Engineering Post April 2021

EV manufacturing plant to be set up in Pakistan Pakistan is set to join Limited will establish an elec- tional operations. It is the the league of Electric tric car manufacturing plan largest manufacturer of auto- Vehicle (EV) manufac- with an estimated foreign di- mobiles in China and the sev- turing countries in rect investment (FDI) of enth-largest in the world. the world. According to Rs663 million and local in- The government plans that sources the Board of Invest- vestment worth Rs637 mil- 30pc of all new cars, trucks, ment (BOI) has decided to fa- lion. MG JW Automobile (MG buses, vans and jeeps, and cilitate the entry of China’s Pakistan) is a joint venture 50pc of all two-, three- and largest automobile manufac- between JW-SEZ (Private) four-wheelers will be electric turer in Pakistan for setting Limited and SMIL, which is a vehicles by 2030. By 2040, up a state of the art EV man- subsidiary of SAIC Motor Cor- 90pc of vehicles on the road ufacturing facility in the coun- poration Limited. SAIC is a are envisioned as electric. A try. Chinese state-owned automo- local EV manufacturing plant According to the details re- tive design and manufactur- would be a significantly im- leased by the BOI, MG JW ing company headquartered portant step towards realising Automobile Pakistan Private in Shanghai with multina- this green future.

ENGINEERING POST April 2021 Canal road Lahore widening project on the cards The government has de- for the next fiscal year. cided to complete the During the previous adminis- widening of Canal road trative setup canal road was from Harbanspura to Bam- widened from mall road till bawali-Ravi-Bedian (BRB) canal Harbanspura. and make 3 lanes of road on both The plan for canal road widen- sides. ing project includes 6 meters According to sources the proj- wide new road which will be ect for widening of canal road added on both sides. Moreover 4 from Harbanspura to Bam- U-turns for efficient flow of traf- bawali-Ravi-Bedian (BRB) fic and pedestrian bridges will canal has been approved at an also be a part of this project. estimated cost of Rs. 2.8 billion Canal road is used by more than and will be a part of the budget 35 thousand people every day. 02

ENGINEERING POST April 2021 NESPAK’s Vice President Elected PCATP Chairman LAHORE: NESPAK’s Vice Kalim Siddique of Architecture and ranging powers and is authorized President Mr. Muhammad who got 926 votes. Planning Division to perform all functions and take Arif Changezi has been Mr. Arif Changezi of NESPAK steps connected with or ancillary elected as the new Chairman of is also the current Karachi. to all aspects of the two professions Pakistan Council of Architects and President of the In- The Pakistan including laying down standards of Town Planners (PCATP) for the stitute of Archi- Council of Archi- conduct, safeguarding interests of term 2021-2023 after a hotly con- tects Pakistan tects and Town its members, assisting the Govern- test elections. (IAP) and this is for Planners Ordi- ment and National Institutions in Dr. Tahir Masood, Managing Di- the first time in the nance 1983 was solving National problems relating rector NESPAK, has congratulated history of the coun- promulgated with a to the professions, promotion of re- Mr. Arif Changezi for winning the try that both top view to give recog- forms in the professions, promo- election and representing NES- positions in Archi- nition and protec- tion of education of these PAK as the Chairman of the au- tecture and Plan- tion to the professions, reviewing and advis- gust body of PCATP. ning are being held profession of Archi- ing the Government in the matter Mr. Changezi secured 1204 votes by one person. Mr. Changezi is also tecture and Town Planning in Pak- of Architecture and Town Planning against his rival candidate Mr. serving as the Vice President/Head istan. The council has wide education, etc. 03

ENGINEERING POST April 2021 JUBILEE CORPORATION Providing Energy Saving Products and Solutions for Compressed Air Systems in Pakistan Amid global energy crises that is hitting their systems often offer poor energy efficiency • Where possible select low energy consump- nearly every sector including indus- and that by focusing on these systems alone, tion components tries,hospitality, healthcare, Govern- energy saving can be made between 5 to 30%. • Periodically check the air consumption ments etc.,we all are needed to lessen the Effective ways to achieve efficient Com- • Prevent and reduce air leaks irresponsible use of energy to reduce our car- pressed Air System • Use Nozzles and Air Guns for air blow. bon footprint and its impact on the overall eco- • Reduce the air pressure to the optimum re- In Pakistan, Jubilee Corporation (JC) has logical balance. been SMC’s authorized distributor for If we talk particularly about the in- last 40 years.Together, Jubilee Corpo- dustrial sector, the overall increase in rationand SMC are working with a energy prices is pushing industries wide array of industries including au- more towards adopting smart energy tomobile, food and beverages, sugar, saving strategies as a part of their packaging, home appliances, textile, overall business efficiency pro- cement and pharmaceuticals. grammes. Not only does it help with JC’s dedicatedteam of engineers cost savings in the production/manu- work hand-in-hand with technical facturing, but also a crucial step to- personnel in the industries to provide wards more green and clean customized solutions for compressed environment. air to achieve maximum energy sav- In this regard, SMC Corporation ings. Japan, the Global Leader in Pneu- The evaluation of energy saving matics, has developed some of the process involves monitoring of cur- most innovative ranges of energy rent energy consumption, find leak- saving products and solutions for ages and work on improvement compressed air systems in industries. opportunities. Once the system is How much air is being wasted in thoroughly checked from top to bot- compressed air systems used in Pak- tom, the energy saving experts pro- istan? quirement vide a comprehensive evaluation for the whole The electrical energy required to manufac- • Size the pneumatic components for the actual compressed air system. This includes analysis ture compressed air for production facilitiesac- performance needs of the existing compressed air system, share count for around 20% of the total industrial • Filter and dry air in an appropriate way measurements, findings, improvement propos- consumption. In an average facility, 70% of the • Use only quality products als, expected savings and system maintenance generated compressed air is used in air blow • Isolate the plant when idle using valves recommendations. applications, 10% for actuation with the re- • Stop air blow when not needed If you’re interested in hearing more about maining 20% is lost through leakages. • Generate vacuum using multi-stage ejectors SMC’s Energy Saving products and solutions, Most compressed air users are unaware that with vacuum switches you can reach us at [email protected]. 04

