From TURKEY with LOVE .... Floating POWER-PLANT arrived !! by ShakirQureshi

[ShakirQureshi]

The worlds largest power-generating ship reached Karachi from Turkey on Thursday.


http://tribune.com.pk/story/78659/worlds-largest-power-ship-arrives-in-karachi/

http://tribune.com.pk/story/78659/worlds-largest-power-ship-arrives-in-karachi/

 

[ASQR1]

Those who rent generators do so for a cut from the company they hire. realy the time it took this ship to arrive would be the time to buy and install generator run by air in the deserts of Pakistan namely Sindh and Baluchistan, study have already been done but those who like to take a cut will not get a cut on continuous bases if they install wind generators.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruh9bD5HmOw&feature=player_embedded#!

China as a good friend has offered to build generating stations all over Pakistan for free, payments due only after the operations start delivering the power. Why there is no action on it by the GOP. And if there is construction underway, why it is a secret.

 

[concern_paki]

Its a conspiracy that is spread everywhere in Pakistan... spread by fake load shedding power cuts......government that we do not have the generation capacity and we cannot produce the required power however, we are not producing power on the maximum limit...if we do so we do not require these rental power plants....as our capacity is fair enough to meet the demands of the power.....but to eat money in terms of commission and rents.... tenders... it was all drama set by the government and also to increase the charges of bills ..... otherwise we do have generation capacity.... we have enough natural resources for future as well ...only sincerity and right planning is required to explore those resources.... like wind energy .... in balochistan and thar ......solar energy...(as lots of area available in balochistan) .......coal resources in thar again ...... oh guys wake up this country is full of natural resources ....and also we have sea ..... some little energy from geo-thermal and water desalination plants as well ....just sincerity is required ........ and once we have it we are there ....... we do not require anything else from any country in this world....we have all in our beloved country PAKISTAN !!!!!

 

[Night_Hawk]

Ship-mounted power plant is country’s most expensive/
From the Newspaper
(14 hours ago) Today By Ahmad Fraz Khan

Turkey based 232 MW rental power ship 'Kaya Bey' is docked at Karachi Port Trust.—AFP

LAHORE: The 230MW ship-mounted power plant, which will be pressed into service on Sunday (today), is by far the most expensive in the country, costing Rs15.66 per unit.
According to records of Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco), the Karkey Karadeniz Electrik Uretim of Turkey was allowed the high tariff of 5.98 cents per unit in May of 2009. If current furnace oil price (Rs60,000 per ton) is factored in, the price will rise to a whopping 18 cents per unit.
At the current rupee-dollar exchange rate this price comes to Rs15.66 per unit against current average price of Rs9.37 per unit.
According to Pepco calculations, the plant will single-handedly increase the overall tariff by a staggering four per cent if the cost is to be passed on to consumers.
The plant, with 93 per cent availability for the next five years, was recruited by Private Power Infrastructure Board (PPIB) in the beginning of 2009, and was given Rs6 billion ($80 million) as advance payment on May 12, 2009.
Initially it was supposed to come on line in September 2009, but missed the deadline. Its commercial operation date (COD) was extended twice, and should have been operational in May 2010.
Even if it starts production next month, the plant will be operational seven months behind schedule. The Pepco, the buyer in this case, has put the management on notice for the delay.
According to the Rental Service Agreements, the Pepco can “cash in” the performance guarantees if commissioning of a plant gets delayed by a month.
Every plant is given a “grace period” of two to three months, after which the Pepco may renegotiate the entire RSA, including tariff, or can reduce the rental period correspondingly.
“So, it’s a God-sent opportunity for the country to renegotiate the deal and get the tariff reduced,” a Pepco official said. The opportunity had risen because of Karkey’s fault and the ministry of water and power and Pepco must avail it, he insisted.
When asked to comment, a spokesman for Pepco said: “We appreciate the Turkish cooperation in this hour of need. All the matters will be solved in accordance with the terms of the contract.”