ISLAMABAD: Founding Chairman of NESCOM and Chairman Underground Coal Gasification” (UCG) at Thar, Sindh, Dr. Samar Mubarakmand on Wednesday urged the government to shift considerations on alternatives that are coal, nuclear, wind and solar to meet the increasing needs of power and energy in the country.
He was addressing the second International Conference on “Power Generation Systems and Renewable Energy Technologies” organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, International Islamic University Islamabad. He said Thar coal power project will contribute environment friendly energy with lowest cost for years.
He said people of Pakistan are facing acute shortage of energy and suffering power crisis, which has badly affected social and industrial sector that left irreparable loses to the economy.
Dr Samar in his address pointed out, developing countries producing their major energy share from coal but unfortunately we are seriously lacking to utilize our coal assets.
He said that Pakistan has 4th largest reservoirs of coal in the world through which, if funds are provided, the cheapest energy, fuel and gas can be produced for years.
Energy is the main stream of life; Pakistan is rich in natural resources to produce energy and power which are cheaper and safer with the concept of clean energy, he said.
Dr Samar said, Pakistan is depending on energy which major part is being produced by furnace oil and gas that cost very high and gas plants are also very less efficient in power production.
He said government needs to cope with the energy waste, line losses and inefficient ways of energy production.
Dr Inaam ur Rehman, Emeritus scholar Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS) was guest of honour on the conference.
Dr Inaam ur Rehman in his speech gave detail briefing about nuclear power plants and energy production in Pakistan.
He was of the view that nuclear energy is cleanest, safer and cheaper than any other source of energy production.He said that, there are misconceptions about nuclear energy and power plants which are fabricated.
Dr Inaam said, requirements of energy are increasing rapidly as the population ball getting bigger, by establishing new nuclear plants in Pakistan would stand as prosperous country of the world.
He also urged govt using different efficient mode of technologies without delaying any time.
