Engineering Post June 2022

Gauss Auto to setup EV manufacturing plant in Pakistan The ‘Gauss Auto Group,’ a panied like Audi, Ford, Tesla Cheng Feng and the CEO of Chinese corporation, has and the US Department of En- AKD holdings, Nasir Rizwan led announced plans to a delegation and visited the build an electric vehicle Board of Investment to dis- (EV) plant in Pakistan's cuss their intentions regard- special economic zone near ing their collaboration and Port Qasim in Karachi. business and an opportunity The 1000 acres plant will to export EVs abroad from be set up as a joint venture Pakistan. The federal minis- (JV) with AKD group ter BoI Chaudhary Salik Holdings (Pvt) ltd. Hussain was also present. The Gauss Auto Group The delegation delivered a partner is the British CCA comprehensive presentation company, RML, German of their production plant EDAG, Italian IDG, hav- and appraised the federal ing a highly experienced investment office of the vari- team in the field of energy vehi- ergy. ants of the vehicles they were al- cles from world renowned com- The CEO of Gauss Auto, ready producing.

ENGINEERING POST June 2022 Import Ban lifted from raw items The clarification statement Commerce Ministry has issued has been given by Ministry an office memorandum regard- of Commerce about the ing SRO598 (1) 2022 dated 19 ban on the imported items. June 2022. Moreover, the import Under of certain SRO598 (1) luxury and 2022, the non-essen- ban shall not tial items apply to raw has been material, in- prohibited. termediate The Federal goods and Board of industrial Revenue equip- (FBR) has ment/ma- directed its chinery field forma- required by tions to im- manufactur- plement the ing/indus- clarification trial issued by concerns and the Com- foreign grant-in-aid projects. merce Ministry regarding To completely justify this, the SRO.598(I)/2022. PEC signed MoU with ABAD The Association of Builders founder and executive director and Developers of Pak- of Akhuwat Foundation Dr. istan (Abad) and the Pak- Amjad Saqib. istan Engineering Council In attendees, the PEC chair- (PEC) have signed a Memoran- man Najeeb Haroon was pres- dum of Understanding (MoU) to ent along with Chairman ABAD provide internships for newly- Mohsin Sheikhani, and others. graduated engineers. The splendid Memorandum of The august ceremony was Understanding was signed by held at ABAD House which was Mir Masood Rashid of PEC and enlightened by the pressence of Secretary General of Abad Eht- chief guest of the ceremony, the eshamullah Malick. 02

ENGINEERING POST June 2022 JUBILEE CORPORATION Introduces New Series of Power Analyzers from LOVATO ELECTRIC Jubilee Corporation (JC), together dard model dimension of 95*95 mm. supervision systems to provide com- tified for compliance with the interna- with LOVATO Electric – one of The measurements are displayed as plete analysis of all vectors. Available tional standards for measurement in- the leading specialist manufactur- waveform graphics, polar diagrams, with RS485 and Ethernet ports, up to strumentation, including: IEC/EN/BS ers of Low Voltage Electrical Devices, and harmonic spectra up to the 63rd 3 expansion modules can be used to 62053-22 (class 0.5s), IEC/EN/BS has been offering a comprehensive so- order, thus offering everything needed add supplementary inputs, outputs 62053-24 (Class 1) and IEC/EN/BS lution for energy management in Pak- to analyze the condition of the system. and communications ports. These 61557-12 (Class 0.5). istan for almost three decades. JC has The new series Power Analyzers have power analyzers offer full spectrum en- JC provides a wide range of Lovato introduced Lovato’s recently launched a standout feature of intelligent pro- ergy management providing the option Electric products and solutions in the New Series of Power Analyzers from gramming to configure and set param- to combine digital and analog inputs market including energy meters, syn- Lovato Electric in Pakistan. eters even when the device is not for field parameters like gas and water chronization controllers, automatic The new series models (DMG-7000, powered on. consumption, fluid tank levels, temper- transfer switch controllers and power DMG-7500, DMG-8000 and DMG- With its wide range of communica- ature, pressure and many others to be factor controllers and industry 4.0 9000), come with widescreen LCD color tions options, these power analyzers integrated in the system. All measure- compatible energy management soft- display while maintaining the stan- offer seamless integration with energy ments are extremely accurate and cer- ware. 03

ENGINEERING POST June 2022 Making the 27th HVACR expo a success Mr. Ahmad Nawaz President Pakistan HVACR society talks to Engineering Post The 27th Pakistan HVACR then the responsibility was shifted in the 27th Pakistan HVACR expo have been given the opportunity to Expo organised at Lahore to Mr. Ahmad Naeem Chughtai has been the setting up of a special display their products. This initia- has been one of the biggest who did a commendable job” he Made in Pakistan pavilion where tive will go a long way in establish- and most successful events in the added. the local manufacturers working in ing a trend of promoting quality history of HVACR Expos in Pak- A very positive initiative taken the HVACR industry of the country oriented domestically produced istan. Although the international goods which were being imported participation for the event was a till now. The customers will be able lot less than expected (due to the to see the potential of local manu- new wave of COVID in China) still facturers and it will also motivate there is no doubt that the organis- the local players to develop higher ers of the expo had done a wonder- quality standards “Made in Pak- ful job in bringing all the stake istan pavilion had been in our holders at one platform an execut- plans for a long time but with the ing a grand event. recent import band and the un- We at Engineering Post had a precedented hike in dollar prices detailed conversation with Mr. we decided to increase the scale of Ahmad Nawaz President Pakistan the pavilion. Moreover to incen- HVACR society to understand the tivise the local manufacturers we struggle and hard work that went decided to provide the stalls at sub- into organising the amazing event. sidised rates which ensured maxi- During the conversation Mr. mum participation from the local Ahmad Nawaz said that it was one community. Furthermore it was of the hardest events to organise decided that the main theme which as the volatile situation of econ- will be highlighted throughout the omy and the ensuing political expo will be Made in Pakistan,” chaos had shattered the confidence said Mr. Ahmad Nawaz President of investors “After the recent hike Pakistan HVACR society. in dollar and fuel price the in- A very unique aspect witnessed vestors were very apprehensive after a very long time in this expo and had started to withdraw from has been that the Pakistan the Expo. It was only after consis- HVACR society and American So- tent motivation and counselling by ciety of Heating, Refrigerating and our team that they agreed to par- Air-Conditioning Engineers ticipate, Alhamdulillah,” he ex- (ASHRAE) Pakistan has worked in plained “We had been working on unison for a common goal. The this expo for the last 2 years, ASHRAE conference has been Mr.Amir previous Chapter Chair- planned in such a way that it is man had also put in a lot of effort being held within the 27th HVACR 04

ENGINEERING POST June 2022 expo. A separate hall has been assigned to ness community so that the best results can be be on promoting the local manufacturers so the ASHRAE within the expo centre Lahore for the obtained from the expo. With just Lahore consultants can utilise maximum domestically conference. This will definitely have a positive chamber of commerce we have engaged more produced items,” revealed Mr. Ahmad Nawaz impact for both stakeholders in terms of partic- than 22 thousand members of the business At the end Mr. Ahmad Nawaz appreciated ipation and footfall. Mr. Ahmad Nawaz while community,” the efforts of the team of Pakistan HVACR so- commenting on this development said “After a An expo of this magnitude and with this ciety on successfully organising such a grand long time Pakistan HVACR society and much volume is bound to attract a significant event at Lahore “I know from experience that ASHRAE Pakistan are completely on the same numbers of visitors. Exhibitors from all over organising an Expo is an extremely nerve page. The conference being held will have local as well as international speakers who will pres- A very unique aspect witnessed after a ent their papers. The international speakers very long time in this expo has been that have agreed to join in via Zoom link while the the Pakistan HVACR society and local speakers will be present physically. This American Society of Heating, initiative has been achieved after a lot of delib- eration and efforts on both sides and will be beneficial for both the parties,” he added..... Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning The success of any Expo relies upon maxi- Engineers (ASHRAE) Pakistan has worked in unison for a common goal. The mum participation from the exhibitors as well ASHRAE conference has been planned in as the visitors. The 27th HVACR Expo pro- such a way that it is being held within the vided an extraordinary opportunity for the HVACR industry to engage millions of people and create a lasting impact. Pakistan HVACR society took on the challenge of ensuring max- 27th HVACR expo. A separate hall has imum number of exhibitors and participants. been assigned to ASHRAE within the To ensure that maximum participation from expo centre Lahore for the conference. visitor the society initiated an aggressive tar- This will definitely have a positive impact geted marketing campaign on electronic and for both stakeholders in terms of social media. Moreover hoardings and bill- boards across Lahore especially near the indus- trial areas were engaged to maximise the participation and footfall. visibility. The advertisements were also placed along canal road. To ensure the engagement of business com- Pakistan have come together on a single plat- racking process where every small detail munity Pakistan HVACR society worked with form to display their latest innovations and needs to be looked into. All this has been done Lahore chamber of commerce where they were technologies being offered in Pakistan. This is by our team with remarkable success espe- allowed to set up a space with Ads and the perfect place for Pakistani consultants to cially during such difficult and volatile times. brochures about the expo. The chamber of com- visit and see all the different technologies in Mr. Ahmad Naeem Chughtai Lahore Chapter merce of other nearby cities including Faisal- one place. In this regard Pakistan HVACR so- Chairman and his organizing team deserves abad, Gujranwala, Sialkot and Rawalpindi ciety has also tried to involve the renowned special commendation for organising every- were also engaged. Mr. Ahmad Nawaz while consultants of the country “We have invited the thing so professionally. Of course it is a team commenting on it said “We have been con- top consultants in the country to come and visit effort where everyone has to play their part stantly in contact with the Chamber of com- the 27th HVACR expo in Lahore so they can to achieve the goal and everyone at Lahore merce of Lahore and other nearby cities to see at a single platform all the different com- chapter has been phenomenally responsible ensure maximum participation from the busi- panies of the country. Our special emphasis will and efficient,” he said. 05



