Groundbreaking of Chashma-5 Nuclear Power Plant Prime Minister Shehbaz upon the people of Pakistan. He Chashma-5 nuclear power plant. Sharif has performed the expressed profound gratitude to The project is poised to generate momentous groundbreaking China for their generous discount over ten thousand employment of the 1200 megawatts Chashma- of thirty billion rupees. opportunities locally and stimu- 5 nuclear power plant in Mian- late a substantial influx of raw wali, signifying a significant materials, equipment, and ancil- milestone in the enduring partner- lary services, igniting a veritable ship between China and Pakistan. engine of socio-economic develop- The Chashma-5 nuclear power ment within the region and will project, with an estimated budget also help Pakistan in achieving its of 3.5 billion dollars, is projected clean energy objectives. to reach completion within the Raja Ali Raza Anwar, Chair- next seven to eight years. How- man of Pakistan Atomic Energy ever, Prime Minister Shehbaz Ms Pang Chunxue, the Charge Cooperation, hailed the Chashma- Sharif urged for accelerated ef- D'Affaires of the Chinese Em- 5 project as a momentous stride forts to shorten this installation bassy, while speaking at the occa- toward the envisioned goal of gen- timeframe, recognizing the sub- sion emphasized the erating 8800 megawatts of pris- stantial benefits it would bestow transformative impact of the tine nuclear energy.
ENGINEERING POST August 2023 Study conducted to enhance SMEs economic efficiency Engineering Post Report the policy but their unique char- acteristics as a matter of fact The Competition Commis- warranted separate treatment in sion of Pakistan (CCP) has line with the best international conducted an extensive practices. study titled \"Enhancing Eco- A comparison of definitions nomic Efficiency of SMEs in Pak- across the Companies Act, Small istan\" identifying barriers to and Medium Enterprise Policy competition and formulating rec- and IncomeTax Ordinance re- ommendations for improving the vealed varying thresholds for economic efficiency of the Small revenue, innovation, and age , and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) thereby indicating the dire need in the coun- for rational- try. ization. The study More- was based on over, estab- data from 50 lishing a Financial In- clear and stitutions, 18 transpar- focused group ent legal discussions, framework and as many for startups as 362 SMEs was also across 11 duly em- cities of the phasized country as for defining well as a seminar conducted on the rights and obligations of all women entrepreneurs. stakeholders operating and The study so conducted and working within the startup completed has recommended re- ecosystem. viewing the definition of SME s The study has also highlighted in comparison to other regional that access to finance was a sig- countries, as the current Na- nificant barrier to SMEs growth. tional Small and Medium Enter- Despite policy measures for in- prise Policy 2021 has excluded creasing financing to 17 percent, micro-enterprises, which the Small and Medium Enter- amounted to overlooking an im- prise sector in Pakistan was only portant segment of the national receiving just 6.7 percent of the policy focus. Additionally, the private sector financing, the startups have been addressed in study has pointed out. 02
ENGINEERING POST August 2023 Jubilee Corporation and Autonics: Driving Efficiency with Solid State Relays in Industrial Automation For more than 45 years, Jubilee Corporation (JC) semiconductor equipment, lation. excellent heat dissipation ef- Autonics has been a has been the Authorized Dis- and motor control. The volt- Autonics' SRC1 series of ficiency. Moreover, the SRH1 trusted name in the in- tributor of Autonics in Pak- age input type models are SSRs boasts a slim and com- series supports both DIN rail dustrial automation indus- istan since 1987. Together, available in zero cross turn- pact design, measuring 22.5 mount and panel mount try. With more than 6000 Autonics and Jubilee Corpo- on models with a rated load mm in width, allowing for methods for installation, pro- product models, Autonics of- ration are committed to de- voltage ranging from 24 to flexible installation in space- viding flexibility, ease of use, fers a variety of sensors, con- livering high-quality 240VAC. constrained environments. and convenience to the in- trollers, motion devices, automation solutions to var- The SR1 series of Single- Similar to the SR1 series, the stallation process. process automation devices, ious industries. Phase Solid-State Relays SRC1 series supports 4- For further details and and control switches for var- Autonics' Single-Phase feature compact and univer- 30VDC and 90-240VAC queries, reach out to Jubilee ious industrial sectors glob- Solid-State Relays (SSRs) sal designs for flexible instal- rated input voltages and Corporation at info@ju- ally, including FMCGs, offer durability and stable lation. These SSRs support a support panel mount instal- bileecorporation.com or Automotive, Textile, Phar- control for optimal perform- rated input voltage of 4- lation. UAN: +92 21 111 000 520 or maceutical, and Packaging ance across various applica- 30VDC and 90-240VAC and The SRH1 series has inte- visit their website at www.ju- and Processing industries. tions, including heater loads, support panel mount instal- grated heatsinks, ensuring bileecorporation.com. 03
ENGINEERING POST August 2023 Strengthening energy investments through AEDB and PPIB Merger Following the final ap- promulgation of the Pri- (Act XIV of 2010). The PPIB and former acting projects but also estab- proval of amend- vate Power and Infrastruc- PPIB expressed confidence CEO of AEDB, stated the lishes a true one-window ments cleared by the ture Board (Amendment) that this merger will en- team's excitement and facility for all energy tech- Act, 2023, on June 10, hance operational effi- readiness to embrace this nologies. The Power Divi- parliament, the govern- 2023, as an Act No XXVI of ciency and provide new challenge, aiming to sion believes that the 2023, published in the seamless facilitation to in- utilize the country's indige- integration of AEDB into ment has merged the Alter- Gazette of Pakistan, Ex- vestors, handling all power nous, alternative, and re- the PPIB, an entity with a traordinary, Part-1, the projects, including Alterna- newable potential for a proven track record since native Energy AEDB has been merged tive and Renewable Energy clean, green, and sustain- 1994, will provide the nec- into the PPIB, leading to (ARE) projects on behalf of able power supply. This essary expertise to act as a Development Board the repeal/dissolution of the Government of Pak- merger not only ensures comprehensive one-window the Alternative Energy De- istan. Shah Jahan Mirza, smooth processing of power facility for all segments of (AEDB) with the Private velopment Board Act, 2010 the Managing Director of projects, including ARE the energy sector. Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB), aiming to offer a streamlined, one- window facility to in- vestors. With the 04
ENGINEERING POST August 2023 Student Unions – the birthplace of thoughts and leadership! Khalid Pervez, Chairman IEEEP Karachi Centre & CEO KPWS Consulting Like all The unions also provided a sin- the thought that his action would them to do whatever they con- devel- gle official platform for various totally crush the faculties of sider befitting. Absence of a con- o p e d groups having different political thinking, analysis, debate, and sultative process makes things and for- inclinations, place of origin, etc. discussions of the youth and fu- easy for them. And don’t be mis- ward-look- The system, albeit some difficul- ture intelligentsia. He was suc- taken that university senates and ing nations, ties at times, worked wonderfully. cessful in his evil design, which syndicates provide consultative P a k i s t a n It was impossible for the youth finally resulted in severe damage platforms. We hardly have people too had the and the student unions to remain to the upbringing of our younger going in a different direction to good time indifferent to the political and al- generation, leading to a societal the boss. Even if it was not so, when its lied developments of the country, chaos. senates and syndicates can never colleges and and that was never considered as Whereas there were only two fill the gap of student unions. universities something undesirable or out of parties having active role at uni- Consequently, we don't have had student unions. The unions, their jurisdiction. The masses in versities and colleges, I’m witness people of substance who have elected through a very transpar- general vividly remembered then to the fact that within a short pe- deep, realistic, and rational ent democratic process which was the excellent role the student riod of time of banning the thinking, have