Engineering Post October 2021

Groundbreaking of Karachi Circular Railway Project PM Imran Khan has per- tional Economic Council track of KCR has been de- formed the ground- (ECNEC) the infrastructure signed to be 43 km long with a breaking of the Karachi development for KCR will in- 29km stretch of elevated sec- Circular Railway (KCR) proj- clude overhead bridges & un- tion, with dual carriage. Ac- ect, at a ceremony held at the derpasses. It is pertinent to cording to the final designs Cantonment Railway Station there will be 22 stations and in the Karachi. Federal Min- 24 level crossings for this isters Asad Umar, Azam world class cost effective Swati, Chaudhry Fawad Hus- transport system. Each envi- sain and Ali Haider Zaidi, ronment-friendly electric train Sindh Governor Imran Ismail of KCR will have the capacity and Chief Minister Syed to carry 814 passengers at a Murad Ali Shah attended the mention here that the project time and will greatly improve ceremony besides senior offi- will be completed at an esti- the mobility of daily com- cers. mated cost of Rs207 billion. muters. The KCR project is ex- As approved by the Execu- The KCR project will be pected to be completed within tive Committee of the Na- completed in 2 phases; the a period of three years.

ENGINEERING POST October 2021 Construction sector affected by rising prices of raw materials: ABAD The Association of man Fayyaz Ilyas said structing five million Builders and De- that steel bar price was low-cost houses,” the velopers of Pak- Rs110,000 per tonne in statement said. istan (ABAD) has November last year He said that cement urged the Prime minis- while currently it was and steel manufac- ter to take prompt no- pegged at Rs178,500 tures had started rais- tice of the consistently per tonne which is a ing prices of cement increasing prices of jump of Rs68,000 per and steel bars at a time raw materials being tonne over the past 10 when construction ac- used in the construc- months “Sixty per cent tivities were taking off tion industry because if of the total cost of a following the an- unchecked it has the high-rise building con- nouncement of a spe- potential to impede the sists of cement and cial package for the government from steel while this ratio is construction industry achieving the target of 30pc to 40pc in a nor- by the prime minister. five million houses mal residential project. This has created great under the Naya Pak- In this situation, the difficulties for builders istan Housing Scheme federal government who are unable to com- (NPHS). In a state- will not be able to fulfill plete projects which ment, ABAD Chair- its promise of con- are under construction. 25 NUST students selected for Millennium Fellowship Class of 2021 As many as 25 students of for UN goals. NUST have earned the hon- The Class of 2021 has been cho- our of being selected for the sen from a record 25,501 candi- prestigious Millennium Fellow- dates from all over the world, ship for the Class of 2021. The while NUST is being selected as a Millennium Fellowship was cohort for the third time in a row launched in the Year 2018 by since 2018. During the course of United Nations Academic Impact programme, the students will be (UNAI) and Millennium Campus engaged in different projects col- Network to convene, challenge lectively advancing all 17 SDGs and celebrate student leadership and the UNAI ideals. 02

ENGINEERING POST October 2021 The answer to voltage fluctuations in industries JUBILEE CORPORATION offering Farady’s AVR The impacts of voltage insta- mitments that can ultimately lead for providing a complete solution voltage regulation circuit and bility are becoming more to customer dissatisfaction. based on AVRs to address voltage unique tap changer designed to widespread as the industries One emerging method that is fluctuation issues in industries. avoid arching in the regulator. A are growing more dependent on so- gaining popularity among indus- With its partnership with Farady large number of tap positions also phisticated controls and automa- tries is to use Automatic Voltage Electric- the specialized manufac- ensure higher precision and accu- tion processes. Frequent voltage Regulators to address the issue of turer of line voltage regulators / HT racy. Moreover, the integrated by- fluctuations at processing plants voltage fluctuations. The AVRs are equipments, JC has successfully pass panel enables customers to increases over-heads for industries, equipped with intelligent con- installed AVRs in many industries carryout AVR maintenance activi- if nothing is done to avoid them. troller, offers remote monitoring in different regions. ties without requiring system shut- This include increased expenses for and control option, and are more ef- Farady Electric is regarded as down. For further product related repairing or changing damaged ficient since they cover a larger tap- the technology leader for its Single details and queries, you can reach equipments, production loss due to ping range (around -20% to +20%). and Three Phase AVRs in foreign out to Jubilee Corporation’s Sales unexpected downtimes and the Jubilee Corporation (JC) is a and domestic markets. Farady’s and marketing teams or visit our subsequent effect on business com- well-trusted name in the country AVRs are equipped with effective website. 03

ENGINEERING POST October 2021 Pakistan can work on global consultancy projects by offering Professional services Exclusive Interview with Engr Syed Zafar Abbas Zaidi, Engr. Farhan Zafar and Engr. Syed Mubashser Ali Haider from Global Hi-Tech Engineering Consultants (Pvt.) Ltd Global High tech Engineering is a consul- Tech Engineering has worked for prestigious or- “For the past few years the regulatory authorities tancy service in Pakistan founded by Engr ganisations all over the world including Descon have started giving importance to MEP consul- Syed Zafar Abbas Zaidi Engr. Farhan Zafar and Wood group and has experience of working tancy and Fire fighting in the new buildings being and Engr. Syed Mubashser Ali Haider. All three in local and international environments. He constructed. Before that the architect was engineers had experience working in the Gulf and has worked on many different projects. Dur- asked to complete these tasks with Saudi Arabia before starting their own company ing the conversation he reminisced that if the minimum costs possible as here in Pakistan. we can provide international projects ex- there was no regulatory check from Engineering Post had an exclusive periences to local engineers, Pakistani the government. Understandably interview with the top manage- engineers have all the capabilities to com- the owners did not want to pay for ment of the company to under- pete with engineers from any the MEP design as it had no stand their journey and how it part of the world. He quoted value. But now it has be be- became what it is now. Global Hi- that while working at come a mandatory part of the Tech Engineering has three main Descon papers being submitted to de- divisions dealing with different as- back velopment authorities,” he pects of the work. The Power Sector said. The instances of fires in headed by Engr Mubasher Haider different malls during the past looks into the substation, transmis- few years and the losses in- sion projects and other projects re- curred has forced the govern- lated to power. Then there is the ment to actively pursue the Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing availability of proper fire fight- (MEP) section which is concerned ing equipment as well as fire with MEP projects for industrial exits in all new buildings being and commercial buildings including built. firefighting & HVAC systems. The To make the process even third division deals with in the Oil and Gas sec- in 2000-2009, engineering design team had more seamless Global Hi-Tech engineering has tor as relevant engineering works. worked with JGC Japan and provided complete started getting into Joint ventures with architects Global Hi-Tech Engineering was founded by the design for a Russian Oil Refinery, developed the for their consultancy projects. three partners in 2017. Engr Farhan Zafar director 3D Model and presented the same in front of Engr. Syed Mubasher Ali, during the conver- Engineering division said “We felt like we were not Russian / Japanese management in Japan. So sation explained how the slow industrial devel- being given enough room to work at our jobs to there is no doubt about the capability and talent opment has hampered the growth of local work the way we liked so we resigned and started of the engineers in Pakistan, only thing lacking workforce “The people in power sector are well our own company,” he said. is the proper exposure for these engineers. versed in clerical work but as no power stations Engr. Syed Zafar Abbas Zaidi, CEO, Global Hi- While talking to Engineering Post he explained or transmission line were built in the country in 04