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ENGINEERING POST June 2022 Well organized under odd circumstances 27TH PAkISTAN HVACR ExPO Chairman Lahore Chapter, Mr. Ahmad Naeem Chughtai talks to Engineering Post The Pakistan HVACR society commenting on it, Mr. Ahmad Naeem ways been the mission of Pakistan Ahmad Naeem Chughtai. after months of efforts and col- Chughtai said “The HVACR Expo pro- HVACR society to promote the local The 27th Pakistan HVACR expo laboration has finally been able vides an excellent marketing opportu- industries. This time we have offered has been a huge success with unprece- to organise the 27th Pakistan HVACR nity to the companies because instead stalls to local manufacturers at sub- dented footfall even during these tu- expo at Lahore expo centre. The expo of going door to door to create aware- sidised rates to multuous times all due to the efforts was supposed to be held in 2020 but ness about their products they just help promote of Pakistan HVACR Society. To ensure was rescheduled multiple times due to have to stay at one place and cus- their prod- that all the exhibitors could get the COVID-19 restrictions. Now after con- tomers are brought to them” ucts. Many maximum exposure Mr. Ahmad stant efforts of the Pakistan HVACR International exhibitors especially people are Naeem Chughtai engaged consultants society especially the determination Chinese used to be a major part of the unaware of as well as people at the chamber of and hard work of Lahore chapter expos previously. This time due to the how many commerce “In addition to targeted Chairman and chairman organizing COVID situation in China the Chi- q u a l i t y marketing, we brought on board vari- committee Mr Ahmad Naeem Chugh- nese Exhibitors could not attend but products are ous consultants as well as the leader- tai, the Expo has finally materialised. other international exhibitors from being pro- ship of Lahore Chamber of Commerce During an exclusive conversation Turkey, Uzbekistan and Germany are duced in Pak- to ensure maximum engagement of in- with Engineering Post, Mr. Ahmad part of the expo. i s t a n , ” dustry and the business community in Naeem Chughtai explained that the Another positive initiative taken by e x p l a i n e d this expo,” he said. expo has been organised under very the organisers this time around M r . The aim of Pakistan HVACR soci- tough situations when there was polit- has been the establish- ety has always been the easy dissem- ical as well as economic uncertainty in ment of “Made in ination of technical and the country “Initially there was a lot Pakistan” pavilion non-technical knowledge. In of apprehension but the exhibitors and in the HVACR this regard the society or- organisers worked together to make Expo. This pavil- ganises various workshops this expo happen. For us the main ob- ion has been and technical seminars for jective of this expo is not earning but made to promote its members all across the rather keeping the event in continua- and facilitate country so they can learn tion so that people can benefit from it,” the local man- about the latest trends in the he said. ufacturers of HVACR industry “Everyone Pakistan HVACR Expo provides a the country at the society is working vol- solid platform to local as well as inter- who are in- untarily for the common goal national exhibitors. Here relevant volved in of ensuring knowledge shar- companies, traders, manufacturers manufactur- ing among the people. We and dealers are all brought together ing good qual- urge the people, to get them- under one roof and potential cus- ity products selves registered with the so- tomers can visit and choose any prod- in Pakistan ciety so they can truly benefit uct which is to their liking. While “It has al- from it,” he added. 08

ENGINEERING POST June 2022 Local manufacturers can grow exponentially after the import ban by improving quality Mr. Safdar Ali Mughal, CEO Safdar Ali & Associates (HVAC & Building Consultants) talks to Engineering Post The 27th Pakistan portance of the HVACR in- halls rented at Hotels. This pers to the public regarding uncertain political and health HVACR Expo and Con- dustry he said “In recent time Pakistan HVACR expo the recent innovations in the safety situation the interna- ference organized by years people have realized has been organized at 3 halls HVACR Industry Mr. Safdar tional presenters decided to the Pakistan HVACR society the important role played by of the Lahore Expo center Ali Mughal as the convener participate through zoom Lahore chapter after a gap of the HVAC industry. No office which is amazing and has of conference has been able to link this time,” he explained. more than 2 years has been can function properly if the only been made possible take on board 12 different During the conversation one of the largest and ar- employees are not sitting in a through the extraordinary ef- presenters for the expo even he appreciated the step of guably the most successful comfortable temperature forts of Lahore Chapter after so much uncertainty establishing a Made in Pak- HVACR expo in Pakistan. even the equipment starts chairman Mr. Ahmad Naeem and delays istan Pavilion in the HVACR The success of such a grand failing without proper tem- Chughtai and his team,” he “We have expo which is bound to pro- event is only possible through perature control,” he said said. The scale of the 27th 8 local mote and appreciate the a joint effort and consistent During the conversation HVACR expo is so large that as well local manufacturing indus- hard work and coordination Mr. Safdar Ali Mughal appre- more than 30 percent new ex- as 4 in- try “The establishment of of the organizing committee ciated the hibitors have par- the Made in Pakistan pavil- as well as the stakeholders. grand scale ion and discounts offered to During an exclusive con- local manufacturers will def- versation with Engineering initely help to boost the local Post regarding the event Mr. industry. In my professional Safdar Ali Mughal CEO Saf- capacity as a consultant I dar Ali & Associates who is also try to promote locally serving as the Honorary made items but the local in- Joint Secretary Pakistan dustry has to understand HVACR Society said that and accept that there can be such events are extremely no growth without working important in the develop- on improving quality of ment of the industry “Events products,” he said “The re- such as the Pakistan HVACR cent import ban can be a sil- expo play a pivotal role in the at which the expo has was or- ticipated this time and the ternational paper presenters ver lining for the local development and promotion ganized this time around and local participation is a lot for the conference. The inter- manufacturers to work effi- of the HVACR industry in the while reminiscing about how higher than previous times. national presenters will join ciently and fill the vacuum country as the business and it all started a few years back The Pakistan HVACR expo the conference through Zoom with their products and consumers are provided a “I remember how initially the also organizes a conference link while the local presen- grow in such a way that im- platform to interact,” he said. HVACR expo used to be con- where notable speakers and ters will be physically pres- ported products are not re- While explaining the im- ducted under canopies or researchers present their pa- ent. Due to the delays and quired,” he added. 09