original and out- handled by the faculty, provided a unions had played in the creation unions, 19 different students’ of-box thoughts, are ready to ac- very effective platform for all the of our beloved Pakistan. groups emerged at the NED Uni- cept difference of opinion, etc. students to participate in healthy I can hardly forget the follow- versity, each eager to show its which has steered our society into activities and acted as a support ing couplet written on the notice muscles. The next step to damage illogical mindsets, cursory organ to the intuitions’ manage- board of Literary Society of my the sanctity of educational insti- thoughts, dearth of truth-seekers, ment. alma mater, the NED Govt. Engg tutions was the deployment of acute polarisation, etc. Undoubt- The unions organized debates College, Karachi: Pakistan Rangers at universities, edly, other factors have also con- (inter-class, inter-college/univer- I recall, throughout Pakistan. tributed to this dismal situation, sity), quiz programs, mashairas, What a pity! but it’s the burning of the basic celebration of special events by The most unfortunate part is apparatus that outweighs every- inviting prominent speakers, etc. that all successive civil govern- thing else. On the one hand these activities Then came Gen. Ziaul Haq who ments and another military ruler, Will we ever have student rejuvenated the mental faculties, had seen the effectiveness of stu- considered to be very liberal, also unions? Most likely not for a very and on the other hand they pro- dents’ protests against his ex- continued it as a holy legacy, re- long time. Bold decisions need vided considerable food for boss, Field Marshall Gen. maining indifferent to its long- courageous and visionary people. thought for the young and dy- Muhammad Ayub Khan, and term repercussions. Most likely, People who don’t go for elections namic brains. The unions used to with his skewed and self-serving the vice chancellors of universi- but for long-term nation building. have various societies to take care mental faculties, considered it ties and the principals of colleges Unfortunately, we’ve an absolute of literature, debate, social as- best to disband student unions al- have also considered it best not to dearth of courageous and vision- pects, sports, exhibitions, etc. together. He must have enjoyed have student unions. That allows ary nation builders. 05
ENGINEERING POST August 2023 UAE to invest in renewable energy in Pakistan, MoU signed Pakistan has signed a renewable energy industry memorandum of un- and use size and finance in derstanding (MoU) expanding renewable en- with United Arab Emirates ergy assets, whether it be in (UAE) in the field of renew- the conventional energy or able energy. alternative energy arena.” Under this MoU UAE Pakistan's excessive re- will invest in the renewable liance on imported fuels to energy sector in Pakistan. meet its growing energy Power Division Secretary needs, burns a hole in the Rashid Mahmood Langrial pocket of the national cof- and the Undersecretary of fers and weighs heavily on the Ministry of Energy and the already stressed econ- Infrastructure of the UAE, omy. Pakistan is also one of Sharif al Olama, signed on the most affected countries behalf of their respective due to climate change and sides. has been working towards While speaking at the reducing the usage of fossil ceremony the UAE minister Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Al tween Pakistan and the tant.We are eager to collab- fuels for electricity genera- of industry and technology Jaber said the relations be- UAE were very impor- orate with Pakistan in the tion. Sindh Solar Energy project approved with revised cost The ECNEC has The revised cost of The project faced a proved budget and ulation currently total cost, and a con- approved the the project now one-year delay in its scope of work. The without it, according tribution of $5 mil- revised Project stands at commencement due project aims to en- to project documents. lion from the Concept-I (PC-I) of Rs27,418.13 million to the disruptions hance energy secu- The financing for Government of the Sindh Solar En- (@1 USD=Rs.285.48), caused by the rity and fulfill this project is to be Sindh, accounting for ergy Project (SSEP). including foreign ex- COVID-19 pandemic Pakistan's interna- obtained through a 4.7 percent of the The project is being change component in 2020. tional obligations re- $100 million loan cost. The ongoing implemented by the (FEC) of Rs24,265.57 Consequently, an garding climate from the World project aligns with the Energy Department million. The original extension of 22 change. It also in- Bank's International goals of improving en- of the Government of cost, as per the initial months has been re- tends to provide elec- Development Associ- ergy security and Sindh in the Sindh PC-I, was Rs12.848 quested, along with tricity access to the ation (IDA), covering meeting climate province. billion. changes to the ap- 27 percent of the pop- 95.2 percent of the change commitments. 06
ENGINEERING POST August 2023 Evacuation of 800 MW power from Mohmand Dam Project approved by ECNEC The ECNEC in its re- cost of Rs14,319.18 million, which will involve the con- of Mohmand, Khyber- generated by the Mohmand cent meeting has ap- including a foreign exchange struction of 135 kilometers Pakhtunkhwa. Dam HPP, contributing to proved the project, component (FEC) of of 220kV double circuit The primary objective of the overall power supply in titled \"Evacuation of Power Rs6,318.38 million. The pro- transmission lines. These the project is to establish the the regions of Nowshera, Pe- from 800-MW Mohmand ject's funding will be pro- transmission lines will facil- necessary infrastructure for shawar, and Mohmand in Dam Hydroelectric Power vided by the Asian itate the efficient transfer of transmitting the power gen- Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. The Plant (HPP) to the National Development Bank. power generated by the erated by the hydroelectric project aligns with the goal Grid (PC-I),\" presented by The National Transmis- under-construction 800-MW power plant to the national of expanding access to elec- the Ministry of Energy's sion and Despatch Company Mohmand Dam HPP. The grid. This will enable the tricity and strengthening Power Division. The project (NTDC) will be responsible dam is located on the Swat widespread distribution and the power transmission net- has been rationalized at a for executing the project, River in the merged district utilization of the electricity work in the country. 07
ENGINEERING POST August 2023 Projects in different sectors under CPEC umbrella attracted $ 25.4 billion of direct investment during first decade Engineering Post Report tions at the appropriate level in mentation under the banner of launched, completed and under Islamabad and Beijing. Negotia- China-Pakistan economic Corri- implementation and at different Time-tested, all weather and tions were also taking place at dor were flourishing in all parts stages of completion. time-tested neighbouring the highest levels for expanding and regions of Pakistan and have The projects under China-Pak- countries China and Pak- the China-Pakistan economic attracted direct investment of $ istan economic Corridor frame- istan are celebrating first decade Corridor framework to more 25.4 billion during the just com- work have so far created 192000 of launching and successful im- areas in Pakistan as it enters the pleted first decade. employment opportunities, pro- plementation of great game second phase. Gwadar Port, transport infra- duced 6000 megawatts of electric change and flagship under the According to the information structure, energy and industrial power, built 510 kilometers of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), gathered from the official sources cooperation were the four key highway.s and added 886 kilome- China-Pakistan economic Corri- concerned, the projects launched areas in which China-Pakistan ters to the core national trans- dor (CPEC) by organizing func- and, completed and under imple- economic Corridor projects were mission network. 08