ENGINEERING POST April 2021 Challenges for Engineers in Pakistan A thought provoking conversation with Engr. Iftikharul Haq, Managing Director, Engineering General Consultants (Pvt) Ltd In our quest of finding the chal- o v e r h e a d by increas- well as practical knowledge. We lenges being faced by the engi- and oper- ing the need in service as well as pre serv- neering community in ating ex- standard of ice training for engineers.” Pakistan, Engineering Post went to penses for our local Engr. Iftikharul Haq urged the Engr. Iftikharul Haq to get his in- the firm firms. That bodies like Pakistan Engineering sights about the on ground situa- which are is only pos- Council and Engineering Congress tions in the market. Engr. reflected in sible when to help focus on research in uni- Iftikharul Haq is serving as the the bids our tech- versities and development of the Managing Director of Engineering submitted nology is of students as well so the future General Consultants EGC (Pvt) for ten- i n t e r n a - prospect for engineers get opti- Ltd, one of the largest private sec- d e r s . tional stan- mistic. Currently the engineers tor consulting companies in Pak- “Nowadays d a r d s are so discouraged due to low istan with over 3 decades of small firms which is salary structure in the country experience in the engineering sec- with one or not the that many talented students have tor. EGC has worked on many two owners case,” he stopped considering engineering major projects in the country in- h a v i n g added. as a profession. “This issue should cluding design of 1100MW Kohala contractual D u r i n g be addressed by the PEC and HHP, feasibility of 720MW Karot employees the exclu- other bodies on a priority basis be- HPP, supervision of three high participate sive con- cause it is leading to demoralisa- head HPPs, feasibilities of a num- in bidding versation tion of the students” ber of other HPP projects, ranging and outbid with Engi- While commenting on the finan- from 100MW to 200MW, supervi- the big n e e r i n g cial aspect of being in the engineer- sion of 340 km Lahore-Islamabad firms. This Post, Engr. ing business Engr. Iftikharul Haq Motorway Project and many oth- results in Iftikharul pointed out very serious problems ers. decreased Haq also of delayed payments especially in During an exclusive conversation cost of the project but the quality of emphasised the importance of the public sector. “The payment with Engineering Post about the work is affected to a great extent” bridging the gap between industry clearance process is very poor. Cur- current state of affairs in the mar- he said. and academia. The foremost re- rently the average time is 90-200 ket where the quality of work has Another very important problem quirement for this is to focus on days for clearance of payment of a consistently deteriorated, Engr. is the reliance on international new and innovative research. project which makes it quite chal- Iftikharul Haq pointed out that the firms. Working with an interna- Moreover the teaching curriculum lenging for a firm with permanent quality of work that a firm executes tional firm can even be essential in and staff also needs to be upgraded employees,” The delay in payment depends invariably upon the ex- some cases but we need to learn on a priority basis “In foreign coun- is ultimately reflected on the em- pertise of the team present. Man- and develop our local assets at the tries the teaching staff at engineer- ployees with them getting delayed aging a valuable and expert team same time “We need to decrease our ing universities works in the field salaries and other financial hin- ultimately translates to increased dependence on international firms as well so they have theoretical as drances. 05

ENGINEERING POST April 2021 The legacy of Dr. Asif Rehman (Late), CEO Pakistan Insulations (Pvt) Ltd Dr. Asif Rahman CEO Pak- ciency which is the main goal of istan Insulations (Pvt) Ltd what the company had originally passed away and left this set out to do. All of these products mortal world for his heavenly are certified by international stan- abode. The whole engineering com- dards and are of the highest qual- munity of the country is grieving ity currently being made in the loss of this gem of a person. En- Pakistan. gineering Post offers its deepest Dr. Asif ’s wife, Mrs. Nusrat Asif condolences to the bereaved family. along with her two sons will con- In the year 1990, Dr. Asif Rah- tinue business as usual and fulfill man graduated from Dow Medical Dr. Asif ’s vision for the company. University. While all his class- Just like Dr. Asif Rahman, who mates were applying to go abroad faced many hurdles along the way and practice medicine, he decided but never gave up and kept charg- to help his father Abdul Rahman's ing on, she will continue to nurture fledgling Insulation business, be- the company, just as Dr. Asif coming the pioneers of Rockwool in treated his business like a baby Pakistan. From going deep into and despite having studied medi- Balochistan to find basalt for Rock- cine and having no background in wool, to taking a lot of stress in this field, it was Dr. Asif ’s zeal and terms of business loans and hiked appetite for success that has made interest rates, to surviving through Pakistan Insulations Pvt. Ltd. an one of the biggest economic crises industry leading brand. this country has experienced dur- Mrs. Asif, who is an ICMA asso- ing the early stages of the busi- as fire prevention and moisture re- Buildings, light gauge steel struc- ciate, has been involved in the ness; Truly, Dr. Asif Rahman has sistance. tures and light weight partitions, business for more than twenty two been through it all and has over- However, with Dr. Asif ’s sharp Rockwool and Polyurethane sand- years and has managed the com- come numerous challenges during intellect, diligence, creativity and wich panels, high density boards, pany’s finances since then. Now, the last three decades. immense energy, he single handily resonated/rigid boards, pipe covers not only will she be taking care of The business started with one expanded his father’s business like made of both polyurethane and the finances but will be involved in product, Rockwool, which offers wildfire, fulfilling his father’s Rockwool as well as Cold Rooms, all the business matters of the energy conservation, reduced heat- dream right in front of him. acoustic panels and wired blan- company. ing/cooling costs, and protection Pakistan Insulations Pvt. Ltd. kets. Each of these products We wish her success in this dif- from environmental attacks such now manufactures Pre-Engineered uniquely increases energy effi- ficult time. 06



ENGINEERING POST April 2021 Power generation capacity to reach 41335 MW by June 2021 Engineering Post Report MW. June 2021 marking end of the current finan- 351 MW will be added through wind en- cial year. During ongoing financial year 2020-21, ergy, only 76 MW will be increased in hydel Power Division is executing and imple- power generation capacity of 3933 power,22 MW from solar energy and 74 MW menting 81 development projects including MW including 447 MW from renew- in Bagasse based power plants. 10 new schemes over varying periods as able energy is being added increasing the ex- There will,however, be no addition in power listed in the Public Sector Development Pro- isting installed capacity from 37402 MW to generation through gas, RLNG and oil based gramme (PSDP) 2020-21. 41335 MW. power plants during the period under report. All old ongoing and new projects are esti- According to information available from of- As on June 2021, overall generation mix of mated to cost on the whole Rs 781184.482 ficial sources concerned, as much as 1100 10 sources of the country will consist of 54 per million including foreign aid of Rs MW is being added to the nuclear power gen- cent produced through indigenous resources 479184.371 million. Against the total esti- eration taking it to 2445 MW from the five and 46 per cent from imported fuel. mated cost of all Power Division projects, Rs nuclear power plants installed, operating and As end June 2021, hydel power is expected 144280 million had been incurred by end functioning at Karachi and Chashma (Pun- to be 9923 MW, coal (imported) 3960 MW, coal June 2020. Against throw-forward of Rs jab). (local) 3120 MW, Gas 4245 MW, RLNG 8682 616924.444 million, the Power Division is Additionally, 2310 MW will be added from MW, oil 6414 MW, nuclear 2445 MW, solar522 utilizing only Rs 74497.779 million inclu- coal power plants using locally produced coal MW, wind 1586 MW, bagasse 438 MW . sive of foreign aid of Rs 27692.000 as allo- raising total generation from local coal If all goes as planned and stipulated, the cated under PSDP on continuing sources to 3120 MW. There will be no addi- country’s total power installed capacity will implementation of its ongoing projects and tion to power produced by coal power plants be 41335 megawatts following addition of launching of new schemes during the ongo- based on imported coal which stands at 3940 3933 MW from six out of ten sources by end ing financial year. 08