ENGINEERING POST June 2022 Faisalabad Chapter increasing awareness about the HVACR sector in Faisalabad A conversation with Mr. Javaid Iqbal, Chapter Chairman, Faisalabad The 27th HVACR expo organ- man Faisalabad Chamber of Com- pecially the Lahore chapter and its ised at the Lahore Interna- Chapter during a re- merce was also chairman Mr Ahmad Naeem tional Expo centre has been cent conversation kept in the loop to Chughtai. They are the people be- increase partici- hind the success of this expo,” he the centre of attention of the whole with Engineering pation of the busi- said. nessmen of the Mr. Javaid Iqbal is known in the industry for the past few months. Post revealed how area,” he said. community as a hard worker focus The expo which was organised after everyone at Faisal- While speaking on working on the weaknesses of a about the expo he sector and improving them “We re- facing delays and postponements abad chapter had appreciated the alised that there is massive lack of work put in by awareness in this area about the for more than 2 years proved to be been playing their the society espe- HVACR sector so we decided to cially by Lahore work on it from a grass root level. one of the biggest HVACR expos in part for the Expo chapter for the Now we arrange presentations and HVACR Expo Industry visits for the engineering history. The success of the HVACR “Faisalabad is an In- “The team has students so when they step foot in worked very hard the industry they know something expo is primarily owed to the exten- dustrial area and is Faisalabad to bring the expo to completion es- about the HVACR sector,” he said. sive hard work by the team of Pak- in close vicinity to istan HVACR society. The whole Lahore so we have team including Lahore, Karachi, Is- been engaging the lamabad and Faisalabad chapters industrialist is the worked day and night to make this area to ensure their mega event a success. participation in the Mr. Javaid Iqbal, Chapter Chair- HVACR Expo. The IT Park to be established at karachi Govt has decided to set up a ation Authority with ground break- IT sector. “We have taken on board connect 1,367 towers across much needed IT Park at the ing to be held by mid-June. the academia. Now different univer- Larkana, Badin, Jamshoro, etc.” he metropolitan city of Karachi. While speaking about the devel- sities are going to offer degrees on said This was revealed by Federal Min- opment of the IT sector in Pakistan artificial intelligence, cyber security, The IT Park will house about 210 ister for the IT and Telecommunica- he said that he has set an ambitious 3D printing animations, etc.” IT companies with almost 8,400 tion Aminul Haq while addressing target of $15 billon IT exports in the He said in order to improve con- employees, and a multi-story build- a meeting with traders at Karachi next five years, to meet this target nectivity; the IT ministry has in- ing. It will cover an area of 106,449 Chambers of Commerce and Indus- the government has decided to en- vested some Rs 60 billion across the sq. m, with eight floors above try (KCCI). During the meeting he gage the Universities to help gener- country. “We are enhancing 1.4 mil- ground and three basement floors. revealed that the IT Park will be ate skilled professionals in the IT lion 4G penetration in the country The building will also have offices, built adjacent to the Karachi airport sector. Every year, around 26,000 IT every month. Today, we have signed conference rooms, a day-care cen- and land worth Rs 31 billion has al- graduates enter into the market, a contract to lay down fibre optics at tre, amenities, and a parking ready been acquired from Civil Avi- and of them only 5,000 to 6,000 join the cost of Rs 5 billion which will space. 10

ENGINEERING POST June 2022 karachi chapter managed healthy Participation at 27th HVACR Expo Exclusive conversation with Mr Zeeshan Ahmed Siddiqui Chairman Karachi Chapter The 27th Pakistan HVACR expo Pakistan he explained that with the time people are realizing the signifi- past 3 years. Organizing and manag- has finally been announced passage of time more and more em- cance of proper marketing for in- ing such a mega event has been a after a gap of 2 and a half phasis is being paid towards energy creasing sales and generating constant uphill battle for Lahore years and there is visible anticipa- conservation and usage of clean en- business and this expo will provide chapter but they have done a fantas- tion among all stake holders. The ergy as it is directly related to global the perfect platform for both sellers tic job and made it seem effortless,” Expo is being held on 9-10-11 June warming and environmental deteri- and buyers. “The PHVACR Expo is he said. 2022 at Lahore International Expo oration. “Around 35 to 40 percent of the perfect platform where different The Karachi chapter of the Pak- Centre. The expo has been made suc- energy consumption of a com- companies both locally and in- istan HVACR society has worked to- cessful by the consistent efforts of mercial building is owed to the ternationally can display wards generating awareness Pakistan HVACR society especially heating, air conditioning and their products. Pakistan is regarding the Airconditioning, Heat- Lahore chapter previous Chairman ventilation system. Events developing market and ing and Refrigeration industries in Mr. Aamir and current Chairman like the HVACR expo work many suppliers are inter- the country. In this regard the Mr. Ahmad as well as LC & Organ- towards educating the people ested to participate and Karachi Chapter of HVACR society izing Committee. But other chapters about optimizing the con- display their innovations has arranged numerous presenta- of the society also played a crucial sumption of energy as well as for the betterment of people tions and workshops for profession- part as a support to make the Lahore providing the latest and Pakistan. als as well as students “We are Expo – 2022 successful. most energy effi- During the aiming to share the knowledge for Being the Chapter chairman of cient solutions conversation the betterment of students, skill the largest industrial city of Pakistan to the new po- he appreci- labor and professionals that PH- Mr. Zeeshan Ahmed Siddiqui plays a tential con- ated the VACR does not only entail generat- pivotal role in engaging the indus- sumers. This work of La- ing cool air rather it is a complete tries for the HVACR Expo. During a in the end is hore Chap- field of study and implementation. recent conversation with Engineer- beneficial for ter and Besides, arranging presentations ing Post he said “Karachi chapter all the stake- i t s and workshops we have also signed tries to support being part of PH- holders,” he C h a i r - MoUs with engineering university. VACR Society to the fullest in engag- added. man Mr The important message is to all ing and informing the relevant stake W h i l e A h m a d stake holders come forward, work holders about the HVACR Expo. We comment- N a e e m together and participate in any are expecting a healthy participation ing on the Chughtai for shape to take PHVACR Society at of businessmen, industrialists, archi- importance o r g a n i z i n g next level specially media like Engi- tects, consultants, end users, con- of the expo such a mega neering Post, News Papers, Social tractors, engineers, media, students for the business event in Lahore Media etc are one of the best forums in the expo from Karachi,” he said. community he “People have to spread out the knowledge and While discussing the overall said that with been waiting for highlight the activities,” he ex- trends in the HVACR industry in the passage of this event for the plained. 11

ENGINEERING POST June 2022 MyTech Engineering now working on International projects A Conversation with Mr.Munawar Hasan, CEO MyTech Engineering MyTech Engineering Company and we are looking forward to doing law to install fire safety boxes inside names. (Pvt.) Ltd is one of Pakistan’s more international work in the future buildings,” he said. Another plus point of working with leading Dynamic Engineer- at Dubai and other places,” he ex- From early detection fire alarms to MyTech Engineering Company (Pvt.) ing Solution Provider for Process plained. fire suppression systems, MyTech Ltd is that the company is not just re- Safety and Facilities Protection. It The fire safety sector has emerged Engineering provides the complete stricted to fire safety work but is also also has the unique quality of being as a relatively new sector in Pakistan fire safety solution to its diverse actively engaged in the installation of one of the handful companies in Pak- HVAC systems as well. “Our goal istan consistently keeping up with from the very first day has been never the latest trends of the market and to compromise on quality and relia- providing cutting edge solutions to its bility so we are dealing exclusively customers. Mytech Engineering is in with premium quality American and the business of dealing with Fire pro- Middle Eastern brands in the HVAC tection, Air Conditioning & RO sector,” explained Mr.Munawar Plants and all aspects of Mechanical, Hasan during the conversation. electrical and plumbing (MEP) proj- Working in the HVAC industry pro- ects solutions for safety. The company vides a huge advantage to MyTech believes in constant innovation and Engineering as it acts as a one win- was the first company in Pakistan to dow operation for the HVAC and Fire introduce American technology and safety work and the consultants can American standard firefighting easily choose to award contract to a equipment to Pakistan. single company for both purposes. Mr.Munawar Hasan, CEO MyTech In addition to keeping the equip- Engineering Company (Pvt.) Ltd had ment up to date, MyTech Engineer- an exclusive conversation with Engi- ing also believes that the employees neering Post regarding the current should have the latest technical situation of the company and future knowledge as well. In this regard the prospects. During the conversation in recent years. With increasing range of clients. The company has employees are encouraged to attend Mr. Munawar Hasan revealed that awareness in the people and strict been engaged by the Armed forces on various trainings and workshops “We they are actively engaging with government regulations for the newly many classified projects due to the recently arranged for a few of our em- multinational companies to increase constructed buildings this sector has high quality standards maintained by ployees to be trained at Europe to im- international exposure of the com- flourished in recent years as there are them. In the private sector MyTech prove and renew their technical pany and to create a stronger footing now many new and old projects re- Engineering has worked with, Sindh skills” revealed Mr.Munawar Hasan in the international market. “We quiring fire safety installations and Secretariat Finance Department “This ensures that we are always have recently provided contracting accessories. “As the construction in- Data Centre project, Younus Wind ahead of the curve providing the lat- work to a client based in Kandhar dustry slowly gains pace in Pakistan, Plant, Dolmen mall Karachi GETZ est technology and with the most which was an amazing experience all the new buildings are bound by Pharma and many other notable qualified team available” he added. 12