ENGINEERING POST August 2023 Advancing Pakistan’s Power Transmission with IMS Electric Miftah Ur Rehman Manager HV Systems at IMS talks to Engineering Post IMS Electric, led by Miftah Ur partnership with Schneider Electric spread across different regions, in- Recognizing the importance of a re- Rehman, is a trailblazer in the provides a strategic advantage, bol- cluding Lahore and Karachi, IMS liable power supply, Miftah stresses, field of High Voltage (HV) systems, stering their capabilities further. To Electric is well-positioned to serve di- \"Quality, reliability, and security of offering invaluable expertise and solu- meet the certification requirements of verse utilities like NTDC, other utility power must be prioritized. We are tions to the power sector in Pakistan. government entities, IMS Electric is in companies and K-Electric. Miftah ex- committed to working towards en- With over two decades of experience, the process of completing educational presses optimism, saying, \"Our pres- hancing these aspects in Pakistan's Miftah brings a wealth of knowledge orders which on completion lead to ence in various parts of the country power transmission systems.\" and insights from his previous roles at certifications from government enti- strengthens our reach and fosters During the conversation while Siemens, PEL, and international ex- ties. \"As we step into the market, our closer partnerships with utilities.\" talking about the recurring black- perience in Australia, making him an experienced team and strong backing The HV sector's scope in Pakistan is outs in the country Miftah Ur ideal choice as Manager HV Systems ensure a smooth entry into the sector,\" continuously expanding, driven by the Rehman suggested that we need to at IMS Electric. affirms Miftah Ur country's growing energy demand. start focusing on problem mitigation During a recent exclusive conversa- Rehman. Miftah points out, \"As energy genera- to avoid blackouts and prioritizing tion with Engineering Post he said With teams tion increases, the need for robust improvements in the distribution \"Having worked on numerous 500 KV transmission infrastructure becomes sector. \"Efficient distribution net- projects, I understand the intricacies more critical as it has been ignored ion works play a vital role in ensuring of power transmission and the critical the past.\" Additionally the previously smooth and regular power supply to role it plays in Pakistan's energy land- installed distribution systems have consumers. We have seen multiple scape,\" become obsolete with time and need to blackouts in the last couple of years. At IMS Electric, the focus is on Sub- be upgraded as well which translates This needs to be worked on by the station control, protection, automa- to a huge scope especially in the authorities.\" he said tion, as well as system design and transmission sec- Under the visionary leadership of execution. Miftah elaborates, \"Our tor of the coun- Miftah Ur Rehman, IMS Electric is team is driven to ensure the highest try. poised to revolutionize Pakistan's standards of efficiency and reliability power transmission sector. With a sea- in the power transmission process.\" soned team, a focus on excellence, and IMS Electric's manufacturing a commitment to quality, IMS Electric setup, coupled with skilled labor is ready to make a lasting impact on and readily available facili- the country's energy landscape. As ties, allows them to pro- they work in harmony with govern- vide services ment entities and utilities, Pakistan's promptly, setting power infrastructure is set to undergo them apart from significant advancements, meeting other companies. the nation's energy needs with utmost Additionally, their efficiency and reliability. 09
ENGINEERING POST August 2023 KE to partner up with ACWA Power for Large-Scale Renewable energy projects K-Electric (KE) has As the authority respon- Oman, and others, and ac- crucial component of KE's ket through a memoran- expressed keen in- sible for the end-to-end tively invest in renewable long-term generation plan- dum of understanding terest in participat- planning of its power energy ventures, with a ning strategy, and they are (MoU) with the Govern- ing in the development value chain, KE acts as a significant focus on this actively engaged in the ment of Pakistan (GoP) in and acquisition of power planner for its service sector in more than 15 process of developing sev- 2019. This MoU entailed a from renewable energy area, ensuring a reliable countries. eral RE-based initiatives. $4 billion investment in (RE) projects totaling supply of electricity. the solar and wind energy 3,000 MW. These projects According to the letter The CEO of KE believes sector. Unfortunately, the are set to be developed by ACWA Power, on the written by KE's Chief Ex- that collaborating with past interest could not ma- other hand, is a global in- ecutive Officer (CEO), ACWA Power, a formidable M/s ACWA Power, a vestment and holding Syed Moonis Abdullah development company and terialize due to various prominent entity prima- company headquartered in Alvi, the company has for- sponsor, has the potential hindering factors. Never- rily focused on projects in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, mulated a robust long- to expedite the develop- theless, KE is confident Saudi Arabia. with a substantial pres- term development plan ment of large-scale RE that they can persuade ence in the energy and that prioritizes the devel- projects in Pakistan and ACWA Power to reconsider The power utility con- water sectors. They oper- opment of RE projects and expand KE's RE footprint. their interest in develop- veyed its intention to the ate in multiple countries, base load capacity using ing RE projects in Pak- Minister for Planning, De- including Saudi Arabia, domestic resources. It is worth mentioning istan, enabling them to velopment, and Special the United Arab Emirates, that ACWA Power had sell power to KE and col- Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal, Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, The development of RE previously attempted to laborate as joint partners. via a formal letter. generation projects is a enter the Pakistani mar- 10
ENGINEERING POST August 2023 International Industries Limited inaugurates distribution in Sukkur IIL Pakistan, a leading pipe man- Traders, along with representatives dees and provided a comprehensive Sales Manager, discussed the impor- ufacturing company of Pakistan from IIL: Samar Abbas (Chief Mar- overview of the company’s rich his- tance of the Sukkur market and em- has inaugurated its first Vessel keting Sales Officer), Usman Ali tory, achievements, and commit- phasized the company’s commitment & Transmission products distribu- (National Sales Manager), Zahid ment to delivering innovative pipe to serving the local community. He tor in Sukkur namely Rehman Abbas (Regional Sales Manager), solutions. He highlighted the com- elaborated on IIL Pakistan’s Vessel Manufacturer and Trader. and Waqas Ahmed (Product Mar- pany’s dedication to ensuring relia- & Transmission products, showcas- The event was attended by keting Lead). bility, durability, and sustainable ing their superior performance, cut- guests, including Abdul Shakoor During the event, Samar Abbas, practices across its extensive prod- ting-edge technology, and their Sheikh and Abdul Latif Sheikh from Chief Marketing & Sales Officer of uct portfolio. ability to meet the specific require- Rehman Manufacturer and IIL Pakistan, addressed the atten- Muhammad Usman, National ments of various industries. 11
ENGINEERING POST August 2023 How long it takes to establish Engineering Faculty at an International University? Engineering Post Report Karakoram International Uni- to the information available from There are many such examples versity Gilgit for the last about 8 the official document , an esti- of slow moving projects of the The Higher Education Com- years. Pace of Higher Education mated expenditure of only Rs Higher Education Commission mission is engaged in exe- Commission implementation of a 705.000 million had been in- out of which those pertaining to cuting a large number of development scheme can well be curred till end June 2023. engineering, information tech- minor and major development judged. Against throw forward cost of Rs nology and technical education schemes as well as launching The scheme was approved by 588.398 million, only Rs 250.000 will be mention from time to time new schemes. the Central Development Work- have been allocated for is contin- show how fast is the Higher Ed- Among others, the Commis- ing Party (CDWP) in March 2015 ued implementation in a phased ucation Commission is in imple- sion is engaged in the Establish- for execution at an estimated manner meaning that it will only menting its large number of ment of Engineering Faculty at cost of Rs1203.398 million in- be completed in ten years if all development schemes at the Gilgit and Skardu Campus of volving no foreign aid. According goes well. slowest possible pace. 12
