Pakistan Solar Power: News & Updates
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Pakistan Space Agency
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So I quickly checked on Google Maps, just random area around the centre of Lahore, and I was really surprised to see vast majority of roofs having solar panels on them.
This adoption is much faster than I realised. I thought the large figures associated with solar panel imports must've been bloated, but this is truly amazing.
From negligible capacity to such a high capacity in just 3-4 years is akin to the launch of the web in 1993 and moden smart phones in 2007.
I am almost lost for words.
Fatman17
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Oldenwisdom...قول بزرگ
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This reflects what people can do if they stop relying on the government.
What the government handed the people is a debt burden and overpriced unreliable grid on the backs of IPPs... indebting the whole nation... while foregoing cheap oil and gas from neighboring states in bilateral currencies... promoting balanced trade and a freer economy. That scales with demand... instead one that chases a mirage... fiat from global economy to fill landfills. And impoverished populace that keeps getting it's wealth siphoned off shore.
The grid in Pakistan is what IMF wants to preserve to TAX the people... and feed the sharks!
This is all good but what will happen to government circular debt .. as the consumption dried down due to solar... but government has to pay capacity payments. Eventhough the fossil fuel cost should be down . A country like pakistan can adopt more solar and wind turbines with battery backup to eliminate usage of gas, coal and other fossil fuel powered plants
hydrabadi_arab
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Large part of capacity payments are debt that govt have to pay one way or another. CPEC IPPs debt will be paid off by 2030-2032, after that capacity payments from these plants will be halved.
Fatman17
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Pakistan’s operational PV capacity estimated a 51 GW
Latest report from Renewables First finds that Pakistan's solarization continues to grow with households, farms and businesses turning to distributed solar to reduce their reliance on the grid.
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Pakistan Space Agency
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Some of the IPP contracts have already been renegotiated, some are up for sale and the Chinese Government has been asked to intervene on some of them.
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Pakistan Space Agency
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Work is in progress on those fronts as well.
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Ali_Baba
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Maybe time to declare Force Majeure on the contracts ? Given that people are not using the grid, why does it need to pay for capacity?
At some point, Pakistan needs to do something in that regard. It will not be popular. The World Bank and IMF will be up our A**. Something like a hostile takeover or default to not pay at all. With options for them to move the plants out or for Pakistan to pay a one-time fee and take over the plant itself. And focus on alternate cheap energy. Solar, wind, water/ hydel, nuclear, and coal [local] production. Get rid of all gas-based production units. or minimize them.
asifhaq
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Most of the capacity payments are made to local investors including our politicians.
ACE OF HEARTS
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Force Majeure is not appropriate for Chinese friends.
Wild Suggestion:
If Chinese powerplants can be relocated to Nigeria, which has the financial resources and is power hungry.
Few hundred millions of USD cost for relocation vs billions of USD for capacity payments.
Relocation can be achieved in less than a year.
The country has only been able to enjoy a maximum of 5,000 megawatts of electricity, less than a quarter of its minimum requirement at any time, over the past 50 years. Presently, it has an installed capacity of roughly 13,000 MW, but the grid rarely manages to distribute more than 4,000 MW to 5,000 MW for a population exceeding 200 million. In contrast, nations with similar populations often produce upwards of 100,000 MW.
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Lagos State’s ambition to eliminate electricity band classifications and achieve near-constant power supply will only succeed if electricity generation and investment improve significantly across the state and the wider country.
Lagos alone requires significantly more electricity than it currently receives from the national grid.
“Lagos demand is about 9,000 to 12,000 megawatts,” he said.
He said that the electricity currently allocated to Lagos represents only a fraction of what the state actually needs to sustain homes, businesses, and industries.
“That’s why you see generators everywhere,” he stated.
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Wild Suggestion:
If Chinese powerplants can be relocated to Nigeria, which has the financial resources and is power hungry.
Few hundred millions of USD cost for relocation vs billions of USD for capacity payments.
Relocation can be achieved in less than a year.
The country has only been able to enjoy a maximum of 5,000 megawatts of electricity, less than a quarter of its minimum requirement at any time, over the past 50 years. Presently, it has an installed capacity of roughly 13,000 MW, but the grid rarely manages to distribute more than 4,000 MW to 5,000 MW for a population exceeding 200 million. In contrast, nations with similar populations often produce upwards of 100,000 MW.
Nigeria’s energy crisis and Chinese medication: The national security risk of a foreign-managed grid
Nigeria need not trade its future for short-term gains
Lagos State’s ambition to eliminate electricity band classifications and achieve near-constant power supply will only succeed if electricity generation and investment improve significantly across the state and the wider country.
Lagos alone requires significantly more electricity than it currently receives from the national grid.
“Lagos demand is about 9,000 to 12,000 megawatts,” he said.
He said that the electricity currently allocated to Lagos represents only a fraction of what the state actually needs to sustain homes, businesses, and industries.
“That’s why you see generators everywhere,” he stated.
Chika Mbonu: Nigeria’s Electricity Band System Exists Because There Isn’t Enough Power
Analyst says Lagos cannot eliminate electricity banding without massively increasing power generation and investment.
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not 100% TRUE. It made its way to the power houses where local politicians and investors are partners along with external investors.
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