ENGINEERING POST October 2021 the past 30 or so years, the technical expertise neers has made it easier for us to complete tasks child and mother care hospital, University of La- of the people were rusty to say the least. They even if the concerned engineer is not even in the hore hospital, Faisal hospital Faisalabad, Fauji have lost touch with the world which is evident country,” he said. “It has been our experience foundation hospital Islamabad along with many in the work being executed in the country. Laws that if the technical expertise are available, other small scale hospitals. Local commercial and codes are there but there is no implementa- there would be no difficulty in getting work as sector projects include Complete MEP of Mall of tion,” he said. There is also a severe lack of soft- people want proper results for the money that B17, 37 D Appartments Gulberg, Burj Ismail, ware based knowledge as we stick to the archaic they are paying” he added. Multistorey Apartment complex in Murree span- methods of book keeping. This under experience Global Hi-Tech Engineering has started ning an area of more than 400,000 sq ft, HVAC has affected the ability of Pakistani companies changing the perception of the world regarding Revamping of Gift Univer- to secure international companies working out of Pakistan by executing sity etc Global Hitech contracts regardless providing high quality projects at reasonable have also been providing of immense talent prices. Any company which had the back office Consultancy in Indus- being present here. in India would eventually win the bid for Saudi trial sector and have “The Saudis prefer projects as they were cheap and were able to suc- worked with ICI, Indians over Pakista- cessfully complete the projects as well. They Nishat, Fauji Foods,US nis because of were able to complete this cost cutting by keep- Dynamo etc. these gaps. We ing their engineers in India. This is how Global GLOBAL Hitech want to Hi-Tech wants to operate as well. As explained also have major change that by Engr Farhan Zafar “We realised that by keep- renowned for- as a ing a home office in Pakistan we can quote re- eign clients duced costs for the like Saudi projects and company. We are working with Saudi Electric provide competition to the Indian firms. It Aramco and Saudi Electric Company with whom Company for transmission lines / substation’s worked and currently India’s largest EPC firm they have been doing numerous projects till projects and hope to increase international re- has hired us based on our expertise and cost ef- date. mittance by securing more global projects. fectiveness. This surprises the Indians as well,” During the exclusive interview with Engineer- Global Hi-Tech Engineering had a humble be- he added. ing Post, CEO Global Hi-Tech Engineering Syed ginning as it started with a staff of only 5 people Global Hi-Tech Engineering has worked on a Zafar Abbas expressed the desire that the com- but now has grown to more than 20 with a pool number of high scale projects in different sectors pany wants to work on power projects in the of engineers available of all expertise Engr. all across the country and internationaly most country as well. “We want to work on projects Farhan Zafar explained. “The COVID-19 pan- of them are in execution phase right now . Grand with NTDC and DISCOS. We have international demic has made remote engineering acceptable projects in healthcare include Nishtar Hospital exposure and can provide our expertise at cost which makes our work easier. Our pool of engi- Multan, Dg khan cardiac hospital, Mianwali effective rates to the government.” 05

ENGINEERING POST October 2021 An Overall Cursory Look at LSM Sector’s Performance Engineering Post Report come available from official sources This is the highest period-wise jectory since July FY2021 which concerned, manufacturing sector growth since FY2007 supported by indicated that the federal govern- Manufacturing sector had in the country had bounced back promising performance of Textile, ment’s proactive role had not only remained sound and re- and Large Scale Manufacturing Food Beverages & Tobacco and Au- catered the pandemic adversities silient during FY2021 on (LSM) posted 9.0 per cent growth tomobile. Construction Package of but also rather made LSM to out- the back of well in time federal perform its pre-COVID-19 level. government initiatives despite the LSM as such had increased by concerns raised by pandemic of 22.4 per cent in March FY2021 COVD-19 countrywide. against 21.7 per cent decline in the Federal government’s well same month last year which was thoughtful decision to resume the the time when pandemic had business activities and adoption of started hitting business activities . smart lockdown boosted the busi- It was indeed encouraging to not ness sentiments and resultantly that Y-o-Y performance of LSM was the national economy gained trac- improving as compared to previous tion after witnessing a hefty de- years as well. Month-on-Month cline in FY2020. (M-o-M) performance had also Targeted fiscal and monetary in- been satisfactory as LSM showed centives accompanied by related 2.9 per cent average growth during support packages helped speed up current financial year. the economic recovery. while there was 5.1 per cent con- the Prime Minister has also sup- Briefly , manufacturing sector Situation had also further ame- traction in the same period during ported well all other allied indus- has been a major contributor in liorated by depreciation of US dol- the last year. tries such as increased cement sustaining growth rate during lar against Rupee and launch of The LSM expansion is broad dispatches and iron and steel pro- FY2021. COVID-19 vaccine. based, reflecting production in- duction in the country. Group wise performance analy- During July 2020-March 2021, crease in major manufacturing sec- On year-on-year (Y-o-Y) basis, sis of LSM will be submitted later, for which the information has be- tors. LSM was exhibiting positive tra- please. PPL signed agreement with ADNOC Abu Dhabi for oil exploration Pakistan Petroleum Limited in corpora- wined block covers an area of 6,223 square kilo- ing Director and Group CEO of Abu Dhabi Na- tion with Oil and Gas Development Com- meters and is located 100 kilometers northeast tional Oil Company (ADNOC). This concession pany Limited (OGDCL), Mari Petroleum of Abu Dhabi. Moin Raza Khan, MD and CEO award is the first opportunity for Pakistani Company Limited (MPCL) and Government PPL has signed exploration concession agree- E&P companies to explore, appraise and de- Holdings (Private) Limited (GHPL) has been ment with Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, the velop oil and gas resources in Abu Dhabi, along awarded offshore block 5 in Abu Dhabi’s second United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of In- with starting a strategic corporation with competitive exploration block bid round. The dustry and Advanced Technology and Manag- ADNOC. 06

ENGINEERING POST October 2021 MONTREAL PROTOCOL - KEEPING US, OUR FOOD AND VACCINES COOL PHVACR Society, NED University and Ministry of Climate Change celebrated World Ozone Day 2021 The World Ozone mate Change in mak- wards Montreal Pro- above 35% set under HCFCs, academia Society in promoting Day 2021 was ing the event a suc- tocol. She particu- Montreal Protocol on also acknowledged. sustainable growth in celebrated with cess. The Minister of larly, mentioned the January 2020. This Mr. Khurram Re- refrigeration and air fervor on September State highlighted the successful achieve- trend is being sus- haman Malick, Presi- conditioning sector in 16th 2021. This year, Pakistan particularly we celebrate 36 years in the ever growing of the Vienna Conven- cooling requirements tion and 36 years of in the country. In his global ozone layer speech Syed Mujtaba protection. The slo- Hussain, Senior Joint gan of the day, “MON- Secretary, empha- TREAL PROTOCOL - sized the coordination KEEPING US, OUR of FBR, particularly FOOD AND VAC- Pakistan Customs CINES COOL”, re- and Ministry of Com- minds us the merce in working significance of cooling closely with Ministry requirements for food of Climate Change for supplies and efficacy regulating the import of vaccines for life on of HCFCs, thus main- Earth. The event or- taining the strict ganized in this regard regime allowable was graced by the under Montreal Pro- honorable chief guest tocol. During techni- Madam Zartaj Gul, cal presentation Mr. Minister of State for Iqbal P Sheikh Climate Change and shared with the re- Ms. Naheed S Dur- quirements for the rrani as chief guest ratification of Kigali and guest of honor re- Amendment to Mon- spectively. The Pak- treal Protocol and the istan HVACR Society, progress made in this and Mechanical de- regard. The event partment, NED Uni- was keenly attended versity collaborated role of Ministry of Cli- ment of 50 % compli- tained in 2021. The dent HVACR society, by experts, students with National Ozone mate in fulfilling the ance of phasing out role of PHVACR, in- in his speech high- and members of civil Unit, Ministry of Cli- commitments to- HCFCs over and dustry, importers of lighted the role of the society 07

ENGINEERING POST October 2021 The first in-person construction event in two years The Big 5 hosted over 36000 global professionals in Dubai The Big 5, The During the four-day Maktoum, Chairman of contractors, and project latest construction year, The Big 5 Middle East, event, inaugurated by Dubai Sports Council, managers with over products and solutions launches its Online Re- Africa and South connect days. Open Asia’s (MEASA) largest from 16 -17 November and most influential the platform offers the event for the construc- global construction tion industry held from community the chance 12-15 September 2021 to re-engage to close at Dubai World Trade sales, follow-up on vital Centre, welcomed over business conversa- 36,000 industry profes- tions, and access the sionals, bringing the latest content from The business community Big 5’s international back to face-to-face speakers. business for the first With three high-level time in two years. summits this year, 70 Josine Heijmans, CPD certified talks de- Vice President – Con- livered by 150 speak- struction at dmg events ers, the inaugural said: “The Big 5 has Construction Impact been an outstanding Awards and returning success this year and Start-up City and the we are delighted to be Women in Construction back. The diversity and Forum, The Big 5 drew quality of participation in proactive and for- has reaffirmed the in- ward-thinking profes- dustry’s demand for in- sionals more ready to person business events do business than any and thriving activity at year before. the exhibition shows The 43rd edition of that the region’s con- The Big 5 is set to take struction sector is well place at the Dubai poised for growth fol- His Highness Sheikh the exhibition con- 1,200 exhibitors from set to accelerate market World Trade Centre lowing the COVID-19 Mansoor bin Mo- nected the region’s en- more than 50 countries, growth. from 18 – 21 September impact.” hammed bin Rashid Al gineers, architects, offering access to the For the first time this 2022. 08