ENGINEERING POST June 2022 MECAPOWER Offering turnkey power solutions to customer’s precise power requirements MECATECH (Private) Limited has Makran. canopies & Enclosures for ATS, HT & LT Pan- been a leader in the development of In this changing era of technology, every sec- els), paint shop, generator load and sound engineering services in Pakistan pro- tor is facing power generation crisis and the testing area and a separate Research & De- viding internationally recognized HVAC, need for a reliable and efficient power source velopment (R&D) department. The MEP, Civil, Power Generation, Mechanical is increasing day by day. Mecatech in the year Mecapower R&D department will work on the Equipment and services across the country. 2019 started its new venture named improvement of our product and manufactur- Mecatech, with its Power Generation De- “MECAPOWER” for manufacturing local gen- ing of our own Mecapower diesel engines for partment is constantly striving hard to give erator to meet the needs of its valuable clients. our generators within the facility for residen- its honorable clients the best Power Solutions. MECAPOWER has set the benchmark for tial ranges providing the most comprehensive range of residential as well as commer- cial diesel genera- tors. We provide turnkey power solu- tions, covering all as- pects of our customer’s precise power requirements. MECAPOWER of- fers a full range of 5 kVA to 500 kVA lo- cally coupled Diesel generators. We have on board one of the most trusted brands of engine and alter- With the Sole Distribution of PowerLink U.K nators such as Perkins, Lovol, Cummins, With a group of professional engineers, & EMSA Turkey in Pakistan, Mecatech Power Leroy Somer, Stamford etc. planners, sales engineer, contract/purchase Generation department has been successfully Mecatech is now constructing its new man- engineers and quality assurance inspectors providing Generators in all the sectors includ- ufacturing facility covering over an area of 4 working side by side under one roof. Mecatech ing commercial, residential, health and indus- kanals. It will comprise of all the sectors such with its Power Generation Department, is trial sectors. We have provided our services all as generator manfacturing & assembling line, constantly striving hard to give its honorable over Pakistan including remote areas such as fabrication shop (Sound & weatherproof clients best Power Solutions. 13

ENGINEERING POST June 2022 Hameed Automation A name of quality and trust in Pakistan Hameed Automation has Overload Relays, VFD’s, Soft Loggers etc. products but also provides cus- been working in the field of Starters, Digital Panel Meters, En- Hameed Automation is also the tomer support and after sales automation for the past ergy Analyzers, PLC Relays, authorised dealers for Weidmuller. service for all its products to its four decades in Pakistan. The com- Under & Over Voltage Monitoring This German brand provides Ter- customers which is an exceptional pany deals in Electrical measuring Relays and Electronic on Delay & minal Blocks, PCB Connectors, service offered by the company. To instruments L. v. Switchgear & Off Delay Timers etc. Marking Systems, Fieldbus Distri- ensure that after sales services are automation components manufac- In addition to Schnider Hameed bution Boxes, Solid State Relays, handled with the utmost care and tured by renowned brands from all Automation also provides prod- Power Supplies, SPD’s, Enclosures professionalism according to inter- across the world. Hameed Automa- ucts from a leading world class and Cable Glands etc. national standards, Hameed Au- tion is one of the pioneer compa- electrical measuring instruments With authorised dealerships of tomation employs a large number nies of automation in the country of highly skilled professional tech- and has built its remarkable repu- nicians and qualified Engineers tation in the market by consis- with certifications to handle all tently providing the highest the delicate equipment in case of quality products at competitive any problems. These teams are rates for the consumers. As part of available all across the country its policy to never compromise on and provide the best after sales quality Hameed Automation has service in the market. The com- developed its liaisons with the top pany is proud to say that our cus- quality product manufacturers tomers, not only appreciate our from all over the world to ensure way of developing a working rela- that their customers never have to tionship with them but also our settle for anything but the best. after sales services and support Hameed Automation is the offi- are a source of confidence & trust cial distributors of Schneider Elec- which they repose in them tric (France), HIOKI (Japan) & As part of its portfolio Hameed Weidmuller (Germany). Besides Automation has worked largely this the company also has the deal- manufacturer called Hioki having the best brands a huge variety of with industrial setups in Pakistan ership of Fuji, LS, Terasaki, manufacturing setup in Japan. products available at hand, and is known in the market for its Hyundai, Shizuki, Autonics, The quality products from Hioki Hameed Automation can easily exceptional products and after Finder, Hitachi, Lovato, Eaton and available with Hameed Automa- cater to all kinds of low voltage sales services. Some of the major Omron etc. tion are AC/DC Clamp & Multi- components & measuring instru- industries being served by Hameed Automation possesses a meters, Insulation & Earth ments needs of the industry in Hameed Automation include Tex- large variety of products from Testers, Impedance Analyzers, Pakistan. tile, Cement, Sugar, Food & Bever- Schnider including complete range Battery Testers, Power Meters The most extraordinary service age, Chemical, Garments, Steel, of LOW VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR and Power Quality Analyzers, In- being provided by Hameed Au- Tobacco, Poultry, Paper, Pharma- like ACB’s, MCCB’s, MCB’s, frared Thermometers, Phase De- tomation is that it is not only ceuticals, Cable, Home Appliances MPCBs, Magnetic Contactors, tectors, Temperature & Humidity working as a distributor for these Manufacturers and much more. 14





ENGINEERING POST June 2022 Roof Insulation of Concrete buildings can save million in cooling costs Exclusive Interview of Mrs. Nusrat Asif, Director Pakistan Insulations (Pvt) Ltd Pakistan Insulation (Pvt) Ltd the quality of our products with related services. While discussing specialised product being offered is a renowned name in the time as well,” she said. the future of the company Mrs. by Pakistan Insulation (Pvt) Ltd is manufacturing and commis- Pakistan Insulation (Pvt) Ltd Nusrat Asif said that as the com- the light gauge steel structure sioning of specialised thermal and has cemented its pany has successfully matured its (LGSS) and energy efficient pre- acoustic insulation in the country. name in the mar- available services, they are look- engineered buildings (PEB). With The company was established in ket for being the ing to expand into providing more the increasing awareness about 1986 and was then dedicated for producers of related services especially in the efficiency and safety of these the sole production of Rockwool, high quality the insulation of concrete buildings more and more people the primary material utilised in and reliable buildings “The building cul- are opting to building such struc- insulations. Since then the com- insulation ture in Pakistan is such that tures “Our sales for LGSS and pany has grown exponentially and m a t e r i a l s there is not much attention PEB are constantly increasing all now have a diverse portfolio in- as well as paid to insulation which across Pakistan. We are also re- cluding Light Gauge steel build- having the leads to a lot higher cool- ceiving repeat orders from our ings, Fire rated doors, Clean p r o f e s - ing costs in the longer clients,” revealed Mrs. Nusrat Asif rooms, Cold storages, Pre Engi- sional ex- run. We are currently during the exclusive conversation. neered steel buildings and a lot pertise to working on roof insula- With the increasing trend of in- more. undertake tions for concrete build- sulation and fire safety in the Since its inception the company and com- ings which will not country the clients of Pakistan In- has been continuously expanding p l e t e only reduce the sulation (Pvt) Ltd have been mas- and serving the local as well as in- a l l effects of sively increasing in the past ternational markets. After the sad h a r s h couple of years. To successfully demise of the founder Mr Asif w e a t h e r cater to the needs of all the clients Rahman, the company was taken but also the existing and new clients the over by his wife Mrs. Nusrat Asif bring a company has decided to increase who has been running it very effi- s i g n i f i - the production capacity of the com- ciently since then. During a recent cant re- pany and improve the existing fa- exclusive conversation with Engi- duction in cilities to optimize growth and neering Post Mrs. Nusrat Asif Di- c o o l i n g production “We are actively work- rector Pakistan Insulation (Pvt) costs and ing on optimizing the existing Ltd, said that the company is fo- usage of processes to get maximum yield in cusing on value addition in its electricity addition to increasing the produc- services and the prime focus is on in the long tion capacity of the company. quality “We are trying to make term,” she These optimization changes have sure that in addition to steady ex- explained. had a very positive impact on our pansion we maintain and improve Another product quality,” she explained. 17

