Pakistan

Media watch: Importing power

The Turkish power ship, Kaya Bey, arrived in Karachi amidst talk of a rise in power tariff.

November 20, 2010

Media watch is a daily round-up of key articles featured on news websites, hand-picked by The Express Tribune web staff.

National grid to get 230MW from Dec Largest ship-based power plant arrives

The world’s largest ship-based power plant will begin feeding 230 megawatts into the national grid next month, a spokesman for the vessel’s Turkish owner said on Friday. The Kaya Bey, which burns furnace oil, now lies at anchor off the Karachi port. Shamim-ur-Rahman (dawn.com)

Inauguration of first rental power plant on November 21

After the ceremony, it will be sailed to the Ibrahim Haideri harbour where it will be connected to the Korangi Thermal Station on November 24, the official said. (brecorder.com)

Electric ships

The power-ship is going to provide us with expensive power for the next five years. The test of its success will be whether or not we need another contract after that. (thenews.com.pk)

Turkish power

It is truly unfortunate that a country which has been showered with so many alternatives to oil as a source of electricity has not used these resources, or is delaying them, as has been done with coal and wind, not to mention solar power, which is abundant all over the country, and not limited like the preceding two to Thar (as is coal) or the Karachi coast (as is wind). (nation.com.pk)

COMMENTS (3)

Ahmer Ali | 14 years ago | Reply Assalam-o-Allaikum Warahmatullah.The present corrupt government is trying its utmost to produce more and more expensive electricity for as long as possible years for the poor nation instead of producing power through low-cost and low-priced resources,for instance,by water,wind,atomic plants and coal to over come energy crisis and this is the most cruel,brutal and worst face of our democratic leaders through which they are making middle and lower class related common man's life more and more miserable,difficult and problematic.What shall be the future,economical,social and financial condition of poor Pakistani nation if PPPP government completes its 5-year tenure and if these acts of producing expensive electricity continue?

anwaarahmad | 14 years ago | Reply Our traders and industrialists of Karachi are hypocrites if not cruel,crying to provide undisturbed power,now crying for inflated rates.We must show some request for Turkey,who has responded promptly.

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