ENGINEERING POST August 2023 Energy Sector: Facts and Figures Engineering Post Report As already re- Public Buildings Solarization. generation from hydel, ported, during the The ongoing Russia-Ukraine nuclear, renewables and Demand for energy increases last financial year, the thermal remained at due to the expansion of federal government war has destabilized global 28.6,21, 4.2 and 46.2 economic activities, popula- approved the Frame- economies with more devastating percent respectively. tion growth and rapid technologi- work Guidelines for consequences on the energy mar- cal change. However, energy Fast track Initiatives ket. However, the federal govern- Moreover, out of the supply bottlenecks and reliance on 2022 for promoting ment' vision was expected to total electricity con- imported fossil fuels can be criti- and developing cost- improve the domestic energy out- sumption of 77745 cal for the economic outlook of any effective local renew- look significantly. GWh, household, in- country. able energy sources. dustrial, agriculture Primarily, this frame- With three Thar coal-based and commercial sectors With this context, according to work covers Solar PV power plants added during the last had consumed 47.2, the experts concerned, the federal Energy Substitution financial year their total installed 28.0, 8.1 and 7.8 percent government has envisioned opti- for Expensive Im- capacity has by now reached 3300 respectively. mizing the utilization of indige- ported fossil Fuels, Solar PV Gen- MW. Furthermore, the installed nous energy resources including eration on 11 KV Feeders and capacity of six nuclear power The total demand for hydel, solar,wind and Thar coal. plants was now 3560 MW. petroleum products during the pe- riod under report remained at As such, from July-March 13.1 million tonnes indicating de- FY202, the total installed capacity cline by 21.9 percent, whereas and generation of electricity the transport sector alone con- stood at 41050 MW and 94121 sumes about 78.5 percent of pe- GWh respectively. During July- troleum products.. As such, the March FY2023 , the installed ca- the last fiscal year mainly wit- pacity of hydel, nuclear, nessed a decrease in renewable and thermal source s stood at 25.8, 8.7, 6.8 and 58.7 per- demand for motor oil, high- cent respectively. speed diesel and furnace oil com- prising about 95 of total demand. On the other hand, electricity In order to meet this demand, petroleum products and crude oil imports remained at 6118.3 thou- sand MT and 5858.4 thousand tonnes respectively. On the other hand, the natural gas consumption amounted to around 3267 MMCFD during July-March FY2023 which in- cluded 626 MMCFD RLNG,. From total coal consumption of 15416.5 thousand tonnes , power, brick kilns and cement and other sectors consumed 47.3, 21.5 and 31.1 percent respectively. 14
ENGINEERING POST August 2023 A look at Information Technology and Telecommunication Sector Engineering Post was actively pursuing the Global Services Location porters. During July million) and generating Report \"Digital Pakistan Vision\" Index (2021), Pakistan 2022-March 2023 period , to promote a digital econ- ranked second globally as IT exports amounted to combined revenue of Rs omy, leading to economic the most financially at- US $ 1.94 billion slightly prosperity and empower- tractive location for off- lower than the previous 9.13 billion. ment of citizens. It aims to shore outsourcing of IT year's US $ 1.95 billion Information Technol- enhance the quality of life and ITeS. during the same period. As of March 2023, the ogy has become a cru- and economic well-being cial facilitator in the of the people by .ensuring As of March 2023, there IT exports constituted total telecom subscrip- affordable, accessible and were 5109 registered IT the largest proportion high quality IT services and ITeS companies (35.1 percent) of all serv- tions in Pakistan, includ- for all. under the Pakistan Soft- ices sector exports. In the development of a knowl- ware Export Board first three-quarters of ing mobile and fixed According to Kearney's (PSEB) representing ex- FY2023, Pakistani free- edge society and knowl- lancers had contributed to lines, had reached 197 foreign exchange earnings edge economy, playing a through remittances, with million, with a teleden- IT earning US $ 156.9 significant role in the million and non-IT earn- sity of 83.2 per cent. The ing US $ 112.9 million to- country's economic talling Us $ 269.8 billion . telecom sector had con- progress. During the same period, tributed approximately PSEB added seven Spe- The federal government cial Technology Parks to provisionally Rs 139 bil- enhance infrastructure fa- cilities across various lion to the national ex- cities in Pakistan., while IGNITE established eight chequer during National Incubation Cen- tres( NICs) in different July-December FY2023. cities, supporting startups and women entrepre- The future economic neurs. So far, NICs have quite successfully incu- transformation of Pak- bated over 660 startups out of 1317 creating more istan, according to the ex- than 126000 jobs, attract- ing investments worth Rs perts, relies on 15.43 billion ( US $ 74 harnessing, to the maxi- mum extent possible, the potential of the IT and telecom sectors. In order to achieve this, key initia- tives of the federal gov- ernment included the establishment of special technology zones, expan- sion of broadband and 5G networks, promotion of e- commerce and e-gover- nance platforms, enhancement of cyber se- curity and data protection measures, and facilitation Mr. Anwarul Haq, Chairman Mecatech Group hosted lunch in honour of of foreign investment and close friends at Mecatech House, Lahore. collaboration. 16
ENGINEERING POST August 2023 Jhal Magsi Gas processing plant revived The leading exploration and production state owned company, OGDCL (Oil and Gas Development Company Lim- ited), has decided and taken steps for the revival of the Jhal Magsi Gas project which was previously halted. The main purpose of revival of the Jhal Magsi project is to meet the increasing en- ergy requirements of the country which are not being completely fulfilled due to short- age of work on resources. This gas processing plant will be able to positively effect the increasing energy needs of the country as it has the capacity for the production of 13.7 MMSCF processed gas and 45 BBL/day condensate. In this way, the project will lessen the over- all pressure of energy consumption and negative load on the country and prove highly effective in this regard. OGDCL has also been looking forward to improve the general lifestyle of the commu- Moreover, a reverse osmosis (RO) plant has nity of Jhal Magsi as they have been put- also been installed by the company to provide ting forward a series of social welfare an uninterrupted supply of clean drinking initiatives in the categories of education, water as it is the most significant necessity. health, water and infrastructure. The company has been actively partici- For instance, OGDCL has made sure a pating in the betterment of the state and smooth provision of ambulances to the com- the district by producing ways to meet the munity for the District Headquarters Hos- energy requirements as well as focusing on pital in Jhal Magsi. the community lifestyle initiatives. 18
ENGINEERING POST August 2023 Trina Solar Awarded “2023 Top Performer” by PVEL, With Vertex N Reliability Highly Recognized PV Evolution Labs (PVEL), preciated by all stakeholders. offering optimum flexibility in util- ance of its Vertex modules, espe- the world-renowned third- All Trina Solar’s testing mod- ity-scale projects in the most com- cially the Vertex N 605W, and on party reliability testing labo- ules, including p-type modules as plex of terrains and maximizing its appearing on the Top Performer ratory, has published its 2023 PV well as n- customer list for the ninth year in a row. Module Reliability Scorecard, and type, per- value with Trina Solar was recognized as a Trina Solar has once again been f o r m e d l o w e r Top Performer in almost every cat- recognized as a Top Performer e x c e p t i o n - LCOE. egory in which its modules were among global PV module manufac- ally well in At the tested. turers for the outstanding perform- tests such as SNEC PV The accolade reflects not only ance of its Vertex N modules, LID+LETID P o w e r the quality of its modules but also especially the Vertex N 605W mod- and me- Expo in the trust that customers world- ule. It is the ninth year in a row c h a n i c a l Shanghai wide have in them. Trina Solar has that Trina Solar has won this acco- stress se- in May, been recognized elsewhere for its lade, a feat unparalleled by any q u e n c e . Kevin Gib- excellent product performance, other company. Trina Solar’s son, man- technological innovation and high Using rigorous parameters, Vertex N a g i n g bankability, given a 100% banka- PVEL publishes the PV Module 605W module, which combines i- director at PVEL, presented the bility rating for seven years in a Reliability Scorecard every year, TOPCon Advanced technology and Top Performer award to Trina row by BNEF, and has been rated providing abundant data and re- 210mm technology, performed best Solar. AAA, the highest rating, in the search to the industry that helps in DH and PID tests. This module Kevin congratulated the com- Module Tech Bankability Ratings guide its development, a role ap- is highly compatible with trackers, pany on the outstanding perform- report by PV-Tech. Trina Solar's Vertex N Module Passes RETC Thresher Test with Flying