ENGINEERING POST June 2022 SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC Innovation Summit for a sustainable future at Dubai Schneider Electric tails enhanced safety, Africa on the 18-19th to explore how to lever- that include energy, lo- announced a range of the renowned reliability, efficiency, May 2022 at Dubai. age breakthroughs in gistics, manufacturing, new solutions and tech- French company sustainability, and con- The two day conference digital transformation retail, and utilities. The nologies for the Middle working in the sector of nectivity in any busi- had many keynote and intelligent soft- event also featured an East and Africa region digital solutions for en- ness by using speaker and talks from ware to benefit their renowned professional business as well as con- in the industry of au- tribute to a Net Zero tomation regarding sustainable future. buildings, grids, data Over 5,000 delegates centers, Industry and attended the two-day Partnerships for the fu- event in which a series ture. The flagship of different tracks fo- brought together indus- cused on how technolo- try leaders, technology gies can accelerate both experts, and govern- growth and sustain- ment decision-makers ability across sectors Innoavation Hub to at the event ergy and automation in advancements in IoT, showcase how The Innovation Sum- industrial sectors. The mobility, sensing, EcoStruxure-designed, mit was openedby company has global cloud, analytics, and Internet-of-Things-en- Walid Sheta, Schneider presence and is actively cybersecurity to deliver abled software, solu- Electric’s Middle East working towards au- Innovation at every tions and services can and Africa President, tomation and energy Level. reduce energy usage on 18th May, and fea- conservation. The com- Schneider Electric and make organiza- tured a series of panels pany is also working on organized a digital in- tions or operations re- by leaders in the tech- the concept of novation summit for silient and adaptive. nology and sustainabil- EcoStruxure which en- the Middle East and Schneider Electric ity space. 18





ENGINEERING POST June 2022 AG Tek (Pvt.) Ltd taking the HVAC industry by a storm AG Tek (Pvt.) Ltd is an thousand tons of HVAC systems Company) in Pakistan. Coolex distributing both residential and HVAC solution provider in Pakistan working with leading was developed in 1986 following commercial AC domestically and working in the market names and industries of the RIC’s technical collaboration internationally. since 2016. The company works country. Some notable names in- with international industry lead- Both these products are per- exclusively for the industrial, clude Parco refinery, Unilever ers York. A true pioneering ac- fectly suited for the environment commercial and semi commercial Paksitan, Muller and Phipps, complishment, Coolex was of Pakistan due to their reliabil- sector. The company employs a Genome Pharma, GNN studios, brought to the Kuwait market as ity and consistent performance. team of highly skilled, profes- Khattak Mall, Al the only air conditioning manu- Mr Afzaal Malik, Director AG sional Engineers, Supervisors Ghani Mall, Gold facturing company in Kuwait. It Tek while talking exclusively to and technicians having extensive has been developed to provide its Engineering Post said “From the experience in the HVAC industry. best output at an ambient tem- very first day our main objective They have notable accomplish- perature of 54 degree centigrade was fulfilment of commitments to ments in many aspects of Com- which is optimal for regions like our clients. From product specifi- mercial and Residential HVAC Pakistan. Chigo (GCHV) on the cations to delivery time we have design and execution of Projects. other hand is the well-known always focused on complete satis- AG Tek with its specific ex- (Guangdong faction of our clients which has pertise and experience has devel- Carrier significantly helped build our oped an extensive resume of trust with our clientele,” he ex- Design, Application and Execu- plained. tion of Commercial HVAC proj- AG Tek (Pvt.) Ltd provides all ects. Although a relatively new types of chillers to their clients entrant in the market AG Tek including Air Cooled Chillers, (Pvt.) Ltd has solidified its repu- Water Cooled Chillers, and Di- tation by providing efficient and rect/Steam/Hot water fired Ab- reliable products to the local con- sorption Chillers, Water Cooled sumers leading to repeat cus- Centrifugal Chillers etc. Once a tomers. client is engaged with AG Tek The success of a company relies (Pvt.) Ltd he is assured of the substantially on the quality and highest quality services that are reliability of the product being provided with the highest stan- distributed by them. AG Tek has dard of engineering and technical made its name in the market by support so that the client can providing highly efficient HVAC focus on other matters. solutions for the consumers During the conversation, Mr. which has led to its massive suc- Afzaal Malik said “For 2022 we cess. Owing to the quality of Crest Mall, High street mall and Heating Ventilation & Air Condi- have made ambitious targets and products and work, AG Tek (Pvt.) many others. tioning Company) company es- have marked our goals according Ltd has attracted a large number AG Tek (Pvt.) Ltd is the official tablished in 1994. It is a modern to the present capacity of the of clients in Pakistan. Since its distributor of Coolex and Chigo professional AC manufacturer company so that we can maintain inception the company has suc- (Guangdong Carrier Heating with a business line of designing, the quality standards our com- cessfully installed more than 20 Ventilation & Air Conditioning R&D, manufacturing as well as pany is known for,” he said. 21

ENGINEERING POST June 2022 IMS Engineering aiming to increase local manufacturing Mr. Rashid Iqbal, Sr. Manager Sales ELV at IMS Engineering (Pvt) Ltd IMS Engineering Pvt Ltd is a renowned contrast to many local companies IMS Engi- IMS Engineering Pvt Ltd has a strong net- company in the Pakistani and interna- neering Pvt Ltd employs a large number of en- work with Head office and Manufacturing fa- tional market dealing with all kinds of au- gineers to directly supervise the work being cility in Karachi while Regional offices at tomation and control systems which are done from manufacturing to commissioning. Lahore, Islamabad, Dubai and a new office at required in a building including HVAC con- Currently the company has more than 500 Istanbul Turkey. IMS Engineering has also trol, Fire alarm system, Access control, Gas employees out of which around hundred are acquired the Heavy Electrical Complex Hattar detection system, Audio intercom system, and wants to utilise the full potential of the CCTV systems, water and gas metering sys- entity At HEC they now have access to equip- tems. ment with the ability to manufacture power IMS Engineering is the independent busi- transformers. The company plans to start in- ness entity of HAQ HOLDINGS and has the house manufacturing in such a way as to distinction of being the longest running part- make it export oriented and also to fulfil the ner of Schneider Electric in Pakistan. The demands of local market. company has recently acquired the manufac- Schneider Electric is known for having sev- turing facility of Schneider electric located in eral distributors but IMS Engineering is a Karachi to promote local assembling/manufac- specialized channel partner for Schneider as turing of parts and decrease the imports into their employees and engineers are trained the country. and certified by Schneider Electric to work ac- Mr. Rashid Iqbal, Sr. Manager Sales ELV at cording to their specifications for their prod- IMS Engineering (Pvt) Ltd during a recent ex- ucts. Considering the strong distribution clusive conversation with Engineering Post network of IMS Engineering in the country said that in the recently acquired manufactur- and the huge number of qualified employees ing facility, all products will be made accord- under their command, Schneider Electric con- ing to licence from Schneider Electric. “Only sidered them as a worthy successor when they the ownership has changed all other activities were selling their manufacturing facility in will remain the same for now. In the start we Pakistan. will continue manufacturing what was being During the exclusive conversation Mr. built but further on we plan to diversify the Rashid Iqbal revealed that IMS Engineering product range being manufactured. After fur- has recently started a training programme to ther discussion with the principal we plan to ensure that the new engineers are trained ac- integrate more products into local manufac- cording to the standards of Schneider Electric turing so that the imports can be minimised “We believe that the ultimate solution is the and local industry can flourish,” he said. engineers certified to work on products of localisation of products and local manufactur- IMS Engineering has collaborations with Schneider Electric. As is required by almost ing at our certified facility so the imports can renowned brands from all over the world in- all new facilities IMS Engineering Pvt Ltd be substantially reduced and the prices can be cluding Schneider Electric, ABB, Honeywell plans to offer a one window solution for all more competitive with the local and Chinese (for Fire Alarm, CCTV), KELE and ACI. IMS kinds of remote monitoring facilities including products. But all this will be finalised after is the exclusive representatives of Barcol Air SCADA and other facilities for products of consultations with the principal i.e Schneider and Diehl metering systems in Pakistan. In Schneider Electric. Electric,” he added. 22