ENGINEERING POST October 2021 5G services to be launched in Pakistan by 2023 Pakistan is planning to launch 5G serv- riod 2018-22 more than 10,000 km optical sure even girls from KP and GB region will ices in Pakistan by 2023 to increase fibre cable has been laid across the country excel as freelancers, while working from their connectivity for the people of the region. providing high speed internet to 1,175 towns local areas,” the minister said. The export of In the recent years the telecom industry of and the union councils. USF projects have IT services grew 47pc to $2.1bn in 2020-21. Pakistan has grown to a significant $16.9 bil- covered over 1,800km of unnerved road net- Eight software technology parks have al- lion after attracting $1.2bn in foreign direct work including highways and motorways in ready been established, the PSEB plans to es- investments. To increase the market share Balochistan. tablish 32 more in secondary and tertiary and to introduce the latest technologies in the While commenting over the importance of cities under public- private partnership mode country the Ministry of Information Technol- the deep fiberisation project, Minister for IT that will help development of software devel- ogy and Telecom is aiming to roll out 5G in and Telecom Syed Amin ul Haq said that the opment industry. It has been highlighted that 2023. government was banking heavily on increas- up till now around 40 IT companies have been In this regard the Universal Service Fund ing exports of IT services up to $5bn by the listed at the Pakistan Stock Exchange. (USF) has taken many steps to provide con- end of 2022-23. Experts are of the opinion that to generate nectivity to backward areas and increase the “We will ensure affordable and high speed more IT exports, 5G services will play a im- user base of internet services. During the pe- internet to people in small towns and I am portant role. 09

ENGINEERING POST October 2021 Use of PPPA mode suggested for financing of development projects Minister for Planning, Devel- P3A he said that since regular full- P3A Board; (ii) Sukkur -Hyderabad Karachi Circular Railway- cost opment and Special Initia- time CEO was appointed in March Motorway (previously floated in Rs240 billion (P3A analysis of the tives Asad Umar has 2020 through an open and competi- 2018 and 2020) of Rs200 billion draft transaction structure is under suggested the utilisation of P3A tive process and business-friendly (transaction structure approved by way, final documents awaited. The (Public Private Partnership Author- amendments were introduced in the P3A Board, P3A is conducting final project’s tenders will be floated in ity) for the financing of development law in 2021-22,Rs 618 billion worth analysis of bidding documents). Ten- December 2021; and (v) Karachi projects in the country. of high impact projects are under ac- der will be floated in November Pipri (Freight Corridor) - cost Rs 71 This suggestion was given at a tive development under the P3A 2021; (iii) Kharian Rawalpindi Mo- billion (P3A has completed analysis meeting of Federal Cabinet, model. torwsay, cost Rs80 billion (P3A of the revised transaction structure presided over by Prime Minister The P3A projects are as follows: (i) analysis of transaction structure in and will share comments with the Imran Khan. Sialkot-Kharian Motorway of Rs27 final stage). Its tender will be floated IA). The scheme’s tender will be While describing the history of billion has been approved by the in October 2021(next month); (iv) floated in December 2021. Pakistan’s water storage capacity increased to 221,866 acre feet Minister for Water Re- age of 964,049 acre feet. sources, Moonis Elahi in The minister explained that the a written reply to a ques- government is providing funds for tion has said that the federal gov- construction of various small, ernment in the past three years medium and delay has initiated work on more than action/recharge dam projects in 56 dam projects in the country. Balochistan through the Federal This has been done in order to Public Sector Development Pro- create sufficient water reservoirs gramme during the last three in the country for power genera- years. tion and for use in agricultural He said that the projects are settings. Of the 56 projects 40 aimed at providing water for irri- projects have already been com- gation/agriculture, and drinking pleted, taking the storage capac- purposes, adding the projects are ity to 221,866 acre feet. being implemented by the Irriga- The minister explained that the tion Department, Public Health 16 ongoing projects/schemes are Engineering Department, and the at various stages of implementa- Water and Power Development tion, which will further add stor- Authority (Wapda). 10

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ENGINEERING POST October 2021 AEDB simplifies regulations for installers of solar and wind projects As part of “Ease of Doing Busi- equipment as prescribed under the to avail the concessional financing of rized personnel, regular mainte- ness” and for promotion of regulations. It would also be the re- State Bank of Pakistan. The term of nance services hired from installer clean and green energy the Al- sponsibility of the Installer to make the certificate under the new regula- but not for natural or man-made dis- ternate Energy Development Board sure that the equipment being used tions has also been increased from asters. The installers would rectify a (AEDB) has simplified certification in the project is compliant with in- one year to 3 years. breach of warranty at its own cost regulations for companies interested ternational standards and specifica- A certified installer will have to within 14 days of breach of warranty in the installation of solar and wind tions. educate the customer about the proj- and shall pay appropriate compensa- projects in the country. The regulations are applicable for ect equipment, its tion to the cus- As per the new regulations, the all size of projects for distributed performance and tomer on certified installer would be responsi- generation, except net-metering its installation installer’s failure ble for providing minimum war- which is up to one megawatt only. method and pro- to rectify the ranties for the wind and solar energy This will allow certified companies vide, at minimum, breach of war- the warranties for ranty. the equipment and Industry ex- the project as a perts had termed whole. As per the these regulation new regulations an important step the warranty for as the alternate PV modules or energy sector of wind turbine gen- the country is erators (WTGs) against manufactur- growing manifolds. While talking to ing defects has to be 10 years, Engineering Post, many experts standard performance warranty for shared their views in the favor of PV modules or WTGs would be 25 these regulations explaining that the years and workmanship including installers are taking the advantage locally supplied parts (except of the ignorance of the clients be- frames) – 5 years. The warranty for cause of their limited knowledge mounting frames and associated about the subject. Alternate energy, parts would be 10 years minimum specially the solar energy is the talk that can be up to 25 years if opted or of the town now a days. Many com- required by the customer. Likewise mercial, industrial and residential warranty for grid tie inverters would customers are opting for this mainly be 5 years and one year for hybrid because of the expensive electricity invertors. and even non availability. Many in- The new regulation requires that dustrial units have already con- the annual energy yield would be verted to the solar energy and many subject to no tampering by unautho- more are on the way. 12



ENGINEERING POST October 2021 NHA to complete 27 projects in current fiscal year To certify connectivity, trade to complete 27 projects during of vehicle maintenance and im- Minister for Planning Asad Umar, and employment opportuni- this fiscal year. Apart from this, port of petroleum products. As Special Assistant Dr Shahbaz ties for rural and urban more than 3,000 km long roads per the prime minister’s vision of Gill, Deputy Chairman Planning areas, Prime Minister Imran are being constructed in self-reliance, the past projects Commission Jahanzeb Khan, and Khan has given brief instructions Balochistan province. While were completed through public- the Chairman NHA and senior of- to timely issue the funds for NHA chairing a meeting to review the private partnerships instead of ficials. While presenting a con- projects. As the roads play a vital progress of on-going projects loans including highways from temporary relevance Federal role in economic development, under NHA, the details about the Rawalpindi to Kharian, Mianwali Minister for Communications the projects of road construction former projects were also pre- to Muzaffargarh and Hyderabad Murad Syed briefed about the are the supreme key to boost sented. PM has instructed to to Sukkur. The meeting was completed road-cluster: a total of countries financial status at mul- maintain the standard of road joined by Federal Minister for 1,753 km of roads have been com- tiple domains. NHA is subjected construction as it reduces the cost Communications Murad Saeed, pleted in the three years. PSM attracts investors at road-show The road show organised by the the occasion and responded to the ministry of Privatisation for queries of the investors along with the revival of Pakistan Steel the financial advisors, senior legal Mills (PSM) is turning out to be a consultants, and senior officers of great success as many international the ministry. investors have shown keen interest The investors were informed in investing in PSM due to the enor- that the response mechanism from mous potential it holds for the econ- the Ministry of Privatisation will omy of the country. be swift, affective and investors’ Investment Companies from friendly, all the relevant informa- China, Russia, and Korea have tion will be provided up to the sat- been briefed about the future isfaction of the potential investors. prospect of the venture and details The details are being provided regarding the sale of shares in the to the investors according to the newly-formed subsidiary of the directions of Prime Minister PSM through Scheme of Arrange- Imran Khan. In the end, the best ment (SoA). possible investors will be short- Federal Minister and Secretary listed through a transparent for Privatisation were present at process. 14