ENGINEERING POST April 2021 1100 MW K2 Nuclear plant connected to National grid The Pakistan Atomic Energy August 2015 close to the site of the Commission (PAEC) has an- Unit-1 in the outskirts of Karachi nounced that it has connected city, and is currently operating at the 1,100MW Karachi Nuclear 48 megawatts. Power Plant Unit-2 (K-2) to the na- PAEC is now running six NPPs tional grid. in the country. Two of them are lo- K-2 is one of the two similar cated in Karachi and are named under-construction nuclear power Karachi Nuclear Power Plant plants (NPPs) located near (KANUPP) K-1 and K-2 while four Karachi. The other one, K-3, is also sited at Chashma, in Mianwali dis- in completion phase and is expected trict are named Chashma Nuclear to be operational by the end of this Power Plant Unit 1-4. year. The loading of nuclear fuel Earlier, the collective generation onto the plant was started on De- capacity of all PAEC-operated cember 1, 2020 after getting clear- NPPs was around 1,400MWs. Now ance from the Pakistan Nuclear K-2 with the capacity of producing Regulatory Authority.During the icality and was undergoing certain grid. a whopping 1,100MW would nearly start of March 2021 PAEC had an- safety tests and procedures before The K-2 project is based on Chi- double the generation capacity of nounced that K-2 had achieved crit- it could be connected to the national nese ACP1000 concept started in nuclear power plants. Uzbekistan offered access to Gwadar and Karachi ports In a bid to enhance regional con- Underlining the historic and civi- on Iranian seaport of Bandar Abbas tion of almost 600km of Mazar-i- nectivity and trade Pakistan is lizational links between the two for external trade, is exploring other Sharif-Kabul-Peshawar railway line. viewing the possibility of provid- countries, the PM said that Pakistan options and is prioritizing Pakistani The project, which is expected to ing Uzbekistan access to Karachi highly valued its close fraternal ties ports because of short distance, take five years for completion at an and Gwadar ports of Pakistan. with Uzbekistan and wished to being more economical and due to estimated cost of $4.8 billion, enjoys During a meeting with Uzbek- deepen bilateral cooperation in all some political considerations. the backing of international lending istan’s Foreign Minister Abdlaziz areas. He emphasized that enhanced Uzbekistan is working with Pakistan agencies including the World Bank. Kamilov, Prime minister Imran trade and regional connectivity were on the development of two options — Furthermore Uzbekistan also Khan said that Pakistan offers the the cornerstones of economic growth the first is the Trans-Afghan railway wants Quadrilateral Traffic in Tran- shortest route to international seas and development. He reaffirmed project while the second is the road sit Agreement (QTTA), an agree- to all Central Asian Republics in- Pakistan’s steadfast support to the route via China. ment between China, Pakistan, cluding Uzbekistan and could prove Afghan peace process, stressing the Pakistan, Afghanistan and Uzbek- Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan which as a gateway to landlocked Central imperative of negotiated political so- istan had in Tashkent in February will facilitate transit traffic and Asia. lution. Uzbekistan, currently relies signed a roadmap for the construc- trade. 10



ENGINEERING POST April 2021 Pakistan HVACR society ink MoUs with LCCI, FCCI Pakistan HVACR Society hassigned LCCI Vice President Tahir Manzoor members from both organisations were Memorandum of Understandings Chaudhry and President of Pakistan present on the occasion. (MoUs) with The Lahore Chamber of HVACR Society Engr. Khurram R. Malick According to the MoU, the LCCI and Pak- Commerce and Industry and Faisalabad inked the MoU on behalf of their respective istan HVACR Society would collaborate on Chamber of Commerce& Industry in a bid organizations during a ceremony held at the resource sharing for seminars, trainings to enhance collaboration for safeguarding Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry. and workshops for members of the business the interests of business community and Convener LCCI Standing Committee on community. Both the sides will help each local industry. HVACR, Syed Mukhtar Ali and other senior other in enhancing the participation of the business community in workshops, confer- ences and exhibitions arranged by either party. Pakistan HVACR society has also inked a similar MoU with the Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry. HVACR Society in collaboration with LCCI and FCCI would guide investors for constructing energy ef- ficient buildings that will help in saving heating and cooling costs as well as through efficient utilisation of energy.One of the keyelements of the agreements is to start the Skill Development Center to bring the unskilled workers of the rural areas into the Country Working force. Engr Khurram R. Malick stressed that the government should establish testing labs all across the country that would also help in promoting the export of HVACR sys- tems. The installation of energy-efficient heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration systems would save substan- tial amounts of energy and prove cost-effec- tive for the investors in the long run. Exports of plastic increases 11.4% in seven months The export of plastic materials has wit- nessed an impressive increase of 11.40 percent during the seven months of cur- rent financial year (2020-21) as compared to the corresponding period of last year. Pakistan exported plastic worth $185.918 mil- lion during July-January (2020-21) as compared to the exports of $166.885 million during July- January (2019-20), showing a growth of 11.40 percent, according to the data shared by Pak- istan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). In terms of quantity, the exports of plastic also rose by 26.09 percent as the country exported 195,134 metric ton of plastic during the period under review as compared to the exports of 154,758 metric tons during last fiscal year. Pakistan exported plastic worth $185.918 mil- lion during July-January (2020-21) as compared to the exports of $166.885 million during July- January (2019-20), showing a growth of 11.40 percent, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) data. 12



ENGINEERING POST April 2021 Physical Planning and Housing Sector Engineering Post Report ity, Federal Government Employ- ees Housing Authority and Naya Physical Planning and Hous- Pakistan Housing and Develop- ing Sector has six sectorial ment Authority; besides Provincial objectives and its ongoing de- Governments to initiate housing velopment projects where sufficient programmes/projects, particularly physical and financial progress has for low-income residents. already been achieved are being Increase progress achievement implemented of Sustainable by various min- Development istries/divisions Goals (SDGs) and depart- by providing ments. technical and Sectoral ob- financial as- jectives of this sistance to sector are as provincial gov- follows: ernments in Mitigate and devising and adapt to the implementing crises as well as physical plan- restoration /re- ning and covery plans to manage post-crises housing programmes/projects in- scenarios like COVID-19. Urban cluding social housing, urban contingency plans will focus on water supply, sanitation and solid adopting a combination ofproactive waste management infrastruc- surveillance, routine communica- ture/services. tion, rapid isolation and personal Improve existing services deliv- and community protection meas- ery and to improve performance of ures. local delivery through promotion / Ensure sustainable development facilitation to provincial/local gov- of the housing sector through facil- ernments to launch program on itation to Ministry of Housing and Public-Private –Partnership mode. Works, to identify priorities for the Enhance efficiency of urban land improvement of national capaci- markets, through appropriate and ties. affordable land use, building stan- Increase housing stock through dards and regulations byproviding facilitation to Ministry of Housing assistance to provincial/local gov- and Works, Pakistan Housing Au- ernments to initiate urban land thority. National Housing Author- management programmes. 14



ENGINEERING POST April 2021 Telecom sector granted Industry status The incumbent government advance income tax on mobile than 83 percent teledensity,\" he approved reduction of tax on has announced to grant the phone users from 12.5 percent to said telecommunication services from status of industry to Tele- 10 percent, which will be further The need for high proliferation 8pc to 3pc for all telecom compa- com sector. This was announced by reduced to 8 percent in 2022-23, of mobile broadband services in nies with PTA licence. Federal Minister for Information federal excise duty will be brought the country and its impact on To promote the digital environ- Technology and Telecommunica- down from 17 percent to 16 per- overall GDP and productivity was ment in Pakistan the government tion Syed Amin-ul-Haque during a cent. Furthermore the charges of highlighted during the current is setting up digital technology press conference. Rs250 on SIM card have been COVID-19 pandemic. parks all across the country. Up In addition to Industry status abolished and services tax on The cabinet has also approved till now,40 software technology the telecom sector has also been telecommunication companies re- the reduction of 4 percent customs parks have been set up in under granted various tax reliefs which duced has been reduced from from duty and 9 percent regulatory developed areas such as Swat, will be applicable fromthe next fis- 8 percent to 3 percent.\"Today we duty on import of telecommunica- Bannu, Quetta, Faisalabad, cal year starting from July 2021. have 176 million mobile and smart tion equipment. The minister fur- Karachi and Sukkur under the The Tax relief includes cut in phones connections with more ther said that the cabinet has also public private partnership. 16