Colors RETC, a leading independ- choose high-quality modules. well, particularly for PID, LeTID 75°C for three 162-hour cycles, ent test laboratory for pho- RETC’s thresher test is two to and DH2000. RETC’s PID test is Vertex N modules produce degra- tovoltaic and renewable three times more rigorous than twice as rigorous as that for IEC. dation of -0.09% and -0.17%. energy products, recently issued that of the IEC standard. The Trina Solar’s two testing mod- The Vertex N module has its Extended Reliability Test Re- test modules were randomly se- ules have degradation of just - power output of up to 700W. This port, and it showed that Trina lected among n-type modules 0.59% and -0.53%. Vertex N module, which combines i-TOP- Solar’s Vertex N module passed from Trina Solar's base in modules show degradation of Con Advanced technology and its thresher test, demonstrating Changzhou, Jiangsu province, just -0.87% and -0.96% in 210mm technology, and in addi- excellent performance. for tests including for PID, RETC’s DH2000 test, which indi- tion to lower degradation in- RETC, based in Fremont, Cal- LeTID resistance, DH, SDML cates a duration of exposure of creases bifaciality to 80% and ifornia, tests industry-leading composite load and TC600 ther- 2,000 hours – twice the duration delivers higher efficiency and module technology and provides mal cycle. typically required for product better energy yield, maximizing the industry with data that helps Trina Solar’s Vertex N mod- certification. After the LeTID customer value with lower stakeholders and developers ules performed exceptionally test, which involves exposure to LCOE. 20
ENGINEERING POST August 2023 Westinghouse holds seminar to formally announce entry in Pakistan Westinghouse, a his- in Pakistan through its and type test switchgear house” said Mr. Muham- this new market has been toric American panel partner, but formally assemblies. mad Shoaib Khan, Manag- characterized by meticu- brand, globally entered last year with \"We mark our journey of ing Director, Westinghouse lous planning, extensive renowned for its innovative opening its liaison office in so far, as not just the begin- LV MV Product, while ad- research, and a genuine technologies organized a Karachi. The event covered ning of a new business ven- dressing the audience. commitment to under- grand seminar at a private insightful presentations on ture, but also the start of a Westinghouse, in just a standing the unique needs hotel in, Karachi. The the Westinghouse’s back- lasting relationship with very short span has estab- and aspirations of our cus- event brought together top ground, its remarkable the country and its people. lished a very reasonable tomers. We express our consultants, panel manu- journey throughout history, Westinghouse wishes to footprint in Pakistan, espe- deepest appreciation for facturers and industry ex- its global presence, and a contribute to the growth cially in textile, commercial the trust of our esteemed perts from the engineering short product presentation and development of this and health and medical clients, customers and fraternity. of Westignhouse's Medium country by transferring its sectors. business partners. It is The seminar was about Voltage and Low Voltage innovative technologies Mr. Ahmed Rehan Lutfi, your belief in our products Westinghouse's formal products including Dry and forge strong partner- Country Manager, Pak- and services that keep us launch and expansion in Type Transformers, Vac- ships that will mutually istan while speaking at encouraged to further ex- Pakistan. Though Westing- uum Circuit breakers, LV benefit the local commu- the occasion said “West- pand our operations into house had been operating switchgear components nity as well as Westing- inghouse’s journey into this new territory.\" 22
ENGINEERING POST August 2023 Importance of transport and communication sectors in national economy growth Engineering Post Report connectivity has been a priority area ity, Pakistan ranked at 122nd posi- structure in the country in a planned of the federal government as envis- tion amongst 160 countries with and priority basis at the earliest pos- Transport and communication aged in the Pakistan Vision 2025. other regional countries i.e. India sible. sectors play a pivotal role in The government has not only fo- and Bangladesh occupying 44th and Laying emphasis on the signifi- the growth of the services sec- cused on increasing bilateral and 100th positions respectively. This cance of developing efficient trans- tor as well as also in the overall econ- multilateral cooperation in this area showed that the country needed to port and communication systems omy of a country. Considering that but also a significant part of the de- upgrade its efforts to improve logis- and highlighting the government's well-developed infrastructure facili- velopment portfolio was earmarked tic services, transport and trade re- efforts in realization of this pursuit,, tates domestic commerce and inter- every year for investment in the sec- lated infrastructure. Recent floods a brief overview of the country's air, national trade, there has been an tor. and ensuing damages to the commu- road, rail maritime, postal and enhanced focus on investment in According to the World Bank's Lo- nication facilities have posed serious broadcasting networks will be pre- these sectors.. gistic Performance Index (LPI) 2018, challenges additionally and have sented separately as well as briefly For this very reason, moderniza- a measure of a country's ease to also created an urgency for estab- on these pages in the months to fol- tion of infrastructure and regional move goods with speed and reliabil- lishing a reliable and resilient infra- low, please. 24
ENGINEERING POST August 2023 4th Technical Semi Karachi IEEE PES Chapter Karachi organized a technical Seminar which is the fourth activity of the year 2023. The title of the Seminar was “Im- portance of Power Quality ”. The seminar was held at DHA Sunset Club on 14th July 2023. Following the recitation of the Holy Quran, Chair- man IEEE PES Mr. Ishtiaq ul Haq welcome the partic- ipants and shared that IEEE PES is regularly conducting its activities in- tending to disseminate technical, relevant, and advanced knowledge on products and matters con- cerned with the engineer- ing community. The speaker, Engr. Tahir Saleem has decades of ex- perience in Electrical De- sign, Safety, Maintenance, Testing and Electrical In- dustry. He is currently serving as a CEO of United Enginering Services which provides consultancy serv- ices to Oil and Gas, Refin- ery and Industrial Sector In the session, Engr. Tahir Saleem explained the importance of power quality, effect of harmonics 26
ENGINEERING POST August 2023 inar by IEEE PES, Chapter and the solutions to mini- mize those harmonics. Engr. Tahir Saleem ex- plained compatibility level of THD for different Elec- tromagnetic enviroments. He explained how can we select the filters depending upon applications. With his real life experiences in industries, he explained how harmful these har- monics could be, for both, electrical system and elec- trical/electronic equip- ments. Some of the important questions addressed in the presentation were, • What is the ideal power quality? • What is the differ- ence between Linear and Non Linear Loads? • What are different types of filters? • And many more… Engr. Ishtiaque ul Haque Chairman PES thanked to Engr. Tahir Saleem for his time & ef- forts, He encourage stu- dents and young professional to join IEEE & PES society to get maxi- mum benefit of enormouns knowledge available on the platform. 27
