IEEE International Conference on Energy Conservation and Efficiency 2018

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IEEE-Energy Conservation is a novel way to address the alarming electricity supply and demand gap. The increased awareness regarding renewable energies especially solar and wind energy has also stimulated the trend towards energy conservation techniques and energy efficient devices to optimize the energy demand and money saving. This forum will specifically outlook Pakistan’s perspective over broad range of areas such as practical implementation of energy modeling, smart controls, renewable energies, resources management, combined heat and power, building design, efficient building systems, etc. Furthermore, technological advancements such as energy efficient devices, drives and controls shall also be included with the objective of practical advancements in efficient energy systems.

In the spirit of providing an opportunity for collaboration and platform for knowledge exchange, University of Engineering and Technology Lahore, Pakistan and FSK Energy Efficiency and Conservation Organization (A Foundation of FSK Ltd.)  are organizing IEEE International Conference on Energy Conservation on 16-17 October 2018 at UET Lahore, Pakistan in collaboration of Punjab Government PEECA and IEEE IAS (Industrial Applications Society, USA); inviting engineers, researchers, energy experts, manufacturers, and building designers to interact, discuss, explore and exchange ideas in the fastest growing field of Energy Efficiency and Conservation strategies. Demand side energy management and optimization has seen great technological advancements over the years making it viable solution in current energy situation of Pakistan. The event is intended to create a professional as well as educational network bringing interested experts and community together.

UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (UET) CONTRIBUTIONS:

IEEE ICECE Co- Technical Sponsorship (MOU B/W UET & IEEE USA& FSK EECF)
IEEE ICECE is Co-Technical Sponsored Conference of IEEE Industrial Application Society, USA. UET Lahore organized/devised Memorandum of Understanding with IEEE Lahore Section & IEEE USA & IEEE IAS USA with sponsoring corporate partner FECCO.

Call for Technical Research Paper (Technical Outreach)

Technical Research Paper were solicited globally,as a result more than 71 Research papers solicited in one month (time duration) which includes Submissions from 11 different International Countries.

IEEE ICECE Technical Program Committee Formation

Technical Program Committee of Reviewer were formed which include Experts/Scientist/Researchers of Energy & Power Field from 22 Countries. This Committee reviewed all papers and selected those technical papers which exhibits value addition/Technical Contributions in society for Community or Industry.

List of Technical Reviewers Local & Internationals Attached.

International and National Speakers (Outreach & Selection)
Call for International and National Invited Speakers were announced, UET Lahore got great response and appreciation from International Community to take such initiative which is really need of hours. We received 22 International Applications out of which 8 Invited Speakers were finalized by Technical Program Committee, IEEE ICECE 2018.

10 Int’l Invited Speakers
Name -Affiliation
Dr. Ala A. Hussain Jordan
Dr. Ahmad Farid Abidin Malaysia
Dr. Jorge Antonio Yeverino Mexico
Dr. Saad Mekhilef Malaysia
Dr. SouheyrMeziane Algeria
Dr. Erol Kurt Turkey
Dr. Marco Adonis South Africa
Dr. Muhammad Shafique Austria
Dr. Muhammad Sultan Japan

National Invited Speakers is attached.

Name –Affiliation
Mr. Nauman Ahmad Zaffar Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Pakistan
Dr. Suhail Aftab Qureshi University of Engineering and Technology Lahore, Pakistan
Dr. Bilal Arif Schneider Electric
Dr. Hassan Jaffar Zaidi CEO, Power Planner International Pvt. Ltd
Dr. Muhammad Bilal Khan National University of Science and Technology, (USP- CASE), Pakistan
Dr. Najeeb ullah University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar (USP- CASE), Pakistan
Dr. Hassan Abbas Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Pakistan
Ms. Maha S. Kamal Queens University of London, UK
Mr. Naveed Saddique Ghulam Farooq Group of Industries, Pakistan

Industrial Outreach | Exhibitions:

Industrial Exhibitions and outreach in term of Exhibitions is managed by FSK Pvt. Ltd. Where more than 36 industries & Research Centers will setup their Technology Exhibitions Stalls.

NEPRA, Fed govt to probe Karachi power breakdown separately!

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NEPRA-The federal government and the power regulator have ordered separate probes into electricity breakdowns in Karachi and adjoining areas on Oct 2.

In a statement, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) said it had taken a serious notice of another major blackout in the city on Oct 2 and `directed K-Electric to immediately provide a detailed report.

The regulator has also `raised serious concern on the prevailing situation in respect of poor performance of KE`s distribution network` and believed the company was not investing to improve its transmission and distribution network as tripping was getting frequent.

Therefore, KE management has been directed to provide the detailed report regarding the said power breakdown along with preventive and corrective steps taken by it.

The hours-long power breakdown most areas including Defence, Clifton, Gadap, Saddar, Uthal, Korangi as well as pockets in Johar, Landhi, Nazimabad, Garden, Layari etc.

On top of that, the regulator said a number of consumers complained that company`s call centre officials were not entertaining complaints despite several attempts.

Minister of Power Ayub Khan said `prevailing issue of tripping in main transmission lines in the areas of K-Electric and other coastal regions is due to adverse weather conditions.

He said the high moisture in coastal areas caused technical faults in the main transmission lines which ultimately led to power outage in Karachi, Thatha and Badin. The minister directed authorities to investigate the matter in detail to see if any preventive maintenance was carried out by both NTDC and KE. `Strict action will be taken against officials if it is established that the issue was caused due to any negligence,` he added.

Ayub asked the concerned authorities to immediately prepare proposal for replacement of insulators and carry out maintenance work so that the issue may not arise again.