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ENGINEERING POST April 2021 Schneider rewards Sigma Engineering services with TOP PARTNER OF THE YEAR 2020 Award Sigma Engineering Services ness and services of Sigma Engi- for the convenience of the client. winning TOP PARTNER OF THE has successfully operated in neering Services. On this auspi- The company exhibits, the most ag- YEAR 2020 award from Schneider the field of switchgear and in- cious occasion, Mr. Asif Malik gressive array of customer services due to the teamwork and continu- dustrial Automation since 1992. showed his deep gratitude to his ever made available in the ous efforts of all sigma engineering The company deals exclusively with two Ustadzan, Mr. Azmat M. Aziz switchgear, control, and automation team. By providing reliable prod- the world’s most trusted brand in and Mr. Zubair Farooqui from market of Pakistan. The added ad- ucts and outstanding customer the field of switchgear, Schneider whom he learned a lot. vantage of dealing with products of services the company has been suc- Electric. Sigma Engineering Serv- cessful in building their market ices is an authorized official chan- reputation and gaining the trust of nel partner of Schneider Electric in their customers after a long and Pakistan. Mr. Mohammad Asif consistent business journey. The Malik is the founder of the com- company believes in addressing all pany and is leading as the Chief complaints of its customers in such Operational Officer. Sigma Engi- a way that it results in permanent neering Services has an excellent removal permanent removal of the team of engineers, marketing and problem. To ensure that no such oc- support staff to provide product se- casion arises Sigma engineering lection, troubleshooting and cus- has designed protocols so that all tomer support at the site. This the processes are monitored before- team of dedicated and hardworking hand and improvements can be professionals has enabled the com- made for the facilitation of the cus- pany to be acknowledged by the tomer. multinational brand Schneider Schneider Electric is a European Electric. multinational company providing Since the company was founded, energy and automation digital so- Sigma Engineering Services has lutions for efficiency and sustain- only been dealing and stocking ability. The company addresses Schneider product. Acknowledging homes buildings, data centers, in- almost three decades of business frastructure and industries, by and struggle of the company, combining energy technologies, Schneider Electric has awarded real-time automation, software and Sigma Engineering Services with The business model of Sigma En- a single company is that it is easier services. The company has opera- TOP PARTNER OF THE YEAR gineering revolves around provid- to maintain stock provide backup tions in over 100 countries and em- 2020. This award has been intro- ing the customers with innovative support and troubleshoot any prob- ploys 135,000+ people. Schneider duced for the 1st time in Pakistan. products of the highest quality ac- lems that might arise under any Electric is a Fortune Global 500 This unique Award is a manifesta- quired from the genuine source, circumstances. company and in FY2019, the com- tion of the extraordinary trust and which are competitively priced and Sigma engineering services has pany posted revenues of €27.2 bil- confidence of Schneider on the busi- nearly always available on the shelf been able to achieve this goal of lion. 18

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ENGINEERING POST April 2021 ASHRAE Pakistan chapter arranges Members Night in Lahore AS H R A E , Chapter success- founded in 1894, is an In- fully organized the ternational society advancing human Members Night. well-being through sustainable technol- During the event an ogy for the built en- vironment. The MOU was signed up Society and its members focus on for the development building systems, energy efficiency, in- of the industry and door air quality, re- frigeration and trainings of mem- sustainability within the industry. bers and technical The society has 56,000 members personnel in the across 132 Nations. Making it one of the largest soci- field of HVAC with eties in the world. Couching and ASHRAE in Pakistan is ac- tively working in HVACR indus- Training Founda- try and contributing its best efforts for the development of tion of Pakistan this sector as well as the people associated with this field. (CTPF) on Feb 27, ASHRAE has around 1000 mem- bers in Pakistan working as 2021. On this event Leading HVACR & MEP Con- sultants, Contractors, Equip- Mr. Safdar Ali ment distributors & material Suppliers, Facility Managers, Mughal and Mr. Operation & Maintenance Heads, and Students. ASHARE Member Dinner Group. Shahzad Raza also Team SCS. ASHRAE Central Pakistan witness the agree- ment. A large number of chapter members participated and greatly enjoyed the event. Smart Climate Solutions al- ways aggressively support the HVAC activities. Either its expos, ASHRAE BOG installa- tion or any ASHRAE meeting, Smart Climate Solutions also co- sponsored the ASHRAE member Night. Mr. Muhammad Faheem Shahbaz gave a technical pres- entation how to handle the dif- ferent thermal portions through phasing and how we can manage to get effective comfort cooling. 20

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ENGINEERING POST April 2021 Forms of Biofuel in Engr. Dr. Muham Biofuel can be gasoline) is regu- extracted larly professed to from plants give an immediate (for example en- substitution to ergy crops), or from gas, since it very rural, business, well may be uti- homegrown, as lized straightfor- well as modern wardly in a gas squanders (if the motor. Combust- waste has a natu- ing strong bio- ral source). Biofuel mass is more for the most part energy effective include contempo- than combusting rary carbon obses- biofuel (fluids), as sion, for example, the entire plant is those that happen in plants or used. For example, corn ranches microalgae through the interac- creating strong biomass for burn- tion of photosynthesis. The ozone ing create more than twofold the harming substance relief capa- measure of force per square bility of biofuel shifts exten- meter contrasted with corn es- sively, from discharge levels tates delivering for ethanol, tantamount to petroleum prod- when the yield is the equivalent: ucts in certain situations to neg- 10 t/ha produces 0.60 W/m2 and ative outflows in others. The 0.26 W/m2 individually. Stove IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel dry biomass overall have a on Climate Change) character- calorific substance of around 18 izes bioenergy as an inex- GJ/t, and each t/ha of dry bio- haustible type of energy. mass yield builds a ranch's force Naturally delivered alcohols, creation by 0.06 W/m2. most ordinarily ethanol, and less Ethanol fuel is the most widely usually propanol and butanol, recognized biofuel around the are created by the activity of mi- world, especially in Brazil. croorganisms and proteins Liquor energizes are delivered by through the aging of sugars or maturation of sugars got from starches (simplest), or cellulose wheat, corn, sugar beets, sugar (which is more troublesome). stick, molasses and any sugar or Biobutanol (likewise called bio- starch from which mixed refresh- 22

ENGINEERING POST April 2021 n Energy generation mmad Nawaz Iqbal ments like bourbon, can be made, over diesel motors, biodiesel is a (for example, potato and organic drop-in biofuel, which means it is product squander, and so forth) viable with existing diesel mo- The ethanol creation techniques tors and conveyance foundation. utilized are protein absorption Biodiesel can be utilized alone or (to deliver sugars from put away mixed with petrodiesel in any ex- starches), maturation of the sug- tents. Biodiesel mixes can ars, refining and drying. The re- likewise be utilized as warming fining interaction requires huge oil. energy contribution for heat Aviation biofuel can be deliv- (some of the time impractical pe- ered from plant sources like Jat- troleum gas petroleum product, ropha, green growth, fats, however cellulosic biomass like squander oils, palm oil, Babassu bagasse, the waste left after and Camelina (bio-SPK); from sugar stick is squeezed to remove strong biomass utilizing pyroly- its juice, is the most well-known sis prepared with a Fischer– fuel in Brazil, while pellets, wood Tropsch measure (FT-SPK); with chips and furthermore squander a liquor to-fly (ATJ) measure heat are more normal in Europe) from squander aging; or from en- Waste steam powers ethanol gineered science through a sun- manufacturing plant – where light based reactor. Little waste warmth from the indus- cylinder motors can be adjusted trial facilities additionally is uti- to consume ethanol. The Interna- lized in the area warming tional Energy Agency need biofu- network. els to meet in excess of a fourth Another form is biodiesel. of world interest for transporta- Biodiesel is a type of diesel fuel tion fills by 2050, to diminish re- got from plants or creatures and liance on petroleum. However, comprising of long-chain unsatu- the creation and utilization of rated fat esters. It is ordinarily biofuels are not on target to meet made by artificially responding the IEA's practical improvement lipids like creature (fat), soybean situation. From 2020 to 2030 oil, or some other vegetable oil worldwide biofuel yield needs to with a liquor, delivering a increment by 10% every year to methyl, ethyl or propyl ester. Not arrive at IEA's objective. Just 3% at all like the vegetable and development every year is nor- waste oils used to fuel changed mal the following 5 years. 23