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ENGINEERING POST August 2023 Properties of Solar Micro Inverters Engr. Dr. Muhammad Nawaz Iqbal turn into a benefit. are prepared for 24-50 the load the inverter that inverters employ verter only notices the Direct current is V. A panel's output ef- applies to it. Maxi- to assure optimal en- total change if a sin- generated ficiency is also signifi- mum power point ergy har- by solar cantly impacted by tracking is a method vest by gle panel operates at panels at a changing voltage that the applied a different point and varies de- load. The pending on proper adjusts the MPPT the lighting load that and module the MPPT point to match. This configura- system tion. Mod- should causes losses for all ern apply, how- modules ever, is af- the panels, not just with 6-inch fected by cells typi- the same the darkened panel. cally have problems 60 cells and that result In some cases, shad- generate in output 24–30 V nominally. varying from panel to ing of as low as 9% of (Therefore, inverters panel. A string in- An inverter an array's surface made specifi- cally to work might result in a 54% with a single PV mod- ule is known as a reduction in system solar micro-inverter. Each panel's output of power. However, as direct current is changed into alternat- was already said, ing current by the micro-inverter. Its these annual yield layout enables the modular parallel con- losses are only mod- necting of numerous independent modules. est, and string invert- Compared to normal inverters, microin- ers equipped with verters provide a number of benefits. modern technology The key benefit is that they electrically can greatly lessen the isolate the panels from one another, so effects of partial shad- that even a full mod- ule failure or minor owing. quantities of shade, debris, or snow lines The location of the on one solar module do not significantly di- device and the re- minish the output of the entire array. Each quirements for heat microinverter tracks the maximum power dissipation are two point for the con- nected module to cap- additional difficulties ture the most energy. With the introduction with centralized in- of the microinverter solution, additional verters. Usually, large safety, lower amper- age cables, easier central inverters are stock management, and simpler system actively cooled. Loca- design are further as- pects. tion of the inverter in Since each inverter relation to work- must be put next to a panel, one of the main places and occupied drawbacks of a mi- croinverter is that it areas must be taken has a greater initial equipment cost per into consideration be- peak watt than a cen- tral inverter of simi- cause cooling fans lar power (usually on a roof). Due of this, produce noise. Addi- they are also more dif- ficult to maintain and tionally, because cool- expensive to take apart and replace. ing fans contain Some manufacturers have developed pan- moving parts, con- els with integrated microinverters to taminants like mois- overcome these prob- lems. ture, dust, and dirt A central inverter, over time may de- which will need to be replaced during the grade their perform- life of the solar pan- els, often has a ance. Although shorter lifespan than a microinverter. As a quieter, string invert- result, a short-term financial disadvan- ers can make a hum- tage may eventually ming sound in the late afternoon when inverter power is low. It is possible to iso- late and fine-tune the output of a single panel using a microin- verter that is con- nected to it. Any underperforming panel has no impact on the panels nearby. In that scenario, the overall output of the array is up to 5% more powerful than it would be with a string inverter. These bene- fits can become signif- icant when shadowing is taken into account, if it is, with manufacturers typically claiming 5% better production at the very least and up to 25% better in some situations. In addition, a single model can be applied to a wide range of panels, and additional panels can be added to an array at any mo- ment without having to match the existing panels' rating. 30
ENGINEERING POST August 2023 3 Special economic zones to be built in Lahore and Sheikhupura In a bid to attract in- Economic Zone. In his ad- ment of these SEZs, high- contribution to sustain- the global surge in oil vestments in the dress, Prime Minister lighting their dedication able development. prices, the Prime Minis- country the govern- Shehbaz Sharif empha- to attracting investments Prime Minister She- ter stressed the impera- ment has announced 3 sized the crucial need to worth billions of rupees. hbaz Sharif also under- tive of harnessing more special economic spread a network of Spe- He reassured the private scored the government's alternative energy zones to be built in La- cial Economic Zones sector of unwavering sup- commitment to furthering sources such as solar, hore and Sheikhupura. (SEZs) across the country, port from both the federal the public sector's in- wind, and hydel energy. Prime Minister She- showcasing the govern- and Punjab governments. volvement in SEZs. To By embracing these re- hbaz Sharif performed ment's commitment to fa- Additionally, the private this end, the government newable sources, the na- the ground breaking of cilitating investors. sector's plan to set up a would provide free land to tion could ensure the the Ombre Special Eco- The Prime Minister three-megawatt solar investors, a precedent set cost-effectiveness of local nomic Zone, Sundar commended the private power plant and provide by the Bahawalpur Solar products, contributing to Green Special Economic sector's efforts in spear- vocational training facili- Park project. a more sustainable and Zone and Smart Special heading the establish- ties was applauded for its Drawing attention to resilient economy. ECNEC approves projects worth Rs. 280 billion New infrastructure executed in all four approved during the meet- Framework for Pakistan project was updated and and water projects provinces including Gilgit ing include (i) Kacchi Canal 2023-25. (iv) Construction put to 12,521 million rupees were approved re- Baltistan. The main pur- Project for the restoration of of 36km Sindh coastal high- involving the federal gov- cently during the meeting of pose of this project is a coun- Flood Damages, at a cost of way at a cost of 16,204 mil- ernment and the govern- the Executive Committee of trywide flood management 8,280 million rupees and is lion rupees, (v) ment of Sindh. the National Economic system with the help of to be executed in Dera Construction of Lahore- Federal Minister for Plan- Council (ECNEC) which structural and non-struc- Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur and Sialkot Motorway (LSM) ning, Development and Spe- was chaired by the federal tural interventions. Muzaffargarh. (ii) New Bal- link Highway (04-Lane) cial Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal, minister for finance and rev- Another project titled akot City Development Connecting LSM to Narang Federal Minister for Com- enue, Senator Muhammad “Makhi Farash Link Canal Project to be carried out in Mandi and Narowal at a merce Syed Naveed Qamar, Ishaq Dar. The total cost of Peoject (Choriari Phase II)” the KPK division (iii) Na- cost of Rs 36,814 million SAPM on Finance Tariq these projects is said to be is also approved which will tional Multi-sectoral Nutri- which is to be executed in Bajwa, SAPM on Revenue approximately 280 billion function for the provision of tion Program to Reduce the districts of Narowal and Tariq Mehmood Pasha, Sen- rupees. water supply to Thar Coal Stunting and other forms of Sheikhupura and (vi) im- ator Nisar Khuhro, federal The projects include the Districts Sanghar and Malnutrition. The project is provement of Road from secretaries and other senior Umbrella PC-I of the flood Umerkot. This project was to be financed by federal Sanghar to National High- officers from federal min- protection sector project III approved at a cost of Rs government and through way (N-5), at Point Rohri istries and provincial de- at a cost of 10,862.95 million 12,087 million. foreign aid under IsDB via Mundh Jamrao and partments were a part of the rupees. This project will be Other projects that were Country Engagement Salehput. The cost of this meeting. 31
ENGINEERING POST August 2023 Ameeting of mainly consists of Evaluation ob- of RoW of the proj- tancy cost and con- to 50% and he also central de- construction of a served and stated ect has been allo- tingencies that directed NTDC to v e l o p m e n t total of 135 km, two that the funds pro- cated on the basis of were already at 2 obtain a certificate working party 220kv DC trans- vided under the similar transmis- percent should be from Water and (CDWP) was held mission lines made heads of RoW, Engi- sion line projects in at a bare minimum Power Develop- under the chair- from a 70 km line neering & Consul- the area although, of one percent and ment Authority re- manship of the from Mohmand to Minister of Plan- Nowshera and a 65 ning and Special km line to proposed Initiatives Ahsan Jamrud substation Iqbal in the capital and two line bays city of Pakistan. to be installed at During the meet- 220-kV Nowshera Mohmand Dams cost rationalization demanded from WAPDA ing, Mr. Ahsan Industrial and Iqbal vividly di- Jamrud substa- rected the Water tions. The per km and Power Develop- cost of the proposed ment Authority transmission lines (WAPDA) to ration- of the project are on t a n c y , further expenditure the costs of Engi- garding the alize the cost of 800 higher side as com- Administration and will be made accord- neering and Con- timelines for the MW Mohmand pared to similar na- supervision and ing to the require- sultancy may also completion of Dam Hydropower ture projects being contingencies need ments of the time. be reduced to 50 Mohmand HPP. Project which is executed in the cost rationalization. Ministry of Plan- percent. Total cost of the currently under past by NTDC. NTDC, while reply- ning and Special Further require- project is Rs 13.822 construction. The Project Direc- ing to the queries, Initiatives observed ment of vehicles billion, with a FEC The project tor, Monitoring and stated that the cost that the consul- should be curtailed of Rs 5.967 billion. 32