ENGINEERING POST October 2021 Technological Advancements in Air Cooled Chillers Smart Climate Solutions conducted Training Session in Collaboration with HVACR Society Faisalabad Chapter Smart Climate Head Mr. Rana Solutions (Pvt) Muhammad Ajmal Ltd conducted briefly described the an informative session portfolio, brands and in September which awarded projects for focused on Air Cooled SCS in VRF and Chillers Technologies Chilled Water equip- & Advancements. Col- ment’s. More than laborating with fifty contractors and HVACR Society consultants from Faisalabad chapter, Faisalabad division SCS team was hon- and surrounding areas ored to use this plat- attended the session. form to give back to Mr. Mehmood, Head of the community. The HVACR Society session was conducted Faisalabad Chapter by Mr. Mudabbir paid his gratitude for Qureshi, who is an In- an informative session ternational Certified and encouraged such trainer and part of an organizations with Basic Fundamentals ments in Air Cooled Technologies in Heat future events. At the emerging SCS team. certifications in En- of HVAC, Types of Air chillers, Variable Exchangers and end of the session, all Mr Mudabbir has ex- ergy Efficiency. Conditioning Sys- Speed Drives Funda- LEED & Green Build- members were perience in Multina- The content of the tems, Types of mentals, VSD and en- ing Technologies. awarded certificates tional HVAC session comprised of Chillers, Advance- ergy efficiency, Latest SCS Central Region and give away. 16



ENGINEERING POST October 2021 Toyota to invest over $100 million in Hybrid Vehicles Toyota motor company ome of delegation from Toyota met with PM and trust in the Government.” He brid Electric Vehicle to our cus- the top three auto manufac- Imran Khan at his office. The dele- further added that Toyota appreci- tomers, which will help reduce car- turing companies in Pakistan gation was led byVice Chairman ates the Government’s policies to bon footprint of our vehicles. MC has announced that it will invest Shinji Yanagi and Chief Executive encourage low carbon mobility so- further says that it has contributed over $100 million for the produc- Ali Asghar Jamali, Yoichi Miyazaki, lutions. Toyota has always strived massively towards establishment of tion of Hybrid Electric Vehicles in CEO for Toyota Asia, joined the to offer the most appropriate tech- the local automobile industry here the country. meeting via video link. nologies and products to meet the in Pakistan, by creating its com- This investment will be towards Yoichi Miyazaki said, “We are ex- country’s customers’ diverse de- plete value chain with over 60 Part localization of components, plant ex- cited to announce this new invest- mands. This choice will allow us to Makers making over PKR 200 mil- pansion and production preparation ment for bringing Toyota’s latest move towards carbon neutrality lion worth of parts every working for the first Hybrid Electric Vehicle generation Hybrid Electric Tech- and electrification at scale. day, 50 independently owned deal- to be manufactured at Indus Motor nology to our customers in Pak- Ali Asghar Jamali, Chief Execu- erships providing after sales service Company Limited (IMC) plant lo- istan. Today’s investment tive, Indus Motor Company Ltd to customers and employing over cated at Port Qasim, Karachi. This announcement is testament to our said We are thrilled to bring the 60,000 people directly and indi- was announced after a high level strong commitment to Pakistan most efficient 4th Generation Hy- rectly, working across Pakistan. 18



ENGINEERING POST October 2021 Chaudhary Nadeem Rauf elected as President RCCI Chaudhary Nadeem Chaudhary n e e r s President Nadeem Rauf Rauf has been Nadeem Rauf (ASHRAE) for also called on Federal Min- elected as the Presi- is the director north Pak- ister for Planning, Develop- dent of Rawalpindi Cham- of Arco Inter- istan. ment and Special ber Of Commerce and n a t i o n a l He has had Initiatives Asad Umar for Industry (RCCI). The mem- which is re- the honour of discussion regarding on- bers of RCCI have shared lated to the serving as the going projects and setting belief that the new presi- manufactur- vice president up of industrial zones in dent will work for the bet- ing of prefabri- of RCCI for the the region. Senior Vice terment of the overall c a t e d year 2012- President Osman Ashraf, business community in structures and 2013 and has and Vice President Rawalpindi. Mr. Nadeem i n s u l a t e d been a part of Shahraiz Malik were also Rauf conveyed that he will sandwich pan- many different part of the delegation. put his best efforts to over- els. He has c o m m i t t e e s The minister assured the come the problems of the p r e v i o u s l y formed under delegation that he will talk business community by vis- served as the RCCI over the to the Prime Minister re- iting various markets and chapter chair- past few years. garding early construction by raising the voice of the man for A delegation of industrial zones along business community at all HVACR Soci- of Rawalpindi Rawalpindi Ring Road as levels. He also showed his ety Islamabad Chamber of Setting up industrial zones intentions to work for the chapter. He Commerce and will accelerate trade activi- more and more facilities for was also the president of Heating, Refrigerating and Industry (RCCI) which in- ties and promote local in- chamber members. the American Society of Air-Conditioning Engi- cluded the newly elected dustry. Cement sector’s performance in the month of August 2021 A ll Pakistan Cement Manu- ports despatches continued to de- 212,076 tons in August 2020 to during July-August 2021 were facturers Association cline as the volumes reduced 141,804 tons in August 2021. Ex- 1.228 million tons showing (APCMA) has posted data from 726,687 tons in August ports from South also reported a healthy increase of 50.01 percent about the growth of cement in- 2020 to 521,468 tons in August decrease of 26.22 percent to over 818,600 tons cement dustry in the month of August 2021, decreasing by 28.24 per- 379,664 tons in August from despatched during the same pe- 2021. A rise of around 22.77 per- cent. Exports from North based 514,611 tons during the same riod of last fiscal year. Regarding cent as total cement despatches mills showed decline of 33.14% as month last year. Domestic the upward journey of cement has been observed. However, ex- the quantities reduced from despatches by South based Mills prices. 20

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ENGINEERING POST October 2021 Three projects including Engineering University for Swat Three utterly diverse projects has been would consist of one main campus at Kabal ogy, Accident & Emergency, Pharmacy, Pedi- tilled by KP Chief Minister that and three sub campuses at Bari Kot and atric Surgery and other specialties of pedi- worth’s around billions of the dollar Arkot at Kalam. While Climate Change Cen- atric diseases. Due to increasing population will pave ways for further success in KP. The tre and Institute of Manufacturing would of the district, the health care facilities was projects include Swat University of Engi- also be established in the university. An en- a long standing demand of the local resi- neering and Applied Sciences, Paeds Hospi- gineering university was a long standing de- dents. tal Swat and Rescue 1122 Station at Kabal. mand of the local residents as the students However another project related to drink- The project of Swat University of Engineer- have to travel to main cities for probing ing water issue at Mingora has been floated ing and Applied Sciences would be completed higher engineering education because of no and approved that worth’s around Rs. 12 bil- within the next three years and commence- facilities available in the district. lion. This will satisfy the needs of drinking ment of classes is expected by June 2023. Similarly, the 300 bedded Paeds Hospital water in Mingora City for the next fifty Primarily, the university will offer degree would be completed by June 2024 and would years. The point to note here is that drinking programs in Civil Engineering, Hydro Power consist of main building, Doctor Hostel, water has been a seriously problem from Engineering, Bio-medical Engineering, Com- Nursing Hostel and other necessary infra- decades for the residents of Mingora city puter System Engineering and other allied structure. The hospital would have all the mainly because of population growth and in- subjects in the university. The university specialties including OPD, Radiology, Pathol- adequate available facilities. 22