ENGINEERING POST April 2021 Work on CPEC Western Route in final stages Engineering Post Report ment works including construction of two inter-changes at Yarik and National Logistic Cell (NLC) Abdul Khel, six under-passes and is busy in giving final four bridges among other required touches to one of the most construction work. important com- On motor- ponent of China- way’s becoming Pakistan functional, it Economic Corri- will drastically dor (CPEC)‘s cut travel dis- Western Route tance between Alignment. Dera Ismail NLC , one of Khan and Is- five different lamabad, also construction linking major firms, has com- highways i.e. pleted more N-50 and N-55 than 95 per cent at Dera Ismail of highly quality Khan junction work on its as- promoting signed package- socio-economic 1 on 285 development kilometers long related activi- Hakla-Dera Is- ties in the area mail Khan Mo- which produces torway project and is expected to pulses, grains, fruits especially be first to complete its assigned mangoes and dates of superior part of motorway ahead of four quality but somehow has re- others. mained under-developed so far Package-1 assigned to NLC com- and also increase connectivity be- prises of 4-lane 55 kilometers long tween North Punjab,South Khy- carriageway which originates from ber Pukhtoonkhwa and North Yarik near Dera Ismail Khan and West Balochistan giving boost to culminates at RehmaniKhel area. much needed trade activities all NLC has completed all develop- around. 24



ENGINEERING POST April 2021 Haier AC Empowering the Education Industry in Pakistan IQRA University, a pri- energy consumption on cation institutions in Pak- quick cooling function can ing. vate university in Pak- buildings. Therefore, it is istan relying on its profes- bring a comfortable expe- At present, Haier CAC istan, has its campus increasingly necessary to sional air solutions and rience to classrooms and has established coopera- mainly located in Karachi, upgrade building and re- powerful spare parts sup- other large spaces to the tion with many universi- a city that has an average duce energy consumption port. greatest extent. Addition- ties and has set up many temperature of over 32 for Recently, Haier’s MRV-5 With the help of the full ally, its specially cus- reference projects in Pak- 10 months of the year due and Round-way Cassette DC inverter compressor, tomized centralized istan. Looking into the fu- to its proximity to the trop- were successfully in- full DC fan, and the large- control system can realize ture, Haier CAC will ical zone. The long-term stalled at the Iqra Univer- area heat exchanger, the real-time monitoring continue to innovate and operation of air condition- sity in Pakistan. Haier Haier MRV 5 has greatly and partitioned control, empower the education in- ers occupies about 40%- Commercial AC has once improved system opera- etc. of the whole campus stitutions around the 50% of the university’s again empowered the edu- tion efficiency. And its to maximize energy sav- world. 26



ENGINEERING POST April 2021 Designs sewing machine for The Visually-Impaired NUST student wins Lexus Design Award APakistani student Aqsa vides a unique platform for young 2042 entries from 79 countries. problem. While talking to a media Ajmal from the National Uni- creators to demonstrate and further For her achievement Aqsa Ajmal outlet Aqsa Ajmal had explained versity of Sciences & Tech- develop their talents. The proposals has was also awarded ‘Benazir that her inspiration for working on nology (NUST) has won the were selected based on their expres- Bhutto Pride of Performance this project was a friend who had prestigious Lexus Design Award sion of three key principles of the Award’ by IHRC lost her eyesight due to an accident. 2020 for her novel design Pursewit,’ Lexus brand: Anticipate, Innovate, ‘Pursewit' is ergonomically de- “I wanted to make her feel valu- a sewing machine for the visually- and Captivate, with an emphasis on signed and has been developed able, and that inspired me to create impaired. Aqsa Ajmal is the first design that leads to a better tomor- with specially embedded features a concept which would help gener- and only Pakistani so far to have row. Reportedly, in the awards, a that allow the differently-abled ate employment opportunities for won the Lexus Design Award. total of 6 entries were shortlisted by from a lower economic background her [friend] and individuals liker The Lexus Design Award pro- the end from the record-setting to operate it without any hassle or her”. 28

ENGINEERING POST April 2021 Electric Vehicles: Bridging the gap for the consumer By Mr. UmairNabeel, Renewable Energy and Environmental Entrepreneur Institute For Highway European countrieson latest preciated and one ready ref- SK Safety) has stamped its ap- EV sales, especially given erence for related entities Innovation are some proval on the model 3(2021) the pandemic. And finally a here in Pakistan. names to take note of when which as aconsumer/poten- short brief on the latest from Sweden and Britain it comes to material tial EV buyer, is a major con- ourcomplex friends, the fuel recorded record sales of EVs chemistries and theirad- fidence booster bridging the source of every electric vehi- (PHEV + BEV) for the vanced level RnD for gaps that exist in themarket cle, lithium-ion batteries. month of February lithium-ion batteries. Cur- and I highly recommend you FedEx Corporation, as 2021. The market share in rently the market is exposed all to visit their webpage. A confirmed by their Chair- terms of sales/new registra- to around five (05)design new tech vs. the same buyer. man and CEO has an- tions for the mentioned variants varying from one Fancy slo- month stands application to another. The gans and mar- at aforementioned organiza- keting can 34.8% in tions arelaying more empha- only go as far, Sweden and sis on nickel, manganese, Cover Story: Tesla real data, 13% in silicon led quantitative ex- model 3(2021) gets credible and Britain. This periments to the existingde- IIHS certification/rat- verified data at a time sign variants for both the ing. Now what does this ac- on an EVand when the au- cathode and anode. Meet tuallymean or translate into the end user's tomobiles in- Battery Research Centre in simple terms, from an end access coupled dustry like has recentlypublished their user's view point. Let me try with under- quite afew paper on this subject matter and decodethis and explain standing of it others has with the addition of an addi- to my readers in slight de- will prove to been in the tive to existingelectrolytes tail. As with any automobile, be the actual eye of the also forming part of their re- LTV or HTV and regard- catalystas we c o v i d - 1 9 search (key in my view given lessof the OEM, in order to strive to storm. In GB its correlation with charging get itself on the road on a tackle the alone, it's esti- and discharging). commercial level, it has to cancerous urban air quality nounced a $2bn mated to be down byalmost The next five years at pass a minimumset of indus- and pollution. budgetwhich will fund all of 35% for comparable time pe- most will be critical in my try standards, checks and Global News Desk: So, the company's moves to a riods. A graphical illustra- view with reference to RnD. regulation. Same is the case some interesting bits to talk carbon neutral organization tion for Sweden has been Eventually thesedesign vari- with EVs. And I particular- about in this April 2021 edi- by 2040. A majorpart of madepart of this editorial. ants have to converge to not lytake Tesla's example be- tion. A bigname from the in- which is the phased switch Last but not the least, more than two-three at most cause it is a pioneer in this ternational courier/cargo to an all-electric vehicle some important updates to ensure a stable,ustainable industry and has continued and freight sector has based fleet. Pickup and de- (combined) to share on and commercially viable to lead by leapsand bounds, hopped on the bus and poli- liveryvehicles form a huge lithium-ion batteries, thefuel market. Until next time, on almost all fronts with cystatement on the EV part of any courier/cargo and source of electric vehicles. stay safe and ensure stric- road safety being a corner- switch is out. Some remark- freight company and this ef- Volkswagen, Storedot, Meet tadherence to covid-19 SOPs stone policy. IIHS (Insurance able data from a couple of fort by FedEx ishighly ap- Battery Research Centre, no matter what. 29

