Comments on: Can the private sector help?

By: zeshan ali

zeshan ali — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I am developing a business plan in which my team is giving a plan of wapda independent societies. Investors who are constructing new societies can make their houses independent of wapda. Their street lights will also be based on solar technology.

A person who is buying a new house is more willing to invest in solar panels which will provide him electricity free for guaranteed 20 years.

In first stage we will import panel but after getting investment I am planning to manufacture solar panels completely in Pakistan.

In second phase of our plan we will offer electricity to industries.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

In India electricity is partially privatized (half of the share stack is still with Indian state governments) leaving only one state Tamil Nadu due to generation of high revenue for state government through electricity board of Tamil Nadu.

Fully Privatization of government asset is never consider as a good or out of the box move however Pakistan can follow India by using reservoirs, wind, hydro, atomic, cosmic, heat, solar resource to gain the lost battle against electricity crises. India is capable of generating electricity for whole Asia for thirty years regularly.

By: Iftikhar Zafar

Iftikhar Zafar — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Well! Its not a matter of whether they can help or not. Its definitely their social responsibility to participate in actively diffusing the country-wide tension & thus the crisis specially the power crisis. I personally know Nishat Group is too much interested in installing power plants along with many other power generation projects. There are many gigantic groups who can change the course of this crisis into opportunity positively. Every one has to contribute. Small scale private sector companies can also create awareness regarding these issues through trainings and advertising with the help of media.
Importantly, Govt. should think itself that whether they are motivative enough to attract these private companies. Small steps usually form a big leap.

By: Owais U. Khan

Owais U. Khan — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I agree with yousaf, If Govt. lower the taxes on solar panels, allow and support installation of the same, The problem could be solve, I know some industries who have tried to installed Solar penal but due to policy/regulatory issue they didn’t get approval to install and use that for power generation.

By: Arif

Arif — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Wind and Solar are extremely capital intensive and have efficiency problems right now. Short term Pakistan should import Power and improve their Grid, transmission and distribution to eliminate line losses and theft. Nuclear is possibly the most cost effective however supply of nuclear materials to Pakistan could always be an issue. If the price of Gas is right Pakistan could use the piped gas from Iran for firing Power Plants.

By: profile

profile — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Yes they can,they just have to add additional 10% on the cost to be in this business.

By: Observer

Observer — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Lets be honest people. We know we subcontinent (india/pakistan) people are not born with silver spoon in our mouths.

When we have power shortage to satisfy the basic needs, why do we allow air conditioner to run in corporate offices and at homes of rich people. We should stop this wastage as soon as possible.

Dont get me wrong, I am not against luxuries of life, but before we enjoy them lets fulfill our basic needs.
And if the question is if I can buy, then I must enjoy then lets sell all energy to the rich and let the poor dream about it only.

By: Hasan Javed

Hasan Javed — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I agree with Roy. I am of the opinion that on Renewables like Solar, Wind, Solar Thermal, Biomass and Energy generation through Municipal waste its the organised public sector institutions like ‘Alternate Energy Development Board’ who have to play the lead role. For private sector ‘ROI’ is the name of the game and rightly.

By: Roy,canada

Roy,canada — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

wind energy and solar farms are capital intensive, and private firms will hesistate to get involved unless govt will make subsidies and grants available to them. In india only 1% of the total energy production comes from wind and solar power, and this is heavily subsidised by the govt.

Unless the govt of pakistan take initiative and provide incentives in production of energy from renewable sources this is a no starter.
The best option for pakistan is to rely on traditional sources of power generation. The best traditional source being natural gas powered thermal power stations.

By: Shaffiq Mahmood(UK)

Shaffiq Mahmood(UK) — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

As someone who used Pakistan software houses for web development, I am appalled at the state of Pakistan. How can work be delivered when there is no power. How will private entreprenuers invest in Pakistan when those in power keep their money outside Pakistan. How will anyone with sense invest in Pakistan when law is arbitart, if you are connected to someone in power, you can do anything you want. Business cannot operate in an environment where the law of land and policy is not followed, and changes every five minutes according to any minister who decides he knows what is best.