Sunday, July 03, 2011
KARACHI: National Assembly Standing Committee on Science and Technology has asked the federal and provincial governments to provide the allocated funds to Thar coal gasification project to speed up work on the power generation project.
Chairman of the committee, Dr Abdul Kadir Khanzada, at the presentations of Thar coal and gasification projects Saturday said any delay on Thar coal and gasification trial and pilot projects would further delay the addition of much needed electricity to the country’s economy and industrial sector.
Representatives of Sindh Coal Authority, project coordinator Engro, Oracle Coalfield UK, PCSIR and coal gasification project gave presentations to the committee on the progress of their projects. He said federal and Sindh governments should provide the committed share of the allocated funds for these projects. If you want to run the projects you need to fulfil your obligations and provide the necessary support to the on-going projects in Thar coalfield.
He asked the project runners to take media to the site to show the potential for coal gasification and power generation in Thar.
He urged the Federal Minister for Science and Technology Mir Changez Khan Jamali to provide support and funds to Pakistan Council of Industrial and Scientific Research (PCSIR) so that it could upgrade its laboratory test project of coal gasification to a pilot project and then lead to commercial production. “You need to support them as the entire nation is now looking toward Thar coal projects as the only solution to existing power crisis”, he added.
Dr Khanzada noted even the allocations for these projects were not sufficient. He asked PCSIR to hold a meeting next week at its premises to demonstrate the trial production of gas and electricity based on Thar coal.
Director General PCSIR said the conversion of coal into diesel would cost only Rs 18 to 19 per litre and cost of power generation from coal gasification would be also lower and sustainable.
The Minister Mir Changez Jamali assured the NA committee for removing all the difficulties hindering the projects and said all possible support would be provided to coal gasification projects and also to power generation projects under public-private partnership.
Specialist Science and Technology of Planning Commission, Dr M Ashraf Moten in his presentation said coal has to be declared as a matter of national security and strategic importance to attract investment from donors and multilateral institutions. He said total investment requirement for 100 megawatts of electricity through underground coal gasification is $115.6 million and added that only 7.48 million have been received so far. Dr Moten said 36 holes have been drilled and stuffed through 12” and 24 “ diameters carbon steel piping and cemented and tested for gasification. APP, Daily Times
KARACHI: National Assembly Standing Committee on Science and Technology has asked the federal and provincial governments to provide the allocated funds to Thar coal gasification project to speed up work on the power generation project.
Chairman of the committee, Dr Abdul Kadir Khanzada, at the presentations of Thar coal and gasification projects Saturday said any delay on Thar coal and gasification trial and pilot projects would further delay the addition of much needed electricity to the country’s economy and industrial sector.
Representatives of Sindh Coal Authority, project coordinator Engro, Oracle Coalfield UK, PCSIR and coal gasification project gave presentations to the committee on the progress of their projects. He said federal and Sindh governments should provide the committed share of the allocated funds for these projects. If you want to run the projects you need to fulfil your obligations and provide the necessary support to the on-going projects in Thar coalfield.
He asked the project runners to take media to the site to show the potential for coal gasification and power generation in Thar.
He urged the Federal Minister for Science and Technology Mir Changez Khan Jamali to provide support and funds to Pakistan Council of Industrial and Scientific Research (PCSIR) so that it could upgrade its laboratory test project of coal gasification to a pilot project and then lead to commercial production. “You need to support them as the entire nation is now looking toward Thar coal projects as the only solution to existing power crisis”, he added.
Dr Khanzada noted even the allocations for these projects were not sufficient. He asked PCSIR to hold a meeting next week at its premises to demonstrate the trial production of gas and electricity based on Thar coal.
Director General PCSIR said the conversion of coal into diesel would cost only Rs 18 to 19 per litre and cost of power generation from coal gasification would be also lower and sustainable.
The Minister Mir Changez Jamali assured the NA committee for removing all the difficulties hindering the projects and said all possible support would be provided to coal gasification projects and also to power generation projects under public-private partnership.
Specialist Science and Technology of Planning Commission, Dr M Ashraf Moten in his presentation said coal has to be declared as a matter of national security and strategic importance to attract investment from donors and multilateral institutions. He said total investment requirement for 100 megawatts of electricity through underground coal gasification is $115.6 million and added that only 7.48 million have been received so far. Dr Moten said 36 holes have been drilled and stuffed through 12” and 24 “ diameters carbon steel piping and cemented and tested for gasification. APP, Daily Times
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