PSA newsletter (May-June, 2015)

Pakistan Solar Association (PSA)
NEWSLETTER
SPECIAL EDITION
MAY – JUNE 2015
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Pakistan Solar Association (PSA)
Executive Committee:
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Engr. Faiz Bhutta, Chairman
Mr. Nauman Khan,Vice Chairman
Mr. Usman Ahmed,Vice Chairman
Mr. Waleed Elahi, Vice Chairman
Mr. Mian Sultan Mehmood, Member
Mr. Muhammad Rizwan, Member
Engr. Muhammad Ishaq Bhatti, Member
Lt. Col. ® Ahmed Fawad Farooq, Member
Mr. Haseeb Saadat, Member
Mr. Khurram Jan Ch., Member
Mr. Muhammad Farhan, Member
Mr. Gulsher Khan, Member
Mr. Inam ur Rehman, Member
Mr. Main Ahmed Irfan, Patron
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INDEX
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PSA Inside:
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EGO Conference Agenda 2015 Final in Expo……………………….4-5
2. International Renewable Energy & Power Exhibition & Conference Expo
Center Lahore 2015…………………………………………………4-5
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National:
Pakistan’s first Solar Power Plant unveiled…………………………....6-7
2. Bahawalpur to have $1.5bn world largest solar power plant……...…8-9
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Regional:
Indian Railways trails solar – powered trains to help cut pollution…10-11
2. India’s solar power punt…………………………………………...…11-12
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Global:
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Solar power to become the most cheapest source of energy in many
region’s by 2025, German expert says…………………………………13
Solar investment in MENA could reach approx. $50bn by
end of decade………………………………………………………….14
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Solar Quality & Performance Issues in Pakistan
(EGO Conference Agenda 2015 Final in Expo Lahore)
•Solar System Component Quality Issue
•Solar Design Quality Issue
•Installation Quality Issue
•Solar System Protection Quality Assurance
•Solar System Performance Issue
1. Way found only TUV Certified panel as per ICE 61215 & 61730 should be
allowed to input.
2. Undertaking by manufacturer if documents at import found incorrect importer /
exporter both should be black listed for future import / export.
3. Solar deep cylinder gel battery should be allowed as duty free for sola use.
4. Solar Quality Standard & Solar Insulation Standards should be implemented.
5. Only certified solar techniques should be allowed to install the system.
6. Solar System Design must be wetted by certified solar designer or consultant.
7. Solar Business must have Government License to do Solar Business.
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NATIONAL
Pakistan ‘s First Solar Power Plant Unveiled
BAHAWALPUR:
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday inaugurated the country’s first solar power plant,
the latest fruit of increasingly close cooperation with China and a step towards an
electoral promise to end chronic power shortages. The Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park in
Bahawalpur produces 100MW of power, which will be increased by next year.
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NATIONAL
BAHALWALPUR:
After inaugurating the first & largest unit of the Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park in
Bahawalpur of $1.5bn, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif promised on Tuesday that
load-shedding is expected to end by 2018, Express News reported.
“Load-shedding will end by 2017-2018,” the prime minister said while addressing the
inauguration ceremony of 100 megawatt solar project.
PM Nawaz said China and Pakistan will constitute a special committee to ensure the
timely completion of the projects, worth $46 billion, launched by the two countries.
He said the world is acknowledging the progress made by Pakistan.
“These power projects spread a positive message to the investors, who were unable to
invest to electricity shortage previously,” the prime minister said.
PM Nawaz said the solar park is not just the biggest solar project of Pakistan but of the
world.
“Energy crisis is the second most important issue and now there is a hope that we
will soon tackle the energy crisis through this solar project, coal project and other
energy projects, ” he added.
The prime minister said around 1000 megawatt electricity will be produced under
the Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park in its later phase while the Thar Coal Power project as
well as other projects will collectively add 10400 megawatt of electricity to the
national grid in the future.
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NATIONAL
“Democracy is witnessed delivering tangible results for the first time,” he said.
Speaking about the cost of electricity, PM Nawaz said it has decreased significantly by 5.79
rupees per unit. ” It is a huge achievement,” he added.
Earlier, while addressing the inauguration ceremony Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif
said the project is yet another milestone in Pakistan and China’s all weather friendship.