ENGINEERING POST October 2021 Textile exports grow by 28.67pc The export oriented policy of year-on-year basis and remained $ the incumbent government is 1.462 billion in August 2021 com- bearing fruit as exports of the pared to $ 1.007 billion in August country witness steady growth. 2020. According to the data shared by Cotton yarn exports registered a Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) growth of 67.97 percent during the group that has witnessed the July-August 2021 and remained at most growth in exports is the tex- $ 193.389 million compared to $ tile sector of Pakistan. During the 115.136 million during the same pe- first two months of the current fis- riod of last year and increased by cal year the country’s textile group 89.55 percent in August 2021 and exports witnessed 28.67 percent remained $ 103.518 million when growth and went up to $2.933 bil- compared to $ 54.612 million dur- lion compared to $ 2.280 billion ing the same month of last year. during the same period of last fiscal On the other hand the raw cotton year. exports witnessed 100 percent de- Textile group exports have wit- cline on month-on-month basis as nessed a growth of 45.19 percent on well as on year-on-year basis. A new petroleum resource discovered in Sindh Another resource of Petroleum Stock Exchange. The well has been products has been discovered drilled and tested using the opera- in the province of Sindh tor’s internal expertise and is in under the exploratory activities of consultation with the Block’s joint Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL). ventures partners. The drilled The exploratory well has been dis- depth is around 11,350 feet with covered in the area of Jugan-1, in reservoir target as Lower Goru the Latif Block. Sands. The discovery is the result of an The Company holds a 33.30 per- aggressive exploration strategy cent working interest while Eni adopted by the joint venture part- Pakistan Limited holds 33.30 per- ners will be leading to new opportu- cent and UEPL, which is Operator nities as per the material of the Block, holds 33.40 percent information being sent to Pakistan working interest in the Block. 24



ENGINEERING POST October 2021 The Renewab Tons of data on li-ion b By Mr. Umair Nabeel, Renewable Ene Co v e r around the world to take note of. Story: Cit- Global News Desk: Climate finance ing a re- is a key issue & often a sticking point cent report by in the transition phase. Whilst gov- WEF (World ernments around the world especially E c o n o m i c the G7 are being urged expedite cash Forum), the list flow, there are other alternative of top 5 countries routes too for economies to get size- which became able investment portfolios injected hubs of new elec- into their system. I’ll touch base with tric vehicle sales just a few examples, to get the concept for the year 2020 are as follows: 1-Norway: Three quarters/75% of new vehicle sales racked up as ‘plugged in EVs’ 2- Iceland: A whopping 45%, of all new vehicle sales accounted for ‘plugged in EVs’. 3- Sweden: 30% of the automobiles market, in terms of new sales ac- counted for ‘plugged in EVs’ 4- Netherlands: 25% of all new ve- hicles sold were ‘plugged in EVs’. 5- Finland: 18% of all new car sales were ‘plugged in EVs’. Now it’s worth mentioning that the transition or in other words, from pol- icy to on ground progress timeframe is a critical factor and one we all should rolling. Accure Battery Intelligence, a heed to. As a tip of the iceberg, Nor- German company with core expertise way’s journey began around 2010 and in remote battery systems manage- the flip was approximately two years ment secured their latest round of fi- in duration. Overall, it’s been a decade nancing from its existing & a new a in the making and I’ve mentioned this VC firm which now forms a troika of in one of my previous articles. So it’s venture capital and private equity a reference case, for governments firms securing Accure’s financial mus- 26

ENGINEERING POST October 2021 bles Info Bank battery storage & EVs ergy and Environmental Entrepreneur cle. Similarly, in Canada a company erational, bulk of which were called H-Tec with business areas fo- FTM(front of the meter) i.e cused on upstream green hydrogen, utility/grid scale projects. The Ger- secured a latest round of financing man Federal Network Agency re- jointly, from an investment manage- leased its latest report of ‘ innovation ment firm & a mechanical/industrial tenders’ . With a total of 250MW up engineering company manufacturing for auction, following on from various storage & distribution systems. In this procedural filters, 16 bids were ac- case, the investment portfolio involves cepted accounting for 156MW. The in- two entities poles apart when it comes teresting part was that this time to their business operations. around, all submitted bids were ‘solar plus storage’ compared to the previ- ous round in April earlier this year, all finalized bids which were ‘solar plus storage’ . Moving on to Sungrow, an influen- tial and key stakeholder when it comes to companies and commercial entities involved in solar PV systems published its H1-2021 financial re- sults. And their lithium-ion battery storage systems is what I was prima- rily focused on. Revenues jumped up by 267.38% year on year which made a generous, 21.23% contribution to the company’s overall profits for the first half of 2021. With the global EV market pro- The United States battery storage jected to finish the year around the 16 deployments/installations across all million mark, there is ample data on three sectors for this year is expected li-ion batteries & our silent assassins to close around the $5bn mark. Which plugged in electric vehicles for the in itself is a record, setting aside ex- consumer to sift & browse through in pansion in previous calendar years. order to hit the ground running and Q3 alone resulted in 345MW(peak switch to a sustainable & environ- power output) BESS being made op- mentally friendly lifestyle. 27

ENGINEERING POST October 2021 Detail of the CPEC Projects under implementation Engineering Post Report has been part of the planning and ap- The 19 kilometers 6 land East Bay Port Allied Structures (GPA Business praisal processes of CPEC. For the Expressway , a flagship project of Complex). Time tested all weather friends early harvest/prioritized phase, fol- CPEC, will connect Gwadar Port and Construction of commercial struc- Pakistan and China had lowing two projects, which are now at its Free Zone with M-8 and Makran tures on 69 acres of land have since agreed in 2013-14 to a long - different stages of implementation Coastal Highway. 14.7 km of the road been completed for Gwadar Port re- term bilateral trade and economic were agreed between the two sides: is onshore while 4.3 km will be off- lated businesses like Bank Branches, corridor programme which has since a. Construction of East Bay Ex- shore. It will be a limited access high Stevedores, Agency Offices, Cargo come to be known as the great game pressway speed road meant for for the use of Storage Sheds, Marine Repair Work- changer and become household word b. Pak-China Technical & Voca- heavy traffic fulfilling the cargo needs shop etc. to facilitate investors as well China-Pakistan Economic Corridor tional Institute of the port. as for revenue generation. Outsourc- (CPEC). Construction of East Bay Express- With about 90 per cent of the work ing of this area is in progress and The Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) way already complete, the Expressway is some of the facilities have already expected to be fully operational by FY been rented out. 2022. According to the information avail- Pak-China Technical & Vocational able from Gwadar Port Authority Institute (GPA), at least seven projects are in The projectaims to improve the progress under the Public Sector De- technical skills of the local population velopment Programme (PDSP) of the to fulfill the needs of Port Operations, Federal Government and expected to Gwadar Port Free Zone, Export Pro- be completed in different dates. cessing Zone and other industrial The ongoing PSDP projects are and allied activities like tourism, Feasibility Study Construction of hotel industry, hospitality, manage- Breakwaters cost Rs 191.200 million; ment etc. Acquisition of Mobile Cranes & Fork Implementation agreement of the Lifters for Gwadar Port Rs 99.728 project was signed on March 29, 2019 million; Equipment for Safety of during Gwadar Expo 2019 with the Navigation Rs 11.970 million; Sup- Prime Minister of Pakistan witness- ply, Installation and Commissioning ing the signing ceremony. The detailed of Floating Jetty at Gwadar Port Rs design was reviewed and approved in 40.350 million; Acquisition of Marine June 2019 and its construction work Services Vessel for Gwadar Port Rs started in December 2019. 319.300 million; Feasibility Study of Rapid work is ongoing with physi- Capital Dredging of Berthing Areas cal progress at more than 84 per cent & channel for Additional Terminals and completion is expected by Decem- Rs 148.000 million, and: Up grada- ber 2021. tion of Berthing Facilities for Boats Development & Construction of at Gwadar Mini Port Rs 134.775. 28