ENGINEERING POST April 2021 ECNEC approves Sambrial-Kharian Motorway The Executive Committee of the sponsored by the Ministry of Com- National Economic Council munications and executed by NHA. (ECNEC) has approved the Sources reveal that a project man- construction of 69 km long (04-lane) agement unit has been established Sambrial-Kharian Motorway. by NHA for Sambrial-Kharian Mo- The ECNEC meeting was chaired torway. Muzaffar Abbas has been by Finance and Revenue Minister appointed as general manager (GM) Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh. According of the Sambrial-Kharian Motorway. to the summary presented before the ECNEC has also approved a sum- committee, it will be a high-speed mary regarding the construction of toll road facility starting from Sam- additional two lanes and brial city and will end on Lahore- widening/rehabilitation of the exist- Sialkot Motorway. The motorway ing two-lane carriageway of the will be constructed on a BOT basis Shikarpur-Rajanpur section of at a cost of Rs43.38 billion.According Indus Highway N-55. The project to the proposal the project shall be would be executed byNHA. PM Imran khan inaugurates 3 tunnels at Swat Motorway Prime Minister Imran Khan has torway had seven interchanges and inaugurated three tunnels at three tunnels with length of 1266, Swat motorway. The inaugura- 271 and 324 meters. With the com- tion of these tunnels signifies the pletion of Swat Motorway the travel completion of the first phase of Swat time has been significantly reduced motorway. for commuters, especially tourists The PM was received by Khyber and traders. It also benefits the en- Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mah- tire Malakand Division comprising mood Khan and Director General of Swat, Dir Lower, Dir Upper, Chitral Frontier Works Organization Major Lower, Chitral Upper, Bajaur, Buner General Kamal Azfar on his arrival. and Shangla districts. The time of While briefing the prime minister- journey between Swat and Pe- about the swat motorway DG FWO shawar, the provincial capital, has said that the 80-km-long Swat Mo- been reducedto nearly two hours. 30

ENGINEERING POST April 2021 Trainees install Solar Photovoltaic System at DHA Suffa University Trainees undergoing training at DHA Suffa top, which marks the culmination of NAVTTC RESD trainees will enable them to start their University (DSU) in the Renewable En- ‘Renewable Energy System Design’ training at own freelance work by offering consultancy ergy System Design (RESD) trade, as part DSU which started in September 2020. Along services in Renewable Energy projects being in- of Prime Minister’s NAVTTC Kamyab Jawan the lines of NAVTTC program’s vision to pro- stalled across Pakistan, or start their own start- Program, installed and commissioned a 2.5 kVA mote Entrepreneurship and to empower Pak- up companies which provide turn-key Solar Photovoltaic (PV) System on the roof top istan’s youth with skills that are in high Renewable Energy solutions to address the na- of DSU’s Engineering Laboratory block. RESD demand, the skill set imparted by DSU to these tion’s energy needs. trainees interfaced the Solar Photovoltaic (PV) System with a battery bank, an inverter and a charge controller, to successfully power up the Electrical Engineering Labs of DSU’s Engineer- ing Block and shift their load to Solar energy. This Solar Photovoltaic System (PV) System was inaugurated on 11th March 2021 by DSU’s Vice Chancellor, Engr. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Afzal Haque, and DSU’s Pro-Vice Chancellor, Brig. Prof. Dr. Ahmed Saeed Minhas. Interact- ing with NAVTTC trainees, DSU’s VC and Pro- VC lauded their efforts and showed appreciation towards the successful commis- sioning of the Solar PV System on DSU’s roof Middle East Energy 2021 to take place at Dubai from 14-16 June Middle East Energy Dubai, the leading global energy industry event formerly known as Middle East Electricity, has revealed the 2020 edition of the show gener- ated more than AED18 billion worth of busi- ness during the three-day showcase, as registration for the 2021 event goes live today. Held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Mak- toum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, and hosted by the UAE Min- istry of Energy & Infrastruc- ture, the event, is now in its 46th year and will take place at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) from 14-16 June 2021 fea- turing a new hybrid format. A three-day live and in-per- son physical event promoting face-to-face meetings will allow visitors to safely conduct business while also incorporating four themed weeks, which can be accessed online from home or in the office from 17 May - 7 June. Claudia Konieczna, Exhibition Director, Middle East Energy, said: “The exhibition of- fers the chance for public and private sector entities to showcase products and innovative technologies that are driving forward the en- ergy transition and providing solutions to meet ambitious clean energy and net-zero tar- gets. To register for the event please click on the following link, https://bit.ly/3vRoGyU. 31

ENGINEERING POST April 2021 Development of Natural Resources in Balochistan Engineering Post Report are being made for scientific explo- exploration of minerals and have granted to different private/public ration and exploitation of these obtained areas for pre-feasibility sector small scale mining compa- Balochistan is the largest natural resources. Federal as well studies/ exploration/exploitation of nies. province, area wise, of the as Provincial Governments are giv- Gold, Copper, precious metals and Balochistan province has large country constituting 43 per ing prompt attention towards the associated minerals in Chagai and deposits of Limestone, Gypsum cent of the total national landmass. and Coal (raw material for cement The county, in general and the manufacturing) and investment province in particular, is endowed opportunities for installation of ce- by the nature with the blessing of ment factories are available in the substantial mineral wealth. province. According to the latest re- According to the experts, min- ports, seven applications for grant eral industry can play an impor- of exploration and mining leases tant role in boosting up the were under process in the Direc- socio-economic set up in Balochis- torate General of Mines and Min- tan as agriculture in other parts of erals office in Quetta. After the country but somehow due at- completion of study reports in due tention could not be given to the ex- course of time the licenses will be ploitation and development of granted. mineral sector due to financial con- The Geological Survey of Pak- straints, heavy risk investment istan (GSP) has also planned the and lack of infrastructure as the mapping of 50 top sheets of the deposits are located in remote and development of minerals in the other districts of the province. “outcrop area” of Balochiistan for far flung areas of the province. province. Nine large scale licenses and identification of minerals at a cost Nature has gifted Balochistan Various national and multi-na- more than 1450 concessions of var- of PRs 127. 595 million duringa with vast natural resources. Efforts tional companies are involved in ious minerals have so far been three years periods. Kuwaiti investment invited in CPEC Pakistan has invited Kuwait to Qureshi to the visiting Foreign Min- the economic potential of the need for facilitating travel between exploit the potential of invest- ister and Minister of State for Cab- CPEC, in particular the Special Pakistan and Kuwait to provide ment opportunities available inet Affairs of Kuwait Ahmed Economic Zones. He invited impetus to bilateral trade was also CPEC, particularly in the tax free Nasser Al-Sabah during delega- Kuwait to benefit from the vast emphasized. The two foreign min- Special Economic Zones (SEZs). tion-level talks here at the Min- and profitable investment opportu- isters also exchanged views on re- This invitation was extended by istry of Foreign Affairs Islamabad. nities available in Pakistan. Dur- gional and global issues of mutual Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi briefed his counterpart on ing the meeting the immediate interest. 32

