{"id":6919,"date":"2024-01-19T11:21:30","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T11:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/?p=6919"},"modified":"2024-01-19T11:21:31","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T11:21:31","slug":"high-energy-prices-make-it-difficult-for-pakistan-to-manage-reliable-cost-effective-energy-supply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/?p=6919","title":{"rendered":"High Energy prices make it difficult for Pakistan to manage reliable & cost-effective energy supply"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Islamabad  :  National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (NEECA) launched Prefeasibility<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Study on Pakistan Green Hydrogen Energy at NEECA office. Dr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sardar Mohazzam, Managing Director NEECA presented the background for conducting the<\/p>\n\n\n\n

green hydrogen energy study in Pakistan. Mr. Stephen B. Harrison, International Expert on<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Green Hydrogen and Dr. Nadeem Javed, Ex-chief economist presented key contours of the<\/p>\n\n\n\n

prefeasibility study. Senator Dr. Musadik Malik, Mr. Masroor Ahmed, Chairman OGRA, Mr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yousuf Siddiqui, CEO Engro Energy Limited and Mr. Nadeem Javed Bajwa, MD ISGS also<\/p>\n\n\n\n

expressed their expert opinion in the matter. Representatives from public & private sector and<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donor agencies also attended the launching ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The current power mix of Pakistan is primarily dominant with about 64% thermal mostly based<\/p>\n\n\n\n

on imported fossil fuels including RLNG, Coal and RFO. Due to our reliance on imported fuel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and very high Energy prices at global level, it has become difficult for Pakistan to manage<\/p>\n\n\n\n

reliable & cost-effective energy supply. This dependency on fossil fules also results in the<\/p>\n\n\n\n

higher GHG emissions. The cost-effective solution to this problem is to harness the maximum<\/p>\n\n\n\n

potential of indiginous Renewable Energy (RE) resources in the country as Pakistan has<\/p>\n\n\n\n

abundant RE resources, including solar and wind power. Hydrogen due to its high energy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

content, environmental compatibility, storage & distribution, and its ability to address<\/p>\n\n\n\n

intermittency of RE sources, is an essential energy vector to ensure the reliable and cost-<\/p>\n\n\n\n

effective harnessing of the RE resources of Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The study identified and analyzed thirteen (13) value chain cases for financial modelling to<\/p>\n\n\n\n

assess their economic viability under a range of current and hypothetical future scenarios and<\/p>\n\n\n\n

determined three (03) most plausible value chains including (i). Hydrogen electrolysis from<\/p>\n\n\n\n

hydroelectricity on the existing Ghazi-Barotha dam and admixing of the hydrogen at a low<\/p>\n\n\n\n

concentration into the local natural gas grid; (ii). Using solar power from the Quaid e Azam<\/p>\n\n\n\n

solar park to produce hydrogen on an electrolyzer for admixing at a low concentration into the<\/p>\n\n\n\n

local natural gas grid for use on existing equipment heating, cooking and CNG applications to<\/p>\n\n\n\n

incrementally decarbonize the gas pipeline network and CNG mobility; and (iii). One MW<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Run of the river hydro power remote micro-grid with a portion of the power diverted for<\/p>\n\n\n\n

hydrogen production during 10 months of hydro power generation. The hydrogen would be<\/p>\n\n\n\n

stored and released to a fuel-cell for 2 winter months when the hydro plant would be winterized<\/p>\n\n\n\n

to avoid ice damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The study highlighted that due to high capex cost for electrolyzer and related equipment and<\/p>\n\n\n\n

higher electricity cost, at present the identified value chain projects are not financially feasible<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and suggested some policy intervention to make them feasible including (i). Review of power<\/p>\n\n\n\n

pricing tariff to enable the purchase of power for generation of hydrogen during periofds of<\/p>\n\n\n\n

low demand, (ii) Very low or zero power cost for curtailed potential hydro power for hydrogen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

generation, and (iii). Policy to attribute a cost to CO2 emissions (e.g., a tax on fossil fuel power<\/p>\n\n\n\n

generation, a tax on transportation fuels or a tax on CO2 emissions). Since Green Hydrogen is<\/p>\n\n\n\n

the fuel of future for clean and low carbon development, capex cost for generation of green<\/p>\n\n\n\n

hydrogen will decrease gradually. Therefore, we should gear up to avail this upcoming<\/p>\n\n\n\n

opportunity and shift to Green Hydrogen for decarbonization of our economy. Government is<\/p>\n\n\n\n

addressing climate change challenges and shifting to clean fuel of Green Hydrogen subject to<\/p>\n\n\n\n

the availability of international financing can be a catalyst.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Launch of Pre-feasibility Study on the applicability of Green Hydrogen in Pakistan marks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a significant step towards a cleaner and more sustainable energy future. The findings of this<\/p>\n\n\n\n

study can help to unlock the full potential of green hydrogen and will open up policy debates<\/p>\n\n\n\n

for a roadmap to a low-carbon economy. NEECA pioneered the first of its kind Green<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hydrogen Study in Pakistan and will further work in this matter with collaboration of other key<\/p>\n\n\n\n

stakeholders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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