Shahbaz said the project was completed with the cooperation of China.
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NATIONAL
“The Solar Park is an investment made by China but much more than that it is China’s
unwavering support lent to Pakistan,” he added.
Shahbaz said the project has been completed in a very short period of time because of
the hard work of the workers.
Speaking about the quality of the project, CM Punjab said each and every aspect of it
was checked and approved by German consultants before any payments were made.
The project was inducted into the national transmission grid as soon as it was
inaugurated by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today (May 5). Chinese Ambassador Sun
Weidong was also in attendance and addressed the ceremony.
The first unit was completed at a cost of $131 million in one year.
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REGIONAL
Indian Railways trials solar-powered trains to help cut pollution
Indian Railways is soon going to materialise its ambitious plan of harnessing solar energy to
run trains.
The prototype of the solar power-enabled coach is undergoing trials, and soon the entire
train will be fitted with solar panels, officials said.
They said that while solar power will significantly bring down diesel consumption, it will
also prove to be cost-effective. At present, nearly 17 units of electricity are being generated
from the solar power enabled coach.
“As the pilot project, one non-AC coach has been fitted with solar panels on the rooftop.
The trial has been successful so far with the coach generating nearly 17 units of electricity
every day. Depending on its success, decision will be taken to convert the entire train into
a solar power-enabled one,” said Divisional Railway Manager, Arun Arora.
Officials said that by harnessing solar power, the railways will be able to save Rs 1.24 lakh
per coach year.
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REGIONAL
“Solar energy will be used to meet the electricity needs in moving trains, and reduce
diesel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions,” Arora said.
According to studies, a train using solar power can reduce diesel consumption by up to
90,000 litres per year and also bring down the carbon dioxide emission by over 200
tonnes.
As per the plan, the train would be pulled by conventional diesel-run engines while
solar panels will provide all the internal electricity needs for lights and fans on both AC
and non-AC coaches.
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REGIONAL
India’s solar power punt
In June 2014, Ashok Agarwal thought he was home and dry. Agarwal, the CEO of Essel
Infraprojects, was on the verge of delivering the $5 billion Essel Group’s first solar power
project—a 20 MW plant in Osmanabad, Maharashtra—within deadline. All that was left
was putting up the last 10 km of transmission lines that would connect the Rs 200 croreplant to the state electric grid.
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GLOBAL
Solar Power To Become Cheapest Source Of Energy In Many
Regions By 2025, German Experts Say
Solar power still amounts for a small share of net electricity generation around the
world. In the USA, for instance, as of December 2014 it was responsible for just 0.45%
of the total electricity produced.
Things are changing quite quickly, however, and if the German think tank Agora
Energiewende is right, faster than expected.
The main obstacle to a more widespread adoption of photovoltaic so far, has been
cost: solar used to be very expensive compared to coal or gas, but, according to Agora
– that recently commissioned a study on the subject to the Fraunhofer Institute for
Solar Energy Systems – this is no longer true.
Solar power – researchers say – thanks to technological advancements, is already costeffective in some sunny regions: in Dubai, a long-term power purchase contract was
signed recently for 5 cents per kilowatt hour. Projects under construction in Brazil,
Uruguay and other countries are reported to produce at costs below 7 ct/KWh.
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GLOBAL
By comparison, electricity from new coal and gas-fired plants costs between 5 and 10 cents
per kilowatt hour. And in Germany, right now, large solar plants deliver power for less than
9 cents, compared to as much as 11 cents from nuclear.
By 2025, the report says, the cost of producing power in central and southernEurope will
have declined to between 4 and 6 cents per kilowatt hour, and by 2050 to as low as 2 to 4
cents, making it the cheapest source of energy in many parts of the world.
These forecasts seem to contradict several other studies which maintain that solar will give
only a small contribution of solar power to future national, regional or global power
systems, something that researchers believe can easily be explained by the use of outdated
cost estimates for solar photovoltaics.
In this Feb. 26, 2015 photo, solar panels that are part of the Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric
Association’s community gardens are shown in Rockford, Minn. Community solar gardens are a new
concept in renewable energy, allowing customers who cannot put up solar panels to buy into the
green energy boom anyway. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
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Imran Hashmi
Secretary General
Pakistan Solar Association
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