ENGINEERING POST October 2021 Role of Cement Industry in the development of Pakistan Engineering Post Domestic con- Report sumption of cement in the northern re- Pakistan’s ce- gion had grown by ment industry 38.6 per cent in has continued March FY2021 regis- to grow on the back tering 3.809 metric of well in time fed- ton dispatches as eral government ini- compared to 2.749 tiatives irrespective metric ton dispatches of the apprehensions in the same month caused by pandemic last year. Exports of Covid-19. from north-based Construction ac- mills registered an tivities by the pri- enormous increase of vate sector 162.6 per cent as the accompanied by 5.381 metric ton t as grown by 42 per cent The export trend patches in March FY volumes increased work at Bhasha and against 3.719 metric to 4.563 metric ton represented a sub- 2021 as compared to from 0.106 metric Dasu dams helped in ton t the previous as compared to 3.213 stantial growth of 0.506 metric ton dur- ton in March FY2020 increasing local ce- year. Domestic con- metric ton in July- 61.5 per cent to ing the previous to 0.280 metric ton in ment consumption. sumption had also March FY 2020. 0.818 metric ton dis- year. March FY2021. The federal gov- Domestic con- ernment had intro- sumption in the duced an incentive southern region had package for the con- also increased by struction industry in 62.3 per cent and April 2020 which reached to 0.753 met- stimulated the in- ric ton in March 2021 dustry especially the as compared to 0.464 private sector hous- metric ton in March ing projects. The In- FY2020 while ex- centive Package so ports from the region announced included increased by 32.5 per amnesty scheme ,tax cent from 0.400 met- exemption and Rs 36 ric ton in March billion subsidy for FY2020 to 0.530 met- Naya Pakistan Hous- ric ton in March ing Scheme. Further, FY2021. the banks were also Total local dis- directed to increase patches during construction sector July2020-March loans to 5 per cent of 2021 had increased their total loan book by 18.3 percent to and Federal Excise 36.2 metric ton from Duty (FED) reduc- 30.6 metric ton last tion on cement from year. Exports had Rs 2/kg to Rs 1.5 /kg risen to 7.1 metric have also given im- ton (10.9 per cent in- petus to this indus- crease) from 6.4 met- try. ric ton during the A significant in- same period last crease in Foreign Di- year. rect Investment According to the (FDI) and Long Term All Pakistan Cement Financing Facility Manufacturers Asso- (LTFF) for construc- ciation (APCMA), tion sector also bode local dispatches from well for the industry. the northern region Net FDI in construc- had increased by 17.7 tion sector had in- per cent southern re- creased by 84.5 per gion dispatches had cent during July- surged by 21.3 per April 2021 and cent during July- reached the level at March FY2021. Dur- US $ 22.7 million. ing the same period, Also during July- exports from the April 2021, construc- northern region tion sector had edged by 0.2 per cent availed Rs 3519 mil- while southern re- lion loan against Rs gion came up with 20 million retirement 15.5 per cent growth during the same pe- during the period riod last year. under report here. Cement industry Cumulative dis- had posted the high- patches, local as well est ever Year-on-Year as exports, on the ((Y-o-Y) growth of whole had posted a 44.6 per cent in July- growth of 17 per cent March FY2021 due and reached to to massive increase 43.325 metric ton in domestic con- during July-March sumption as well as FY2021 as compared exports. to 37.035 metric ton Total cement dis- in the corresponding patches stood at period previously. 30



ENGINEERING POST October 2021 Haier Pakistan Participated in Pakistan Property EXPO 2021 in Islamabad The Islamabad Chamber of able opportunities for buying & showcase their top-notch equip- CHINA Centre, Islamabad. Dig- Commerce & Industry making joint investments in the ment to the audience related nitaries from all walks of life (ICCI), in line with the vi- construction industry. with construction industry. witnessed our wide range of of- sion of honorable Prime Minister ICCI Pakistan Property EXPO Haier Corporate and Commer- fered products and praised them of Pakistan, Mr. Imran Khan, or- 2021 was organized to celebrate cial AC teams have facilitated for reliability and performance. ganized Pakistan Property Expo Real Estate growth this summer the visiting audience and briefed A large number of diplomats and in Islamabad from 3rd to 5th in country, and acted as a them about our multi-varied Government officials visited this September. The objective of this Expo during these days to en- Expo was to promote construc- hance confidence of investors tion sector, generate investment, and facilitate them with opti- promote economic activity and mum business environment. generate employment. More than Amongst these dignitaries, Mr. 100 allied business are associ- Babar Awan (Advisor for Parlia- ated with the construction indus- mentary Affairs of Pakistan) and try, which shall also get impetus Mr. Zulfi Bukhari (Special Assis- on the promotion of construction tant to the Prime Minister for activity in the country. This Overseas Pakistanis & HRD | event was organized in collabora- Chairman NTCB & PTDC) vis- tion with multiple big builders ited stall of Haier Pakistan and and construction giants like Tita- were greatly debriefed about our nium, Gold Plus, Gold, Silver future endeavors by Haier Com- Plus and Silver partners having mercial AC team. They praised big name in this sector. Haier Pakistan initiatives, ap- This is an initiative by Prime preciated team for their wonder- Minister of Pakistan for provid- ful efforts and wished us best ing an excellent construction re- luck upon their departure. lief package that has been able to Haier is extremely delighted to boost construction activities all be a part of this event and al- across Pakistan. It will be helpful ways committed towards promot- for promotion of Industrial activ- ing the energy efficient ities & exports in Pakistan. This medium to for interaction be- products, and how it can serve technologies to its esteemed cus- event was showcased to interna- tween participant companies HVAC requirements of newly tomers. As Haier’s vision is “In- tional audiences through Press and big construction giants by constructed building projects spired living”, we shall keep on (electronic & social media) and showcasing their commercial with the growth of construction inspiring people with our top- by holding online discussions. It projects and innovative technolo- sector in country. Haier dis- notch technologies and equip- was best platform to get informa- gies to public. Haier Pakistan played its products through a ment to bring comfort and luxury tion and knowledge about avail- also participated in this Expo to dedicated stall booked at PAK- in their lives. 32



ENGINEERING POST October 2021 Conversions and Variations of Biomass Engr. Dr. Muhammad Nawaz Iqbal tionally proficient biochemi- EU, common ozone harming point when wood industry outflow than any coal under cal cycles have created in na- substance outflows invest- buildups are utilized, in- in any case equivalent con- ture to separate the atoms of ment funds when supplant- vestment funds increment ditions. which biomass is formed, ing petroleum derivatives to somewhere in the range There is a tradeoff be- and a considerable lot of with wood pellets from of 79 and 87%. The utiliza- tween the advantages of these biochemical transfor- backwoods buildups is 77% tion of woody biomass for having an augmented tim- mation cycles can be bridled. when the vehicle distance is energy will deliver more sig- berland carbon stock, not re- Much of the time, microor- somewhere in the range of 0 nificant levels of emana- taining any more carbon, ganisms are utilized to play and 500 km, additionally tions than coal. The amount and the advantages of hav- out the change cycle. Warm 77% when the vehicle dis- CO2 that is delivered relies ing a bit of that carbon stock change measures use heat as tance is somewhere in the upon neighborhood factors. «unlocked», and rather fill- the predominant component Some exploration bunches ing in as an inexhaustible to redesign biomass into a gauge moderately low addi- petroleum derivative substi- superior and more reason- tional emanations. IEA tution instrument. At the Updating crude bio- able fuel. The fundamen- Bioenergy for example point when given something mass to higher level tal options are gauges 10%. The bioen- to do, this carbon is continu- fills can be accom- torrefaction, pyrolysis, ergy expert gathering ally supplanting carbon in plished by various tech- and gasification, these Future Metrics con- petroleum derivatives uti- niques, extensively named are isolated essentially tend that wood pellets lized in for example heat cre- warm, compound, or bio- by the degree to which with 6% dampness ation and baseload power chemical. Biomass can be the synthetic re- content discharges creation – areas where it is straightforwardly changed sponses included are 22% less CO2 for a un-efficient or difficult to uti- over to electrical energy permitted to continue similar measure of de- lize discontinuous force through electrochemical (mostly constrained by livered heat, contrasted sources like breeze or sun (electrocatalytic) oxidation of the accessibility of oxygen with sub-bituminous oriented. Being an inex- the material. This can be and change temperature). coal with 15% dampness, haustible carbon source, the performed straightforwardly A scope of compound cycles when the two fills are com- opened segment continue to in an immediate carbon might be utilized to change busted in offices with a sim- cycle to and fro among wood- power device, direct fluid en- over biomass into different range of ilar transformation lands and timberland items ergy units, for example, di- structures, for example, to 500 and 2500 km, 75% when effectiveness (here 37%). like timber and wood pellets. rect ethanol energy unit, an deliver a fuel that is more the distance is somewhere Similarly, they express that While bioenergy is by and immediate methanol energy functional to store, transport in the range of 2500 and 10 dried wood at MC's [mois- large consented to affect unit, a direct formic corro- and use, or to misuse some 000 km, and 69% when the ture content] underneath ozone harming substance sive energy unit, a L-ascorbic property of the actual inter- distance is over 10 000 km. 20% have something similar emanations on the world- Acid Fuel Cell (nutrient C action. When stemwood is utilized, or less CO2 outflow per wide scale, expanding bio- power device), and a micro- The real carbon force of the investment funds MMBTU [million British mass request can make huge bial power device. As bio- biomass shifts with creation change just insignificantly, warm units] as most coal. social and natural pressing mass is a characteristic methods and transportation from somewhere in the Wood pellets at under 10% factor in areas where the bio- material, numerous excep- lengths. As indicated by the range of 70 and 77%. At the MC bring about less CO2 mass is delivered. 34



