RE: P'stan going green....11 May 2023 06:16
From 'The Nation' in February for anyone interested who hasn't seen or read it -
ISLAMABAD-National Electric Power Regulatory Authority has approved 10 years Indicative Generation Capacity Expansion Plan (IGCEP-2022-31), which emphasises on the use of indigenous resources for power generation and phasing out furnace oil usage for power generation by 2031.
The IGCEP 2022-31, submitted by NTDC, also forecast the retiring of power plants with the capacity of 8021MW from the system during the life time of the plan. The plan will be revised annually. It will act as a primary document for adding new capacity for generation to meet future electrical demand in a scientific and systematic manner, thus avoiding the boom and bust cycles that have become a recurring issue in the country.
The IGCEP-2022 builds on the plans laid down by the preceding iteration and proposes a gradual shift from an energy mix heavily dominated by imported fossils like coal, furnace oil and RLNG towards one pillared by indigenous sources of energy, including hydel, Thar coal, wind and solar. Furnace oil is expected to be phased out by 2031. Similarly, electricity generation from RLNG and imported coal will drop to 2% and 8%, respectively, in 2031. At the same time, there will be a substantial increase in the electricity generated by hydel, wind and solar PV. The contribution of hydel, wind and solar PV which currently stands at 28%, 4% and 1% respectively will be increased to 39%, 10% and 10% respectively, thereby increasing the total share of green electricity to around 59%.
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