Reacting to Nepra, KE said it will submit its response in due course along with all relevant facts. Its spokesperson Khayyam Siddiqi confirmed that localised tripping due to high humidity levels occurred in the early hours Oct 2 which caused partial power interruption for few hours.

Separately, he said the company also had to resort to forced load management of up to an hour in loadshedding-exempt areas as power supply to KE from the national grid remained restricted due to technical reasons that day.

Sindh demands to follow water accord for distribution!

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Sindh-Pakistan is likely to face a shortage of 38 per cent water for Rabi season. Thus, Indus River System Authority (IRSA) has asked provincial agricultural authorities for better water management to minimize loss to crop output.

Also, IRSA rejected a call to subject Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces to water cuts.

The projected water shortage may hit the agriculture sector, which may lead to food security challenges.

Wheat is the largest crop of the season. Gram, lentil, tobacco, rapeseed, barley and mustard are some of the other Rabi crops.

The representatives of Sindh including member IRSA and secretary irrigation raised the issue of application of three-tier formula for distribution of water shares among the provinces and said it was in violation of the 1991 water accord. Under the formula, Rabi season is divided into three parts and provinces are given water shares on the basis of water availability in each part.

Sindh demanded that distribution should take place under para-2 of the water accord that set provincial shares on endue season basis. It also demanded that exemption from shortage being given to KP and Balochistan should be withdrawn and all provinces should face equal water shortage.

IRSA, however, decided with majority including three provinces of Punjab, Balochistan and KP and the federal government to set provincial shares under three-der basis. The majority held that Balochistan and KP were exempt from water shortage because of their capacity constraints under the accord and has always been in place for almost three decades.

Also, the authority told the Sindh government that it had taken up the issue application of three-tier formula at the level of Council of Common Interests (CCI). The CCI in its meeting on May 27, 2018 had constituted a committee under the chairmanship of attorney general of Pakistan to look into the legal aspects and interpretations of the water accord.

Therefore, IRSA could not take a decision on a matter that was under consideration at a higher forum and would maintain status quo until final resolution.

IRSA also concluded that distribution of provincial water shares under three-tier formula was very much within the water accord. Also, distribution of shares under para-2 of the accord was not possible until development of another storage reservoir as required under para-6 of the accord.

The advisory committee estimated 18.99 million acre feet (MAF) river inflows during the Rabi season and carryover storage of 5.89 MAP in dams. It estimated system losses at 1.73 MAF.
It noted that water flow below Kotri barrage would be 0.04 MAF and water availability at canal head had been estimated at 23.11 MAF.

DG Met told the committee that winter rains will be below normal. No major rains were expected in October and November. In late December and January there may be rainfall but mostly in upper parts of the country.

CMEC proposes capital investment of $3.93 m in Thar Energy Limited

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Hub Power Company Ltd (Hubco) said that China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) proposes to plough capital investment of $3.93 million in its subsidiary Thar Energy Limited (TEL).

Hubco established TEL subsidiary to set up a 330MW mine-mouth lignite fired power plant at estimated cost of $525m. The company has signed a shareholders` agreement with Fauji Fertiliser Company Ltd (FFCL) and CMEC TEL Power Investments Ltd (CMEC Dubai) for equity investment of 30pc and 10pc respectively. Hubco holds 60pc stale in the project.

TEL has engaged with China Development Bank as the lead manager to assist with funding from China and with Habib Bank Ltd as lead arrange for local financing. The expected commercial operations date of the coal project is March 31, 2021.

Hubco generates 1,601MW from its three plants in Hub, Narowal and Azad Kashmir. The company is the only power producer having interests in three projects associated with the CPEC, including imported coal-based China Power Hub Generation Company Ltd at Hub, Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company Ltd developing Block-II of Thar Coal Field and TEL

‘Doing Business Reforms Plan’ in Punjab, Sindh

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In association with the provincial governments of Punjab and Sindh, the Board of Investment (BoI) on Friday launched the `100 Days Sprint-III` to `Doing Business Reforms Plan` aimed at facilitating businesses and improving the investment climate.

With the launching of the plan, BoI will now establish a doing business reforms secretariat, charged with the responsibility to ambitiously implement the reforms process initiated early this year to improve the country`s doing business ranking by 2019.

The BoI acts as a secretariat for the Steering Committee on Doing Business Reforms. The committee is chaired by the prime minister. The World Bank has been supporting the government as a business climate reforms partner.

Sprint-I and Sprint-II were the first two 100-days reform drives that were carried out under the steering committee in which various reform actions were implemented.

Speaking on the occasion, Adviser to Prime Minister on Trade, Industry, Textile and Investment, Abdul Razzak Dawood, emphasised that it should be the main objective of the BoI to expand the reforms to different cities.

He reiterated the government`s commitment to improve competitiveness by working for public infrastructure, increasing support for the development of the private sector, and reducing the regulatory and administrative burden on enterprises.

Dawood told media that improving the business environment is indispensable for the economy to grow and flourish, and by simplifying laws and regulations, many more firms and entrepreneurs will switch to the formal sector.

In the formal sector, workers have benefits like social security, pension and insurance coverage, while the government benefits from the taxes.

Bol Chairman, Haroon Sharif, explained the salient features of the new measures, and said that under `Sprint-III`, the board of investment and various government departments plan to implement 45 reforms action in different business indicators.

The private sector will be consulted at all levels from planning to implementation of these reforms, and Bol will ensure that private sector is its partner in this journey, he said.

He maintained that the `World Bank`s Doing Business` ranking is based on a survey circulated to contributors from the private sector. The report measures eleven indicators from laws, frameworks and procedures facilitating or hampering starting of an enterprise to others across the life cycle of a business.

FBR Chairman, Dr Jehanzeb Khan and representatives of Punjab and Sindh governments, and private sector attended this launching ceremony.