ENGINEERING POST June 2022 Amcon launched TMV6 Tropical Hi-EER VRF A conversation with Mr. Ammad Monus CEO & Founder Amcon Group of Companies Amcon Group of Companies Founder Amcon Group of Compa- tricity consumption of their AC pletely automated having the abil- are at the helm of HVAC nies during a conversation with from 3-6 Amperes” he added. ity to work with minimal to no and Fire Fighting sector of Engineering Post revealed that the The latest product in commer- human interference. “As the new Pakistan. This unique combination company is working on arranging cial air condition being offered by factory has now become opera- of having both expertise at one sin- workshops and seminars for deal- Amcon is the TMV6 series IEER tional it will drastically reduce our gle window puts them in the per- ers all across Pakistan. “Amcon Tropical air conditioner. During order completion time from 35 fect position to execute MEP Pakistan is arranging training ses- the conversation Mr. Ammad days to just a meagre 15 days” ex- projects which they have been sions for the dealers to train them Monus revealed that this latest plained Mr. Ammad. This initia- completing successfully all across about all the features present in product will be displayed at the tive will further increase the Pakistan. Amcon is the official dis- our air conditioners,” he said. 27th Pakistan HVACR expo La- market share of Amcon and TCL tributor of commercial air condi- The latest split Air condi- hore “We have made a display as the reduced delivery time will tioners of TCL in Pakistan as well. tioner being offered by TCL where we will show each and be a very strong selling point for The company is consistently in- uses the T5 technology every part of our TMV 6 Air future customers. creasing their market share in the which provides the conditioner which is capable The incumbent government has commercial HVAC projects all user with the op- of working at its optimum applied a blanket ban on all im- across the country. Their tropically tion to choose how performance even at the ported products which includes suited air conditioning units and much Amperes the temperature of 54 de- HVAC products which were being pristine quality has earned them a AC will use during grees centigrade,” imported in CBU form. During the respectable name in the market. “This product will he said. conversation while this aspect came The air conditioning units are ex- provide the user To improve the up Mr. Ammad Monus was of the tremely energy efficient due to the with the ability to efficiency of work opinion that is ok to ban imports of state of the art technology used in control the elec- and to reduce the HVAC products which can be man- it. Amcon has proven to be an delivery time of ufactured in Pakistan but a blanket extremely successful products TCL ban on products that are a necessity distributor for its has opened up will be counterproductive “We do principal TCL. To its 9th factory not manufacture VRF in Pakistan appreciate their ef- in China till now so it means that construc- fort in the market which is tion work on every infrastructure Sales Director of c o m - dependant on VRF Chillers will TCL Mr. Frank now stop like Data centers, Indus- Liang personally tries, servers etc. We are in the visited Pakistan process of submitting rel- from China on a 10 evant letters to the day trip. government to allow Mr. Ammad imports of essential Monus, CEO & items,” he said. 25

ENGINEERING POST June 2022 A Look at OGDCL’s Performance Engineering Post sources, the company has respectively. ment Company was estab- back yielded four new oil Report the largest portfolio of net Remaining recoverable lished in 1961 as Oil and and gas recoveries; at hydrocarbon reserves in reserves on net basis as on Gas Development Corpora- Kawagarh, Hangu and Oil and Gas Develop- the country. During July to December 31,2021 were re- tion (OGDC) and converted Lockhart in Khyber ment Company Lim- December 2021, the OGDL ported to be 438 MMBOE into a public limited com- Pukhtoonkhwa and Jan- ited (OGDCL) is the had contributed around 48 on IP basis ( Oil 48 and pany in 1997 , it major ac- dran in Balochistan. largest exploration and pro- per cent, 29 per cent and Gas 30) and 677 MMBOE tivities being exploration Oil and Gas Develop- duction company in Pak- 38 per cent towards coun- on 2P basis (Oil 74 and Gas and development of oil and ment Company Limited istan’s oil and gas sector. It try’s total oil, natural and 603). gas reserves in the country. being the national flagship has the largest exploration LPG production respec- The Oil and Gas Devel- It had explored, ap- of the country’s Explo- acreage in Pakistan cover- tively. opment Company Limited praised and developed 370, ration and Production sec- ing around 41 per cent of Average daily net had spud six wells and four 46 and 419 wells respec- tor is making all out efforts the country’s total acreage saleable crude oil, gas and new oil and gas discoveries tively totaling 835 and on to play a vital role in en- awarded till recently. LP production during the were made during the pe- the made 136 discoveries. hancing the energy secu- According to information year was 36788 barrels, riod under review. OGDCL’s exploratory ef- rity of Pakistan, the available from OGDCL 827 MMCF and 814 tons Oil and Gas Develop- forts had till sometime sources maintained. 26





ENGINEERING POST June 2022 60% of Power planned from Green Energy till 2030 The government is commit- Infrastructure Board (PPIB), of transmission Infrastructure, a set of domestic sources, as im- ted to produce up to 60 and the United Nations Eco- low recoveries, and high cost of ported fuels are unaffordable, we percent of power from nomic and Social Commission thermal fuels, the current gener- are going to promote green en- clean energy resources including for Asia and the Pacific UN- ation is falling behind the re- ergy resources, but to do so Pak- solar and hydel, wind and others ESCAP. quired demand. istan needs significant by the end of 2030. The official As the country has abundant Moreover, Pakistan does have international cooperation. Stat- statement has been given by resources of coal, the government sufficient capacity to make the ing the example of K-Electric, Federal Minister for Energy is thinking about the installation country free of the demand-sup- the minister said that shifting Khurram Dastgir Khan at a of the wind power plants. As cur- ply gap, but do not have the fi- public-owned monopoly to pri- workshop “Development of rently existing energy crisis and nancial resources to generate vate-owned monopoly has not SDG7 roadmap for Pakistan”, debt figures are too large for the electricity through diesel and worked properly. The govern- jointly organized by the Sustain- economy to manage, although furnace oil due to their high ment has installed most energy able Development Policy Insti- Pakistan has a sufficient genera- costs. In order to deal with the efficient power plants as com- tute (SDPI), Private Power and tion capacity, but due to the lack energy crisis we have to find out pared with private power plants. 29

ENGINEERING POST June 2022 Haier Pakistan planning to set up VRF manufacturing plant in Pakistan A candid conversation with Mr. Salman Saleem, Head of CAC Department, Haier Pakistan Haier Pakistan is a Leading The products of Haier Pakistan well including Lecole School proj- lower price point our products have Home Appliances Brand of- are being appreciated all across ect, Ramada Hotel (220 Tons) in gained massive popularity among fering a broad range of Re- Pakistan due to their high end Gilgit and Ali Riaz Malik House the customers,” he said frigerators, Washing Machines and quality and premium feel in addi- (350 Tons) in Bahria Town and In order to further promote the Air Conditioners at good prices in tion to reliability even in extreme Metro CCR Building (359 Tons) in sales of commercial air conditioners Pakistan. The company has also ce- conditions. Due to the quality of Multan King Edward Medical Uni- in the country Haier Paksitan in mented its name in the commercial setting up a unique display center air conditioning market with its specifically for commercial air con- state of the art VRF and Oil Free ditioners where the complete range Centrifugal chillers. of commercial ACs being offered by Despite the competition present Haier will be on display “We are es- in the market Haier Pakistan has tablishing a one of a kind display is constantly increasing its market center for commercial air condition- share and growing by leaps and ers at Emporium Mall Lahore. At bounds. Engineering Post had a this facility the customers will be candid discussion with Mr. Salman able to see and experience the com- Saleem, Senior National Manager mercial and domestic air condition- Commercial Air conditioning Haier ing products first hand,” said Mr. Pakistan regarding the future goals Salman Saleem. Until now there of the company. He revealed that were display centers of domestic Haier Pakistan is rapidly working products only but Haier Pakistan is towards increasing localization and taking the initiative of establishing domestic production of HVACR a display center for commercial products. “The company has de- products as well. cided to establish a local manufac- While speaking about the 27th turing plant for VRF. This plant is Pakistan HVACR Expo Lahore Mr. expected to become operational Salman Saleem said that it is a within the next 2 years after which very positive development that the we will bring to the market locally their product the company has been versity and HICO factory. While expo is being organized after a gap manufactured VRF plants in Pak- able to secure some huge project of commenting on the progress of the of more than two years “Due to the istan,” he said. This is a commend- chillers, VRF and light commercial company Mr. Salman Saleem said COVID 19 restrictions and other able initiative especially after the AC. Some notable projects include “Haier has grown to become one of hindrances this expo had been post- blanket import ban imposed by the MG Motors (1,300 Tons), Interloop the largest distributors of commer- poned till now but now that it has incumbent government in order to Hosiery (300 Tons) and Aims cial chillers VRF and Oil free cen- resumed it will have a very positive promote made in Pakistan prod- Hosiery (150 Tons). Amongst them trifugal chillers in Pakistan due to impact on the companies dealing ucts. there are some big VRF projects as the high quality and a significantly with HVAC products,” he said. 30





