Bids for converter stations: CASA-1,000 behind as French organisation seeks some-more time
ISLAMABAD: The endowment of agreement for a supply of converter stations underneath a Central Asia-South Asia (Casa) 1,000-megawatt appetite import plan has been put off again following a ask from French association Alstom to extend a bid-filing deadline to Apr this year.
“Four countries that are partial of a plan – Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan and Pakistan – have concluded to give decrease in a time support gripping in perspective a ask of Alstom, that is a convincing name and a vital retailer of converter stations opposite a world,” an central said.
Several meddlesome companies including General Electric of a US, Siemens of Germany and Japan’s Mitsubishi had responded to a invitation for bids. However, Alstom sought some-more time.
Two converter stations are designed to be set adult – one any in Tajikistan and Pakistan – for transmitting electricity underneath a Casa-1,000 plan that will couple Central and South Asia by an appetite corridor.
The Central Asia-South Asia Regional Electricity Market is envisaged to be grown in a phased demeanour by institutional arrangements and infrastructure building that will utilize Central Asia’s appetite resources to tackle shortages in South Asia.
Earlier, bids were invited one year ago, though these were cancelled after in a face of high prices quoted for environment adult a converter stations, that would modify approach stream into choice stream or a reverse. “A uninformed routine for awarding a agreement is going on,” a central said.
In another tender, a plan stakeholders have sought bids for laying delivery lines in their territories.
“Converter stations are really important, though a building of delivery lines is not a chaotic task; even Pakistani companies can lay a delivery lines,” a central said.
Earlier, a Casa-1,000 plan was approaching to be finished by a finish of 2017 or a commencement of 2018. However, a aim will be missed due to a check in a endowment of proposal for a environment adult of converter stations. “Now, this plan is expected to be prepared in 2020,” a central said.
Project stakeholders have also framed third-party entrance manners that concede a country, that is not partial of a scheme, to trade electricity.
Pakistan is also meddlesome in importing thermal electricity as Tajikistan will be providing hydroelectric appetite for usually 5 months in a year. There will be no supply of hydel electricity from a Central Asian states in winter.
The regulator – National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) – has authorized a tariff of 9.41 cents per section for electricity import from Central Asia.
This includes appetite charges during 5.15 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh), delivery charges during 2.91 cents per kWh, movement price for Afghanistan during 1.25 cents per kWh and wheeling charges for Tajikistan during 0.10 cent per kWh.
Published in The Express Tribune, Jan 29th, 2017.
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