ENGINEERING POST April 2021 Pakistan HVACR Society inks MoU with Punjab Vocational Training Council Pakistan HVACR soci- address the following items: ety has signed a 1) Curriculum for the memorandum of un- HVACR Trade derstanding (MoU) with 2) Certifying the Pak- Punjab Vocational Training istan HVACR Society Council (PVTC) in a bid to SKILL Development bridge the gap between the Course with the logo of industry and academia. As PVTC. part of this initiative Pak- 3) Training of Teachers. istan HVACR society will 4) Upgrading the Techni- work for bringing the aca- cal College Labs upto the demia up to the standards current Standards. being followed by the indus- During the meeting the try at this time. entire Board of PVTC was Mr. KhurramRehman- present along with the PH- Malick (President PHVACR VACR Officers of EC, La- Society)and Mr. Major (Chairman PVTC) signed respective institutions. was discussed that a com- hore chapter and ShahnawazBadar(Retd) the MoU on behalf of their During the meeting it mittee shall be formed to Faisalabad Chapter. GGL to manufacture long-life super capacitor batteries Ghani Global Limited (GGL) has an- ket of December 2020 of the US Department transmission infrastructure and low effi- nounced that it is stepping into the of Energy’s Research Technology Investment ciency storage alternatives. The introduction manufacturing of sophisticated tech- Committee, the global market consists of two of super capacitor energy storage solutions by nology for enhancing energy storage efficiency types: stationery and mobility/transportation GGL which have a life of approximately 5 through production of in Pakistan. markets; and the combined market estimated years, will massively improve the usage of GGL has initiated a joint venture with M/s to grow three to five times the current 800-gi- green and alternative energy technologies in Kilowatt Labs Inc., New York, USA for the gawatt-hour (GWh) on annual basis. The the country. completion of this project. A project launch rapid decrease in battery storage costs and in- In addition to usage in transportation sec- ceremony was also held in Islamabad. creased variable renewable generation has led tor these batteries will have application in the By initiating the manufacture of long-life to a surge in market deployments of energy transmission & distribution of Microgrid, long super capacitor batteries Pakistan will be able storage across the global electrical (station- duration industrial storage purposes, EV to tap into a global energy storage technology ary) and transportation (mobility) sectors. Charging infrastructure, uninterruptible market which is projected to increase 2.5-4 Currently in our country the energy storage power sources (UPS) for data centers, ware- terawatt-hours (TWh) annually by 2030.Ac- market is very underdeveloped. The country houses, telecom towers and military/security cording to the Report on Energy Storage Mar- faces frequent power outages, unreliable purposes. 33

ENGINEERING POST April 2021 New Horizons in Central Asian States Nespak wins 24MW Hydropower Project in Uzbekistan NESPAK in investment pro- a joint gram, which will venture help develop with DOLSAR, planning capac- Turkey has won ity for climate Sustainable Hy- resilience and dropower Project environmental in Uzbekistan. Dr. sustainability; Tahir Masood, and (iii) compli- Managing Direc- ment sector re- tor NESPAK told forms by the media that strengthening the project will in- the institutional stall three Hydro capacity of Joint- Power Plants Stock Company with the total ca- Uzbekhydroen- pacity of 24MW in ergo. the Aksu river, By Winning Kashkadarya Re- this Project, gion, Uzbekistan, NESPAK has namely Rabat Hy- paved its way in dropower Project, the vast energy Chappasuy Hydropower Project, ment Bank (ADB) for the subject and Construction Supervision. market of Central Asian States. Tamshush Hydropower Project Project for an EPC “turnkey The project will support Uzbek- This project has opened new with associated 22km 35-110 kV lump-sum” contract and for the istan’s national goals to increase horizons for NESPAK. With al- transmission lines, and mini- project supervision consulting renewable energy generation and ready ranked at 13th in global hydro units of total 1MW in ag- services to implement the proj- diversify its energy mix. The proj- construction management/pro- gregate capacity. Total cost of the ect. ect has multifaceted interventions gram management firms by ENR Project will be US $ 75 million. The NESPAK-DOLSAR Joint to help Uzbekistan (i) deploy magazine, NESPAK is commit- The Joint-Stock Company Venture will provide services in small and mini hydropower plants ted to complete this Project “Uzbekhydroenergo” (Uzbekhy- the role of Project Consultants (HPPs) to add 25 megawatts within time and budget. The droenergo) is the project execut- for Project Management, Project (MW) of renewable energy capac- Project will also bring much ing agency. They have received Performance Monitoring, Design ity; (ii) develop a hydropower mas- needed foreign excahnge to Pak- financing from Asian Develop- Review of Technical Documents ter plan to optimize a future istan. 34

ENGINEERING POST April 2021 Hubco to acquire upstream operations of ENI Hub Power Company upstream oper- the previous istan Petroleum Limited (Hubco) has decided ations in Pak- government in (PPL), conducted offshore to acquire the up- istan of Eni the centre pro- drilling at Kekra-1 well in stream operations of the and renewable longed delay Karachi waters at the cost Italian company ENI. Eni, energy assets in auction of of around $100 million the Italian oil and gas ex- owned by Eni new oil and sometime in April 2019, but ploration firm, has finally in Pakistan,” gas explo- the well did not produce hy- ended its 20-year of journey said Hubco ration blocks drocarbons. in Pakistan. Company Sec- in the country. Although the exact price According to a notifica- retary Sohail The Eni, in of acquisition has not been tion sent to Pakistan Stock Kassamali. p a r t n e r s h i p revealed but sources have Exchange “The Hub Power Eni had for- with the US- confirmed that the two in- Company together with mally put its firm Exxon- stitutions have finalised the Eni’s local employees (in local opera- Mobil and two price. Besides, the deal con- 50:50 joint venture) has ex- tions on sale in local partners; sists of acquisition of 10 ecuted definitive agree- June 2020 after it, failed to revise up their profit mar- Oil and Gas Development megawatt (MW) photo- ments to acquire all the convince the government to gins and the incumbent and Company (OGDC) and Pak- voltaic plant. 35

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ENGINEERING POST April 2021 NHA awards consultancy agreement to MIST The National Highway MIST was the highest ranked Furthermore the NHA Ex- Authority (NHA) Exec- consultant in the (technical + ecutive Board has also ap- utive Board proved the has approved to Addendum No. 01 award the agree- of M/s NESPAK ment for “Consul- (Pvt.) Ltd in asso- tancy Services for ciation with M/s Monitoring of NHA EGC (Pvt.) Ltd Network using for Design Review Satellite Technol- and Construction ogy” to “M/s Multidi- Supervision of mensional Motorway M-4 Innovative Systems Ext costing to & Technologies Rs.12.8 million (Pvt.) Ltd. (MIST)”. with revised con- The approval was tract cost of Rs. granted by Capt. 300.338 million Sikander Qayyum (retd), financial) evaluation at the and overall increase of 4.45 Chairman,NHA in the meet- cost of approximately percent and EOT up to April ing of the Executive Board. Rs206.616 million. 30, 2017. 38