ENGINEERING POST October 2021 A detailed Insight into the Mineral Sector of Pakistan Engineering Post report regulating the development and istan; 100.000 million to facilitate intro- exploitation of these natural re- i) Balochistan Minerals Ex- duction of an internationally com- The federal Government, as sources through grant of mineral ploration Company Limited petitive regulatory and per the constitutional provi- titles (prospecting/ exploitation (BMEC) was established as joint institutional framework in the sions, is mandated with ge- of these natural resources venture with the Provincial Gov- country in the light of the best in- ological surveys and regulation of through grant of mineral titles ernment in August 2020 to pro- dustry practices. mineral oil, natural gas and min- (prospecting /exploration licenses mote large-scale mining in the iv) Action is underway for re- erals necessary for generation of and mining leases ) etc. mineral rich province of Balochis- vamping of Pakistan Mineral De- nuclear energy and those occur- Pakistan is blessed with as tan. velopment Corporation (PMDC_ ring in federally controlled areas, many as 92 minerals, out of ii) An investment facilitation and restructuring of Geological national policy formulation, facil- which 50 are exploited on com- project “ Establishment of Na- Survey of Pakistan (GSP) for bet- itation and coordination at na- mercial basis. tional Minerals Data Centre ter service delivery to help explo- tional and international levels. Following initiatives/ achieve- (NMDC) “ has been launched at ration and development of All other minerals are Provin- ments have been undertaken by the federal level through Public indigenous mineral resources. cial subject and the executively the Petroleum Division for the Sector Development Development v) Stakeholders ‘consultation and legislatively authority for uplift of mineral sector in Pak- Programme (PSDP) at a cost of Rs process was also initiated for for- 295.000 million to main data mulation of policy framework to repository encompassing the promote use of indigenous coal available geo-technical data and resources for synthesis of gas administrative details about li- and liquid fuels. censing –granted mineral titles vi) Services have been ex- and the areas applied for mining tended for special development concession. The NMDC will com- packages introduced by the Fed- prise an integrated system of the eral Government for mineral sec- units located in each province tor of Balochistan and and other concerned organiza- Gilgit-Baltistan. tions ( Geological Survey of Pak- vii) Support is continued to istan etc) connected to a Central facilitate smooth operation of set up managed by the Mineral mineral sector projects—Saindak Wing of the Metroleum Division . Copper-Gold (Saindak Metals This arrangement would enable Limited), Duddar Lead –Zinc ready access to the basic data ac- (MCC Huaye Duffar Mining quired by the prospective in- Company), Barite –Lead-Zinc vestors and would facilitate the (Bolan Mining Enterprises), investors in a big way. Chiniot Iron Ore (Punjab Min- iii) Another initiative has eral Company) and mining proj- been taken through PSDP “Legal ects of rock and coal. Consultancy Services for Draft- Coal is still used as a source of ing of Model Mineral Agreement energy production; however, its and Formulation of Uniform Reg- share is only 12.8 per cent in total ulatory Regime “at a cost of Rs installed capacity. 36

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ENGINEERING POST October 2021 NESPAK arranged in house Vaccination Facility for one week LAHORE: Due to re- September 6 to September cent increase in Covid-19 cases and 10, 2021 Mr. Ahsan Anwar, time consuming process of vaccination, NESPAK VP Coordination, Mr. has set-up an in-house vaccination facility of Hisham Khalid, Manager Covid vaccination for its staff. General Services and sen- The facility was inau- ior officials of NESPAK gurated by Dr. Tahir Ma- sood, Managing Director were also present. NESPAK, at NESPAK House, Lahore. It was a The timings for the vac- one week drive started from cination facility were from 9:00am to 2:00 pm. MD NESPAK along with VP Coordination and Man- ager General Services in- augurating in-house NESPAK employees being vaccinated at NESPAK House, Lahore. vaccination facility. 40

ENGINEERING POST October 2021 HVDC Matiari-Lahore Transmission line becomes operational The flagship power transmis- a major breakdown by protecting came operational it underwent PMLTC (Pvt) Limited on Built- sion project of Pakistan the transmission, dispatch and many different power tests and Own-Operate-Transfer basis for a under China-Pakistan Eco- distribution systems from a possi- commissioning tests (DC station period of 25 years. The project will nomic Corridor (CPEC) has be- ble cascading effect due to trip- tests) Lahore and Matiari, Mono- evacuate power from the new gen- come operational according to the ping at Jamshoro. The system pole Low Power System Tests (up erating units located in the south, timeline of the agreement on 1st tripped for a while due to a tech- to 400MW each pole), Bi-pole Low including Thar coal projects. The September 2021. nical fault in Jamshoro (Sindh), Power System Tests (up to HVDC technology is the latest ad- In this regard, a ceremony was leading to power failure in various 800MW bi-pole), Mono-pole High dition to the national grid of Pak- held at WAPDA House Lahore, at- service areas of K-Electric and Power Tests (2,200MW each pole), istan although it has been widely tended by NTDC Managing Direc- Hyderabad Electric Supply Com- Bi-pole High Power Tests at Max- around the world. The experts tor Engr Azaz Ahmad and Ms pany. “But this Matiari-Lahore imum Available Power, Special termed this project as the game Zhang Lei, President and CEO of HVDC line helped keep the sys- Optional Tests and the trial oper- changer for Pakistan’s long stand- PMLTC and officials from both tem stable and saved it from a ation (168hrs) and Capability ing transmission issues and prob- companies. cascading affect to other parts of Demonstration Test (6hrs). lems. They urged the government On the first day of its operation, the country.” The 878-kilometre 4,000MW to look into the transmission sec- the project saved the country from Before the transmission line be- project has been completed by tor more seriously. 41

ENGINEERING POST October 2021 China to provide Rs 7246.018 million as project loans for 6 Federal PSDP Projects in 2021-22 Engineering Post Report timated to provide financial assistance of Rs 2750.000 million during financial year 2020-21. China is expected to provide Pakistan Rs Against this, China had provided enhanced 7246.018 million as Project Loans for six amount of Rs 3750.000. projects listed in the Public Sector Devel- China did not provide the projected financial opment Programme (PSDP) during financial assistance for five out of six projects during the year 2021-22. last financial year. However ,China provided en- Projects likely to receive Chinese financial as- hanced amount of Rs 3750.000 million only for sistance during current financial year are Upgra- one project “Construction of expressway on East- dation of Pakistan Railways existing main line-1 bay of Gwadar Port” against previously projected (ML-1) and establishment of Dry Port near amount of Rs 800.000 million only. Havelian (2018-22022);Gwadar Smart Environ- Reasons for not providing the projected finan- mental and Sanitation System and land fill ;26 cial assistance for five PSDP listed projects as MW Shagarthang HPP Skardu; Construction of and Pakistan Space Centre Islamabad, Lahore project loans could not be immediately ascer- Expressway on Eastbay of Gwadar Port; Pak- and Karachi. tained from official sources concerned in Islam- istan Multi Missions Satellite (PAK SAT MM1) According to the official sources, China was es- abad. 42

