever oil prices go up, government is unable to pay for the difference and has to reduce power production. And not all the money received from people on account of electricity bills is passed on to power companies, it is sometimes diverted to other "important" projects.

[Zabardast]

Re: Where is power?

If you pay your bills properly and regularly...you have power...bills not paid...no power...simple is that... :D