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https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/752443-hubco-power-plant-offers-govt-buyout-for-rs65-billion
The problems here:
a) You can't use Thar Coal in Karachi/Hub. The coal has high moisture content, which makes it combustible, so it can't be transported from Thar to Hub -- hence the need for mine-mouth power plants.
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The problems here:
a) You can't use Thar Coal in Karachi/Hub. The coal has high moisture content, which makes it combustible, so it can't be transported from Thar to Hub -- hence the need for mine-mouth power plants.
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It can be done through blending w/ imported coal, but that is a few years off.
b) Before there can be any desalination, there needs to be a revamp of KWSB's water distribution network (& tanker mafia) -- else we will be paying for massive spillage and leakage, calling it UFW
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b) Before there can be any desalination, there needs to be a revamp of KWSB's water distribution network (& tanker mafia) -- else we will be paying for massive spillage and leakage, calling it UFW
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UFW being Unaccounted for Water (like UFG).
c) You can't reduce price of Thar Coal from $50/ton to $25/ton. These are massive debt-driven projects -- you've got to pay off debt, and a fair return to equity. Can't reduce price to variable cost, or lower randomly.
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c) You can't reduce price of Thar Coal from $50/ton to $25/ton. These are massive debt-driven projects -- you've got to pay off debt, and a fair return to equity. Can't reduce price to variable cost, or lower randomly.
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The energy value chain is complex. Looking at things in isolation never helps. There clearly does not seem to be a plan here, and we may have yet another SAPM trying his hand to fix things.
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