ENGINEERING POST October 2021 Construction and Manufacturing Industries Abu Dhabi Chamber and CONNECT announce the launch of international events As part of a long-term partner- events in the region dedicated to con- The government’s openness to in- ADNEC as always strives to present ship, Abu Dhabi Chamber of struction and manufacturing, we look ternational business, heavy invest- a successful venue for MEDBW and Commerce & Industry and forward to exploring different solu- ments in economic diversification MEMT, pointing out that the respon- CONNECT have announced two in- tions in construction and design as plans and the region’s strategic loca- sible teams of both events have al- augural events, Middle East Design well as manufacturing and advanced tion has created humungous business ready started coordinating with & Build Week (MEDBW) and Middle technology sectors. opportunities for regional and inter- CONNECT to bring about perfect East Manufacturing & Technology “The construction and manufac- national companies across a range of world-class events next year. Expo (MEMT). Both the physical Ashley Roberts from CONNECT events are scheduled to be held be- has expressed his confidence in the tween 5 – 7 December 2022 at Abu success of economic events in Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre Dhabi, saying that amidst the enor- (ADNEC), UAE. mous boom in the manufacturing and This announcement was made dur- construction sectors, the UAE is a ing a press conference held at the natural choice for event organizers to Chamber’s tower in Abu Dhabi, host world-class trade events. which was attended by Mr. Abdullah “Live events play a paramount role Ghurair Al Qubaisi, Deputy Director in offering a platform for connecting General of Abu Dhabi Chamber; businesses, growing profits, network- Mubarak Al Shamsi, Director of Abu ing, and keeping up with the trend- Dhabi Convention and Exhibition ing subjects in the industry. With the Bureau (ADCEB); Khalifa Al support of our valued partners at Qubaisi, Chief Commercial Officer of Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce & Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Cen- turing industries in the UAE are fea- industry verticals, especially in the Industry and key government bodies ter (ADNEC); and Ashley Roberts tured with all the tools necessary for construction and manufacturing in- from the UAE, we are confident that from CONNECT. A large number of growth and prosperity thanks to the dustries,” he added. both the events will foster positive media representatives attended the long-term futuristic vision of the For his part, Mubarak Al Shamsi meaningful engagement in the de- press conference as well. UAE’s wise leadership and the na- emphasized on the importance of sign, construction, manufacturing, The events are supported by Abu tional strategies that are capable of launching the two events, which are and technology industries.” Dhabi Department of Culture and making a paradigm shift in manu- the only events in the region that Mr. Roberts pointed out that many Tourism and other prominent govern- facturing projects, especially the caters to the construction, manufac- counties have confirmed their partic- ment and regional bodies from the “Made in Abu Dhabi” strategy that turing and technology sectors, point- ipation at the events including Israel, UAE. is aimed at providing an impetus to ing to them as amongst the key Italy, Turkey, United Kingdom In his opening speech, Mr. Al the industrial sector, boosting for- sectors on which the government is amongst others, expecting that both Qubaisi said that “Through these two eign trade and local investment in concentrating. events will attract participation and prestigious events, which are the only Abu Dhabi. Khalifa Al Qubaisi noted that delegation from across the world. 43

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ENGINEERING POST October 2021 Information and Communication Technology Sector Engineering Post Report The dynamically evolving Information and Com- munication Technologies (ICTs) hold critical importance for fueling the country’s economy by acting as a catalyst of change and enablement across all other sectors. The Telecommunication market in Pakistan is open and de-regulated , offering level playing field to all operators. The sector was de-regulated way back in 2003 after the promulgation of the De-Regulation Policy. Resultantly, two new cellular mobile licenses were awarded to M/s Telenor and M/s Warid through open auction. Later on, China Mobile acquired Paktel and started providing mobile cellular services. Addi- tionally, multiple Long Distance & International (LDI) and Local Loop licenses were also granted to local and international companies. Frequency spec- trum was also auctioned to different companies for Wireless Local Loop (WLL) operations. 46

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ENGINEERING POST October 2021 Projects worth Rs340bn approved by ECNEC The Executive Committee of cutting-edge fields of science and tion of 29.377km-long, four-lane struction of 360km-long six-lane the National Economic technology and state-of-the-art dual carriageway from Chakdara dual carriageway from Peshawar Council (Ecnec) has ap- technology park. The project will to Rabat, Dir district, Khyber to Dera Ismail Khan. It will pass proved three projects after de- result in better quality of educa- Pakhtunkhwa. The scope of the through Kohat, Hangu, Karak, tailed deliberation. tion, build industry-academia col- work includes construction of Bannu, Lakki Marwat and Tank The meeting which was laboration and train graduates in bridges, tunnels, underpasses and and terminate at Dera Ismail presided over by Minister for Fi- new technologies. cross-road flyovers. The entire Khan. nance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin The other two projects include project is located in the Lower Dir The meeting of Ecnec was at- has approved the construction of the construction of Dir Motorway, region of KP. tended by Planning and Develop- Pak University of Engineering & sponsored by the government of The Ecnec has also approved a ment Minister Asad Umar, Emerging Technologies (PUEET) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and to be project sponsored by the KP gov- Adviser to the Prime Minister on at an estimated cost of a executed by the Pakhtunkhwa ernment for Peshawar-D.I. Khan Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood, Rs23.54bn. This research univer- Highway Authority (PHA) with an Motorway to be executed by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Finance sity in Islamabad will house vari- estimated cost of Rs38.991bn. PHA. The total cost of the project Minister Taimur Khan Jhagra and ous centres of excellence in the The project envisages construc- is Rs276.529bn and envisages con- federal secretaries. Govt to offer cheaper electricity tariff for domestic and commercial consumers In view of the expected gas short- gle to meet demand in winter ages during winters the govern- months, and consequently had been ment is planning to offer lower compelled to provide highly expen- electricity rates to domestic and com- sive imported LNG (liquefied natural mercial consumers to encourage gas) to domestic and commercial con- space heating through power instead sumers at highly subsidised rates to of Gas. avoid political upheaval. Resultantly, Energy Minister Hammad Azhar the gas sector’s circular debt had on his official twitter account said gone beyond Rs150 billion and would “Min of Energy is moving a proposal further increase rapidly because of for seasonal energy pricing for do- rising LNG prices. mestic & commercial consumers to This would solve the gas shortage encourage power consumption dur- issue as well as provide consumption ing off-peak months. The success of of electricity for almost 25,000MW of Industrial Energy Package demon- “committed” power projects in the strates that such incentives provide pipeline or under construction, relief & absorb part of surplus capac- whose electricity need to be con- ity.” Gas companies have been strug- sumed during off-peak months. 48

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ENGINEERING POST October 2021 SNGPL and SSGCL Performance Engineering Post Report tory Authority (OGRA). SNGPL is executing four de- Both the gas utility compa- velopment projects and SSGCL nies i.e. Sui Northern Gas one project which were at various Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) stages of their completion during and Sui Southern Gas Company the last financial year funded (SSGCL) had added 332893 new through Public Sector Develop- consumers and 3540 kilometers ment Programme (PSDP) of the long transmission and distribu- Federal Government. tion pipeline against target of SNGPL’s projects include La- 7497 kilometers which reflected hore City Augmentation, 47.21 per cent achievement dur- Rashakai Special Economic ing financial year 2020-21. Zone, Bahawalpur System Aug- The shortfall was attributed to mentation and Chiniot to Pindi non-approval of expansion in Bhattian whereas SDSGCL’s lone transmission and distribution project is Dhabeji Special Eco- network by Oil and Gas Regula- nomic Zone. Virtual High Achiever Awards held at NUST To pay tribute to the high lar competitions and activities. He achieving students of the in- said all excelling students are the stitution the National Uni- pride of NUST and have brought versity of Sciences & Technology prestige and recognition to the in- (NUST) held a virtual high stitution. He also hailed students achievers awards ceremony which who could not earn any position as was streamed on the official resilient and adept individuals, YouTube and Facebook channels and wished them luck in future of NUST. endeavors by virtue of their mer- Engr Javed Mahmood Bukhari, its. Urging them to continue emu- Rector NUST, was the chief guest lating the institutional legacy of at the occasion. While speaking at excellence, he reiterated his com- the occasion he complimented stu- mitment to facilitate any initia- dents for their meritorious accom- tive aimed at honing the plishments in a multitude of academic, professional and leader- top-tier academic and co-curricu- ship abilities of students. 50