ENGINEERING POST August 2023 The Executive tember 30, 2023. The approved by the Public through equity and at no additional cost. Board of the Na- extension is subject to Private Partnership commercial debt. The motorway span- tional Highways the concessionaire pro- (P3A) Authority Board. During the conces- ning over a length of Authority (NHA) has viding sufficient evi- According to the ap- sion period, the private 306 kilometres will approved extension of dence of their efforts to proved transaction party will also pay a comprise six lanes. De- time in achievement of achieve financial close, structure, the govern- minimum of Rs408 bil- signed to be con- financial close period as per Section 10.4.2 of ment of Pakistan will lion to the NHA, along structed as a climate for construction of Hy- the concession agree- derabad-Sukkur Motor- ment. The PPP Wing of way (M-6). the NHA verified and The board has recommended this deci- granted approval to the sion. concessionaire, M/s The project aims to NHA approves extension of time for Hyderabad-Sukkur Motorway TECMC (Pvt) Ltd, construct the Hyder- which is a SPV formed abad-Sukkur Motorway by the consortium M/s (M-6) on a build-oper- Techno-CMC-ACC, for ate-transfer (BOT) an extension of time basis, making it the (EOT) to achieve finan- largest Public-Private contribute only Rs9.5 with estimated corpo- resilient project, the cial close for the Hyder- Partnership (PPP) proj- billion during the con- rate taxes of Rs908 bil- private party shall con- abad-Sukkur Motorway ect in the country, with struction period, while lion. struct and operate the (M-6) Project. The EOT a total cost of Rs307 bil- the private party (M/s At the conclusion of project for 25 years period will be four lion. The concession TECMC) will arrange the concession period, commencing from the months, starting from agreement for the M-6 the remaining project the project will be date of execution of the June 1, 2023, to Sep- project was previously cost of Rs297.5 billion transferred to the NHA PPP Agreement. 34
ENGINEERING POST August 2023 Number of new initiatives planned to be launched during 2023-24 Engineering Post Report structure projects of energy, rail- way, motorways/highways, avia- The new Public Sector De- tion, ports while also attaching velopment Programme equal importance to social sec- (PSDP) of the Federal Gov- tors. ernment just recently launched consists of a large number of Besides focusing on ongoing 1262 ongoing and new schemes of projects for ensuring their com- 40 Ministries and Divisions. pletion within the stipulated pe- riod at estimated costs, new However, no information was imported initiatives which the immedi- ately avail- federal able from govern- official ment plans sources to be concerned launched as to how under the many of PSDP the devel- 2023-24 opment mainly in- schemes clude were ex- briefly pected to Solar be com- Tubewells, pleted Youth Pro- under PSDP 2022-23 by end June gramme 2023 out of how many were likely for Small Loans, Support for IT to be completed during the last fi- Start-ups and Venture Capital, nancial year. Likewise, no indica- Youth Skill Development as well tion was also available as to how as One Stop Service Centre for many development schemes in Special Economic Zones , Manu- different sectors were likely to be facturing Brand Development completed by the end of new fi- and National Centres for Quan- nancial year in June 2024. tum Computing among others be- sides those pertaining to Major chunk of PSDP 2023-24 education, health, women em- has been earmarked for infra- powerment. 36
ENGINEERING POST August 2023 Tractors production declined by 46 percent during last fiscal year Engineering Post Report 2021-22. (LCVs) and Jeeps also went and three wheelers also went According to the information down by 19.58 per cent to 31333 down to 1188087 units from Production of farm tractors available from the Pakistan Au- units during the period under 1826467 units showing a de- in the country declined by tomobile Manufacturing Associ- report here from 44421 units crease of 34.95 percent during as much as 46.11 per cent ation (PAMA), during the last produced during the previous the last two financial years re- during the just concluded finan- fiscal year, production of trucks year 2021-22. spectively. cial year 2022-23 as compared to also witnessed a decreasing Production of passenger cars However, the production of the previous year. trend as it went down to 3072 also declined to 101984 units buses only witnessed a mar- During financial year 2022- units from 5659 units indicating during last financial year ginal increase of 6.05 per cent 23, 31726 units were produced a decline of 45.71 percent. Fur- against the production of from 661 units in 2021-22 to 701 against the production of 58880 thermore, the production of 226433 units the previous year. units during fiscal year 2022- units during the previous year Light Commercial Vehicles Manufacturing of motorcycles 23. 38
ENGINEERING POST August 2023 Life without Embedded Systems By Engr. Sheikh Mohammad Ibraheem They are in our cars, would have to do - Phones that can bedded systems do our lives easier and without many of the find our location and for us today. And our appliances, our conveniences that give us directions. that would be a lot more convenient by we take for granted, of work. phones, and even such as: - Toys that can in- automating tasks teract with us and Of course, it is im- our toys. They are - Cars that auto- learn from our be- possible to say for and providing us matically adjust havior. sure what life would what make these de- their speed to main- be like without em- with information. tain a safe distance In addition to bedded systems. But vices work so seam- from the car in front these conveniences, one thing is for sure: - They make our of them. we would also lose it would be a lot dif- lessly and out on many of the ferent from the way lives safer. Embed- - Appliances that benefits that embed- it is today. efficiently. But what turn on and off auto- ded systems provide ded systems are matically based on in terms of safety, The Importance of would life be like our schedules. security, and effi- Embedded Systems used in safety-criti- ciency. For example, without embedded embedded systems Embedded sys- cal applications, are used in car tems are so impor- systems? safety systems to tant because they such as car safety prevent accidents. are the foundation In a world without They are also used of many of the tech- systems and medical in security systems nologies that we rely Embedded sys- embedded systems, to protect our homes on in our daily lives. devices. These sys- and businesses from Without embedded tems are our lives would be intruders. And they systems, our world tems help to prevent are used in energy- would be a much everywhere. very different. We efficient appliances less convenient, accidents and pro- to help us save safe, and efficient money on our utility place. tect us from harm. bills. Here are some of - They make our So, what would the reasons why em- life be like without bedded systems are lives more efficient. embedded systems? so important: It would be a lot less Embedded systems convenient, a lot less - They make our safe, and a lot less lives more conven- are used to control efficient. We would ient. Embedded sys- have to rely on our- tems are used in a and optimize the selves to do a lot of wide variety of de- the things that em- vices, from cars to performance of appliances to toys. These devices make many devices, such as appliances and power grids. These systems help us to save energy and re- sources. In conclusion, em- bedded systems are essential to our modern way of life. They make our lives more convenient, safer, and more effi- cient. Without embed- ded systems, our world would be a very different place. 40