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ENGINEERING POST April 2021 SMEDA Special Projects in collaboration with International Partners Engineering Post Report industries. Assessment of 2 production units Revitalization Programme. Technical assistance is provided was conducted along with layouts The forum comprises 50 experts Small and Medium Enter- to SMEs in order to enhance com- comprising ofsafety equipment in- from public sector, think tanks, prises Development Author- petitiveness by improving produc- stallations. donors, civil society organizations, ity (SMEDA) collaborates tivity, quality and energy Technical assistance in imple- academia, banks, chambers of with a number of international efficiency. mentation of Japanese productiv- commerce and industries and pri- development partners in further- Details of facilitation and sup- ity and quality tools was provided vate sector. ance of its objectives of promotion port provided to SMEs during last to 15 SME units. The Forum hasdeveloped and and development of small and financial year as given below: 16 training programmes and submitted proposals for develop- medium enterprises in the coun- Under the SMEDA-JICA Auto workshops were organized in the ment of mineral sector to the Khy- try to which the incumbent fed- Parts Project, technical support areas of energy efficiency, produc- ber Pukhtoonkhwa Provincial eral government attaches great was extended to 28 auto part tivity, quality, total productive Government for accelerating eco- importance. manufacturers in Lahore and maintenance etc during the pe- nomic development of Newly- These international develop- Karachi. riod under report. Merged Districts (NMDs). Other ment organizations include Japan Baseline Energy audits were SMEDA has also set up Eco- initiatives included extension of International Cooperation Agency conducted in 06 SMEs from auto nomic Cooperation and Develop- KPK Mineral Governance Act (JICA), German International Co- parts sector and Sports goods sec- ment Forum (ECDF) platform as 2017, Introduction of mineral operation (GTZ), Training and De- tors. Follow up visits of 9 compa- a United Nations Development specific magistracy system, digi- velopment Centres of the Bavaran nies were also conducted for Programme (UNDP) project for talization of mine leases allot- Employees Association (bfz) Ger- Improving Production Efficien- discussing challenges and oppor- ment process and declaring the many and local experts for ex- cies. tunities in the Newly-Me4rged ownership of KPKgovernment on tending support to the local Operational Health and Safety Districts under FATA Economic mineral resources in the NMDs. 40

ENGINEERING POST April 2021 Frequencies being evaluated for 5G Pakistan is gearing up to LTE and VoLTE (Voice over (Gbps), making Pakistan a pio- roll out 5G mobile phone Long-Term Evolution) Services neer of 5G trials in the region. services in the country by in FY 2021 and 5G services in The first 5G call between Is- fiscal year 2022-2023 with an FY 2023,” PTA said. lamabad and Beijing was made auction of unused telecom spec- Pakistan already has some 91 in November 2020. Zong be- trum according to the Pakistan million 3G/4G subscribers. Mo- came the first Pakistani opera- Telecommunication Authority bile phone operators in Pakistan tor to make the country’s (PTA). have already conducted trials of pioneering 5G NSA (Non-Stand- In this connection, the follow- 5G services in Pakistan. Pak- alone Access) call in collabora- ing bands are being evaluated istani mobile phone operators tion with Beijing Mobile. The for adoption of 5G services as including China Mobile Pak- NSA setup allows operators to low bands, mid bands and high istan (CMPak) that operates leverage their existing network bands: (i) 700 MHz; (ii) 2.3 GHz; under Zong, Jazz and Telenor investments in communications (iii) 2.6 GHz; (iv) 3.5 GHz; (v) conducted 5G trials in August and mobile core, instead of de- MiIIimeter wave bands; (vi) C- 2019, January 2020 and March ploying a new core for 5G. Band (3.6-4.2) GHz and (vii) Un- 2020. These were among the GSMA estimates that by licensed Backhaul Frequency first trials of 5G services in any 2023, the economic contribution bands (P2P & P2MP). South Asian country, with a of the mobile industry in Pak- “PTA is aiming for auctions of recorded download speed of istan is estimated to reach $24 spectrum for proliferation of more than 1 Gigabits per second billion, which is 6.6% of GDP. 41

ENGINEERING POST April 2021 Direction of Pakistan’s Exports In order to boost Pakistan’s showing positive results though exports and explore new the pace is bit slowly but there markets around the world are indications of acceleration in and changing the pattern of ex- trade relations of Pakistan with ports to the same markets year more and more African coun- after year, a number of measures tries. are being taken at the appropri- Prior to Look Africa Policy and ate level in the right earnest. other initiatives to boost Pak- Efforts are underway to ex- istan’s exports , major exports plore new markets especially in market for Pakistan for years to- ASEAN and Asian regions hav- gether have been USA, China, ing unexplored potential. Afghanistan, Britain, Germany, Pakistan has also taken initia- United Arab Emirate (UAE), tives through the Commerce Bangladesh, Italy, Spain, Ministry of Look Africa Policy. France, among other countries. Trade ties between Pakistan and Pakistan also attaches great African countries will create importance to its bilateral trade jobs, facilitate economic growth relations with other trading and reduce poverty. Ministry of partners which are briefly are Commerce’s initiative Look China, Japan, Thailand, Sri Africa Policy fully backed and Lanka, Indonesia, Central Asian supported by the Ministry of Republics and Africa among oth- Foreign Affairs has started ers. 42

ENGINEERING POST April 2021 WAPDA to rehabilitate Rasul Hydel Power Station The Pakistan Water and This was crux of a briefing Power Development Author- made to WAPDA Chairman Lt ity (WAPDA) has planned to Gen Muzammil Hussain (Retd) rehabilitate 69-year old Rasul during his visit to Rasul Hydel Hydel Power Station located at a Power Station today. Mangla link between Upper Jhelum and Hydel Power Station Chief Engi- Lower Jhelum Canals near neer, Rasul Hydel Power Station Khokhra Head Works in Mandi Resident Engineer and other offi- Bahauddin District of Punjab cials were also present on the oc- Province. casion. Rasul Highlight- Hydel ing the sig- Power Sta- nificance of tion was hydel elec- commis- tricity in sta- sioned in bilizing the 1952 with power tariff an installed and facilitat- capacity of ing socio- 22 Mega economic Watt (MW). uplift of the It was the biggest hydel power country, the Chairman said that project of Pakistan that was com- WAPDA has been implementing a missioned after independence. two-pronged plan for making opti- Since its commissioning, the mal utilization of hydro resources Hydel Power Station has con- in Pakistan.On one hand, we have tributed about 5.5 billion units of been constructing new projects in- low-cost, clean, green and environ- cluding Mohmand, Diamer Basha ment-friendly electricity to the and Dasu, while on the other National Grid. The reduced effi- hand, alsorehabilitating our aged ciency of the equipment due to ob- hydel power stations like Mangla, solete technology and aging factor Warsak and Rasul to improve have necessitated rehabilitation of hydel ratio in the system under the Hydel Power Station to regain the plan, he added. and increase its generation capac- Earlier, the Chairman visited ity. An in-house feasibility study the Power Station and allied com- has been completed to proceed fur- ponents including spillway and ther to implement rehabilitation head gates. He also planted a tree of Rasul Hydel Power Station. during the visit. 43

Airlink sets up smartphone manufacturing plant in Pakistan Airlink Communication a leading distrib- manufacturing plant in Pakistan. The recent introduction of DIRBS system by utor of mobile phones having a strong The total covered area of factory is 150,000 the government was a strong incentive for com- presence in Pakistan with service centers sq/ ft. In the first phase, Airlink has established panies to locally manufacture products in the across the country has set up a smartphone 8 production, 2 Quality and 4 Packaging lines, country. with the technological assistance from TCL and Transsion Holdings Company. The facility will have an estimated production capacity of 500,000-800,000 units (per month) for smart phones and feature phones. Warehouse area is around 10,000 sq. ft. with height of 30 ft., equipped with latest material handling de- vices. The state-of-the-art smartphone assembly plant has been established in Lahore. The or- ganisation is a strong proponent of investment in Pakistan and has invested heavily in the local industry. The idea is to promote ‘Made in Pakistan’ products and to create employment opportunities for skilled and unskilled labour in the country. According to the official website of Airlink, the company has already secured contracts with international brands which in- clude itel, Tecno, TCL and Alcatel. AIrlink is one of the largest importers of smartphones in Pakistan having distribution of Huawei, Samsung mobile phones & acces- sories in Pakistan having around 20-25% mar- ket share of total mobile business in the country according to Customs Import Data.