ENGINEERING POST June 2022 IEEEP organizes Soft Launch of IEEEP Fair 2022 The Institution of Elec- guest of honor. Both ad- trical & Electronics dressed the ceremony and Engineers Pakistan appreciated the efforts of (IEEEP) organized a soft IEEEP Karachi center for launch of the IEEEP fair organizing the IEEEP fair 2022 at a private hotel in in Pakistan every year. Karachi. Mr. Najeeb Haroon The event was arranged Chairman Pakistan Engi- through the collaboration of neering Council (PEC) local council of IEEEP graced the event as the Karachi center and Badar chief guest at the occasion. Expo Solutions. Many no- While speaking at the event table personalities from the he said that the mega engineering community at- events like the IEEEP fair tended the event. help the engineering profes- Engr. Khalid Parvez participants for attending tory. the IEEEP fair 2022 for all sion in progressing forward Chairman IEEEP Karachi the soft launch ceremony. Engr. Ahmed Zubair Con- the participants. and appreciated the efforts center started the event The welcome address was vener Exhibition IEEEP Mr. Mohsin Sheikhani of IEEEP Karachi center for with a welcome address followed by a quick presen- Karachi center presented and Mr. Ikhtiar Baig were consistently organizing ex- where he thanked all the tation on IEEEP Fair his- the technical highlights of invited to the event as the cellent events every year. 33

ENGINEERING POST June 2022 Addition of 4543MW to the system ensured by the end of 2026 All Pakistan WAPDA hydro- try and that the hard work and units of low cost and green hydel electric workers union General electric workers union in- determination of the workers is energy to the national grid and Secretary Khurshid Ahmad was vited the Ex-Chairman commendable. 20 billion units are expected to be also a part of the event and WAPDA Lt. General Muzammil He said that the hydel power added to the system by 2026. thanked the Ex-Chairman for Hussain to join the WAPDA generation capacity of WAPDA is He commended the company joining them and for all of his workers at Bakhtiar Labour Hall. expected to rise to 13949MW by for playing such a vital role in the work done to reconstruct the core At the occasion, Ex-Chairman the end of the year 2026. The ad- development of the country and units of WAPDA. The Ex-chair- Wapda addressed the fellow at- dition of 4543MW in the system he enlightened the fact the the man also visited the computer tendees and thanked the workers is expected to happen due to the contribution of workers is the key training center at the Labour saying that WAPDA ensures the current projects being worked on. to the progress which is seen in Hall and ensured free of cost safe and steady supply of energy, According to him, WAPDA will WAPDA. computer training to the children water and food to the whole coun- contribute more than 57 billion All Pakistan WAPDA hydro- of the workers. 34





ENGINEERING POST June 2022 LSMI observed another 10.4 percent growth According to the Pakistan and board 8.5 per cent, cock and Bureau of statistics (PBS), petroleum products 2 percent, the large scale manufac- food 11.7 per cent, beverages 0.7 turing industries LSMI output per cent, tobacco 16.7 per cent, increased by 10.4 percent in July- chemical products 15.2 per cent, March 2021-22 as compared to furniture 301.8 per cent and the same time 2020-2021. The other manufacturing (football) data released by the PBS also 37.8 per cent during July-March states that keeping the base year 2021-22 compared to the same 2005- 2006 overall output of large period of 2020-21. scale manufacturing industries The sectors showing decline rose by 7% for July to March during July-March 2021-22 com- 2021 to 2022. pared to July-March 2020-21 in- The data released by the PBS cluded pharmaceutical 0.4 per was according to the recordings cent, rubber products 20.6 per provided by provincial Bureau of cent, electrical equipment 1.1 per Statistics, the Oil Companies Ad- cent, fabricated metal 7.2 per visory Council and the Ministry cent and other transport equip- of Industries. ment 10.2 per cent. The statistical data released The Petroleum products in- related to the large scale manu- creased by 1.13% and went up facturing described a month on from 10.608 billion litres to month growth of 6.6% in March 10.728 billion litres in July- 2022 compared to the previous March 2021-2022 while on a month and on year on year basis yearly basis the petroleum out- the Bureau witnessed a growth of put increased from 1.15 billion 21% in March 2022 against litres to 1.307 billion litres. March 2021. Diesel products showed a neg- Textile, the top contributing ative growth of 0.05 percent and sector to the overall big industry remained at 4.133 billion litres output, increased by 3.2 per cent, on an YoY basis. Furnace oil wit- wearing apparel 34 per cent, nessed 7.48 percent growth, chemicals 7.8 per cent, automo- sugar production stood at 7.759 biles 54.1 per cent, iron and steel million tons this year and a 38 products 16.5 per cent, leather Percent growth was observed, ce- products 1.5 per cent, fertilizers ment industry showed a negative 3.3 per cent, machinery and growth of 2.86 percent and re- equipment 8.9 per cent, wood mained 26.54 million tons this products 157.5 per cent, paper year. 38





ENGINEERING POST June 2022 Pakistan Produced 9.72 Million Mobile phones in 4 months Pakistan Telecommunication mercial imports of mobile phones Authority has reported handsets stood at 10.26 million in about local manufacturing 2021 compared to 24.51 million plants which have manufac- in 2020, revealed the official data tured/assembled 9.72 million of PTA. However, despite the in- phones handsets during the first crease in local production of mo- four months (January-April) of bile phones, Pakistan imported 2022 compared to 0.86 million mobile phones worth $1.810 bil- imported commercially. This lion during the first ten months clearly means that the manufac- (July-April) of 2021-22 compared tured/assembled mobile phones to $1.684 billion. In comparison handsets by local manufacturing to the last year, it has registered plants during the calendar year a growth of 7.43 percent, despite 2021 stood at 24.66 million com- the increase in local manufactur- pared to 13.05 million in 2020, ing, according to the Pakistan i.e. 88 percent increase. The com- Bureau of Statistics (PBS). NTDC directed to speed up work on transmission lines projects Minister for Energy addition of new transformers as (Power Division) Engr well as through new grid station Khurram Dastgir Khan and transmission line projects. has directed Managing Director Recently, the NTDC has com- NTDC Engr Manzoor Ahmad to pleted 23 projects of transmis- accelerate work on the ongoing sion lines and grid stations, transmission projects. During his including 500KV grid station visit to NTDC headquarters, he Faisalabad West and 220KV grid took detailed briefing on the station Jhimpir-II. As many as progress of ongoing projects. 51 projects of worth Since, NTDC operates as reli- US$2081.868 million (approx.) able transmission system and ef- are at different stages of develop- ficiently evacuated record ment, funded by different donor maximum generation of 24,566 agencies and NTDC own re- MW during 2021, the transfor- sources. A total of 15 ongoing mation capacity is being en- projects have already been com- hanced through augmentation of pleted and the five ongoing are existing transformers with the subjected to complete by May 41

Sindh energy department progressing towards solar Energy Ameeting regarding the ply of energy through solar power Sindh Solar energy project with the help of World Bank. It was held at the office of was instructed to adapt all meas- Sindh energy department earlier. ures possible to ensure the smooth The project is headed by Sindh supply of electricity to the province minister of energy Imtiaz Ahmad and the vendors were instructed to Sheikh. The meeting was held to show complete cooperation in order announce that the local consumers for the consumers to install solar will now be able to get their hand units in their households. The mi- son any required equipment re- crofinance Investors were also garding solar energy as the ven- asked to cooperate and work pro- dors are all set to open up their gressively to provide power supply selling businesses in almost all the to the energy deprived citizen’s of districts of the province. the province. It was also ordered in the meet- Sindh government officials, mi- ing to provide an efficient solar crofinance Investors, solar energy power system to the citizens of the providers and vendors and repre- province. The government of Sindh sentatives from Sindh energy de- has managed to provide a source of partment were a part of the clean and green unrestrictive sup- meeting. German companies interested to invest in IT sector of Pakistan German companies have Pakistan. shown keen interest to- The first secretary informed wards investing in the IT that three German companies sector of Pakistan especially in have decided to invest in Pak- the field of Cyber Security. In istan and have already got regis- this regard Christian Boettcher, tered themselves. Elaborating on first secretary, Embassy of Ger- the opportunities available in many in Pakistan and Muham- cyber security, Secretary BOI mad Usman, Pakistan shared that Pakistan’s IT indus- Representative at German Emi- try is among the top 5 net ex- rati Joint Council for Industry porters of the country. She added and Commerce (AHK) called on that there is zero income tax on Secretary BOI Fareena Mazhar IT exports till June 2025 with to discuss cyber security technol- 100% equity allowed for foreign ogy investment opportunities in investors. 42