ENGINEERING POST August 2023 PBS data showed major textile exports decline The Pakistan Bureau of Statis- exports registered 13.84 per cent tics (PBS) shared the textile growth and stood at $107.97 mil- market exports data for the lion, while on a MoM basis, it reg- fiscal year 2022-23. According to istered 6.72 per cent growth when the data, textile exports showed a compared to $100.355 million in decline of 14.63 percent during the May 2023. current fiscal year and stood at A decline of 14.47 percent was 16.5 billion dollars as compared to observed in the rice exports during 19.3 billion dollars recorded during the current fiscal year as compared the fiscal year 2021- to the same period 22. The textile ex- last year. Moreover, ports showed a food group exports decline of 13 percent declined by 12.73 in June 2023 when percent and stood observed on a YoY at 5 billion dollars. basis and remained 27 billion dollars pf at 1.4 billion dollars exports were as compared to 1.7 recorded on a total billion dollars recorded on the same during July-June 2022-23 period month last year. which showed a decrease of 12.7 On a MoM basis, 11.47 percent percent. growth was observed in the textile The major export products dur- group compared to May 2023. ing June 2023 included cotton yarn Overall national exports stood at (Rs30,692 million), towels 27.7 billion dollars showing a de- (Rs24,999 million), rice others crease of 12.7 percent as compared (Rs24,487 million), rice basmati to the same time last year, when a (Rs17,728 million), made-up arti- total of 31.7 billion dollars of ex- cles (excl towels and bedwear) ports were observed. (Rs16,370 million), knitwear A negative growth of 30 percent (Rs112,348 million), readymade was observed in the cotton yarn in- garments (Rs91,582 million), bed dustry which remained at 844 mil- wear (Rs68,891 million), cotton lion dollars as compared to 1.2 cloth (Rs46,601 million), and surgi- billion dollars during 2021-22. On cal goods and medical instruments a year-on-year basis, cotton yarn (Rs11,581 million). 41
ENGINEERING POST August 2023 Statistics show 9.87% decline in LSMI output According to the data shared cent during July-May 2022-23. with the output being 4.308 bil- billion liters in July-May 2022-23, by the Pakistan Bureau of The indices for petroleum prod- lion liters in July-May 2022-23, down from 2.334 billion liters in Statistics (PBS), the Large ucts went down to 87.71 from down from 5.106 billion liters in July-May 2021-22. Kerosene oil Scale Manufacturing Industries 99.93 compared to July-May July-May 2021-22. experienced a negative growth (LSMI) output has declined by rate of 10.30 percent, with the 9.87 percent during July-May output being 101.239 million 2022-23 when compared with the liters in July-May 2022-23, down same period of last year. from 112.865 million liters. The main contributors towards On the other hand, jet fuel oil overall figure of -9.87 per cent saw a growth rate of 9.53 percent, are, food (-1.30), tobacco (-0.63), with the output being 811.644 textile (-3.66) garments (2.58), pe- million liters in July-May 2022- troleum products (-0.81), chemi- 23, up from 741.023 million liters cals (-0.54), cement (-0.76), in July-May 2021-22. pharmaceuticals (-1.59), iron and In the cement sector, produc- steel products (-0.22), electrical tion witnessed a significant de- equipment (-0.49) and automo- cline of 12.36 percent in July-May biles (-2.08). 2022-23, with the output being Specifically focusing on petro- 2021-22. The production of high- Furnace oil also witnessed a 37.806 million tons compared to leum products, their production speed diesel experienced a nega- negative growth rate of 12.45 per- 43.140 million tons in July-May witnessed a decline of 12.23 per- tive growth rate of 15.63 percent, cent, with the output being 2.043 2021-22, according to PBS data. 42
ENGINEERING POST August 2023 Govt approves project to Solarize Tube wells The Executive Com- KPK, and Balochistan, provincial governments tems. The Ministry of as well as to minimize in- mittee of the Na- and beneficiary farmers. National Food Security, vestments in the con- tional Economic with a total cost of in collaboration with the struction and upkeep of The main objective of Federal Water Manage- infrastructure necessary Rs377,236.275 million this initiative is to im- ment Cell (FWMC) and for solarization. By pro- prove agricultural pro- provincial agriculture de- moting the adoption of Council (ECNEC) has ap- and an estimated time- ductivity by harnessing partments, will oversee solar PV systems for clean and renewable en- the execution of this proj- agriculture, the govern- proved the \"Prime Minis- line of three years. ergy sources, specifically ect. ment aims to create a by converting 100,000 sustainable and environ- ter's National The first phase of the tube-wells (comprising The proposed project mentally friendly ap- 50,000 diesel-run and aligns with the need to proach to meet the Programme for Solariza- project, scheduled for the 50,000 electric power ensure the efficient and energy needs of the agri- tube-wells) into solar responsible use of cultural sector. tion of Agriculture Tube- financial year 2023-24, photovoltaic (PV) sys- groundwater resources, wells\" project, which falls will require Rs90 billion, under the Ministry of including Rs30 billion National Food Security from the Public Sector and Research. This proj- Development Programme ect is set to be imple- (PSDP) and matching mented in Punjab, Sindh, contributions from 43
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ENGINEERING POST August 2023 KPT&GC to be headed by Energy Expert The Energy & Power Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) plans to appoint an ex- perienced senior officer as the CEO of Khy- ber Pakhtunkhwa Transmission & Grid Company (KPT&GC), aimed at improving the electricity transmission system in the province. The provin- cial government has allocated Rs. 96 million for the company's establishment, including the selec- tion of a building and hiring a chartered account- ant for rule formulation. During a meeting, various power transmission issues were discussed, including collaboration with NEPRA and NTDC, integration of electricity from ongoing projects, and the appointment process for the CEO and staff. The establishment of the company was hailed as a milestone by Chairman Board Secre- tary Power, Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah, who expressed confidence in transmitting affordable electricity and bringing honor to the province. 46
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ENGINEERING POST August 2023 Emphasizing creation of employment opportunities for youth Engineering Post Report Rs 6089.80 million through Public providing quality skill develop- In order to create more job op- Sector Development Programme ment development, creating gain- portunities and providing a de- Uplifting and including the ( P S D P ) f u l cent work environment, the under-privileged youth 2 0 2 3 - 2 4 employment federal government plans to pri- by significantly increasing which aim opportuni- oritize various sectors of the opportunities for their education at bridging ties, promot- economy such as construction, and training and enhancing their the de- i n g agriculture, tourism, renewable employability through skill de- mand-sup- meaningful energy, services sectors, and velopment is of paramount signif- ply gap in engagement, small and medium enterprises icance and a pressing need of the the labour e n s u r i n g (SMEs) with special focus on hour. Therefore, prioritizing the market in good mental high tech and high-end train- state investment in young people line with and physical ings. Through prioritising these could be an effective enabler for Vision 2025 health, and sectors, the government hopes turning Pakistan's youth bulge and Sus- f o s t e r i n g to equip the youth with the ex- from a liability to an asset. tainable marketable pertise needed to make maxi- The federal government has Development Goals (SDG) . skills among youth, empowering mum contribution to the launched various programmes Accordingly, due importance them for taking informed deci- country's economic growth and and projects with an allocation of and priority is being focused on sions for their well-being. development. 48
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ENGINEERING POST August 2023 NHA plans to launch 50 new development schemes during financial year 2023-24 Engineering Post Report Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC), Central and De- National Highway Authority partmental Development Working (NHA) working under the Committees while another 30 Communications Division of schemes are under process and as the Federal Government plans to such yet to be approved at the appro- launch as many as 50 new major and priate level and still listed in the new minor development schemes during schemes to be launched during finan- the new financial year 2023-24. cial year 2023-24. Feasibility studies These new development schemes of 10 schemes listed under the head are estimated to cost Rs 802926.754 of new scheme are also to be carried million including foreign aid of Rs out. Feasibility studies of these 58240.430 million. Under the Public schemes have been approved by the Sector Development Programme Departmental Developmental Work- ({PSDP). National Highway Author- ing Committee Some new develop- ity has been allocated Rs 42724.386 ment schemes are also planned to be million including foreign of Rs launched under Public Private Part- 1400.000 for launching of these new nership (PPP) mode. schemes. Further important major details in Out of these 50 new schemes, 20 this regard will be presented as and schemes have already been approved when these become available from of- at the appropriate level of Executive ficial sources concerned, please.
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