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ENGINEERING POST June 2022 Measures being taken for improving Power Transmission and Distribution Systems Engineering Post Report sues in the implementation of gen- eration, transmission and distribu- Number of measures are tion sector projects will be being taken at the appropri- addressed with the support of the ate level for improving concerned provincial government. Power Transmission and Distribu- Distribution System tion Systems and working of the Placement of independent Board Distribution and Supply Companies of Directors, exploring the option of (DISCOs) in the country removing outsourcing of DISCOs manage- their shortages and deficiencies in ment functions/ operations without order to ensure provision of electric- ownership transfer, and exploring ity facility to all categories of con- area franchise structure for im- sumers in efficient manner. provement in DISCOs efficiency According to the information with a clear transaction structure. available from official sources con- Induction of experienced person- cerned in this regard, the measures nel at all levels on merit to be made are being taken are listed below: sufficiently independent in decision Transmission System making process. Private sector participation in The rehabilitation of existing the transmission system is to be en- network of DISCOs direly needed couraged. Private Power and Infra- for overcoming the losses and poor structure Board (PPIB) will service delivery issues. Proper im- prepare and publish list of projects plementation and tracking of En- to be offered to the private sector ergy Loss Reduction, Distribution every year in line with Indicative of Power and Secindary Transmis- Generation Capacity Expansion sion Grid projects across DISCOs Plan approved by NEORA. are to be ensured by enhancing ca- The capacity of the National pacities and /or considering out- Transmission and Despatch Com- sourcing of operations and pany (NTDC) is being enhanced to maintenance. immediately implement Supervi- Roadmap for Privatization of sory Control and Data Acquisition DISCOs is to be finalized by the and construct/ operate High Volt- Privatization Commission in con- age Direct Current Transmission sultation with all stakeholders. Lines. Land Acquisition Acts ac- Distribution network for Gilgit- cordingly will be reviewed and Baltistan and Azad Jammu and amended in consultation with the Kashmir DISCOs is to be estab- stakeholders. lished at par with other DISCOs Right of way/land acquisition is- currently functioning in the country. 45

ENGINEERING POST June 2022 Industries and Production Division executing 11 ongoing schemes worth Rs 11450 million Engineering Post Report tan ( Rs 2287.844 million); Feasibil- ity study for Establishment of Industries and Production Divi- Metal Park in Balochistan (Rs sion of the Federal Government 300.000 million) ; Footwear Cluster is executing 11 ongoing devel- Development through CAD/CAM & opment schemes in a phased man- CNC Machining Lahore, Punjab ner at a total estimated cost of Rs (Rs 78.690 million); Industrial De- 11450.891 million including for- signing & Automation Centres at eign aid of Rs 962.069 million. Lahore, Karachi and Sialkot (Rs An allocation of Rs 2351.062 mil- 972.970 million); National Business lion was provided to the Industries Development Programme for Small and Production Division through & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) (Rs the Public Sector Development 1954.978 million); National Strate- Programme for financial year gic Programme for Acquisition of 2021-22 for continuing implemen- Industrial Technology (NSPAIT) in- tation of nine development cluding feasibility Knowledge Econ- schemes in phased manner and omy Initiative all over Pakistan (Rs completion of other two schemes. 3362.830 million); Product Develop- All these schemes have since ment Centre for Composites Based been approved from time to time at Sports Goods, Sialkot (Rs 529.770 the appropriate levels of Central million),and; SME Business Facili- and Departmental Development tation Centre, Multan, Punjab (Rs Working Parties (CDWP & DDWP) 59.890 million). and at least two of these schemes Of these schemes, foreign aid of are most likely to be completed Rs 962.089 million is involved only during ongoing financial year in Establishment of 132 KBV Grid 2021-22. Station at Bin Qasim Industrial These schemes with cost given in Park in Karachi, Sindh and all brackets include Establishing 1000 other development schemes do not Industrial Stitching Units all over have foreign aid component. Pakistan in first phase (Rs 350.545 Two schemes which are sched- million); Business Skill Develop- uled to be completed before the end ment Centre for Women at Dera Is- of current financial year include mail Khan (Rs 59.493 million); Footwear Cluster Development Establishment of 132 KV Grid Sta- through CAD/CAM &CNC Machin- tion at Bin Qasim Industrial Park ing at Lahore, Punjab and Product Karachi Sindh (Rs 1493.081 mil- Development Centre for Compos- lion); Establishment of Hub Special ites Based Sports Goods, Sialkot. Economic Zone Lasbela , Balochis- 46





ENGINEERING POST June 2022 SEZs being provided electricity and gas facilities on priority basis across the country Engineering Post Report with a substantial allocation of Rs 3000.000 million under the PSDP. Increasing number of Special As regards provision of gas sup- Economic Zones (SEZs) being plies to the SEZs, five development established in different parts of schemes are being implemented by the country under the umbrella of the petroleum Division of the Fed- great game changer China-Pak- eral Government. All these istan Economic Corridor (CPEC) schemes have been approved by are being providing electricity and the Departmental Development gas facilities on priority basis for Working Party in view of their in- speeding up their becoming func- volving low cost. tional at the earliest possible. Supply of 30 MCFD gas at In this regard, a number of de- doorstep (Zero Point) of Rashakai velopment projects are being Special Economic Zone in Khyber speedily implemented by the pub- Pukhtoonkhwa is being imple- lic sector entities WAPDA, Sui mented at a cost of Rs 1203.000 Northern Gas Pipeline Limited million speedily. It is expected to and Southern Sui Gas Company be completed by the end of current (SSGC) . financial year with an allocation of Some of these development proj- Rs 230.000 million under the ects are being briefly mentioned PSDP. here.A new scheme for establish- Scheme for supply of 13.5 ment of 220 KV Quaid-e-Azam Ap- MMCFD gas at doorstep (Zero parel and Business Park Grid Point) of Dhabeji SEZ in Sindh is Station for provision of PIEDMC under implementation at an esti- Special Economic Zone was ap- mated cost of Rs 427.880 million . proved by the Central Develop- It is also expected to be completed ment Working Party (CDWP)in within these days at an allocation April 2021 at an estimated cost of of Rs 76.580 million under the Rs 3628.000 million . CDWP had PSDP. also approved in May 2021 500 KV Another three new schemes have Allama Iqbal Industrial City for being launched during the ongoing 600 MW demand of the Special financial year and all of these are Economic Zone in the FIEDMC likely to be completed before the Area at an estimated cost of Rs current financial year rolls out in 6649.010 million . Work on this ac- the annals of history in June 2022 cordingly commenced during the as entire cost of each scheme was current financial year 2021-22 duly allocated under the PSDP. 49

ENGINEERING POST June 2022 Potential of the Gwadar Port Engineering Post Report rounding environment. It has al- ready invested well-over $ 40 Gwadar Port is located on million for upgrading the port the shores of the Arabian facilities which was now fully op- Sea in Balochistan. It is erational and receiving commer- about 630 kilimeters away from cial basis on regular basis. The Karachi and 120 kilometers Web based One Customs system from the Iranian border. It is was operational at the Gwadar strategically locate at the mouth Port since 2019 and was playing of the Persian Gulf, just adja- a significant role in early and ef- cent to the Strait of Hormuz, the ficient clearing of cargo. key shipping route in and out of For operationalization of the the Persian Gulf. Gwadar Port, Gwadar Port Au- Gwadar Port is in the process thority had since started devel- of fast becoming the Gateway oping the first Free Zone of Port for Pakistan as well as for Pakistan spread over 9.5 square the region. It is the first Deep kilometer area in collaboration Sea Port of the country, comple- with China Overseas Ports menting and supplementing the Holding Company Limited. other two vibrant ports i.e. Work on its first phase ( South- Karachi Port and Port Qasim. ern Free Zone) has since been Its development is regarded as completed in a record time and critical to stimulate the eco- is expected to increase the port’s nomic growth of Balochistan, throughput substantially. area-wise largest province of the The Federal Government had country with thin population provided tax incentives for the here and there, in particular Gwadar Port Free Zone. And and Pakistan on the whole in Gwadar Expos were being held general as it is an outlet for regularly in the Free Zone quite land-locked Central Asian Re- successfully to attract the publics (CARs), Western China prospective investors. and Afghanistan. The Chinese Operator was Way back in May 2013, the also working on increasing the port’s Concessional Rights were number of ships calling at the transferred to a new operator, port. Two ship liners i.e. COSCO China Overseas Ports Holding and Sino-Trans are calling regu- Company Limited which has larly at the port since March since been working on improving 2018. Weekly container service the port facilities , operations has also been started by and businesses and the sur- COSCO. 50