Energy savers to be produced by TUSDEC in Pakistan
TUSDEC (Technology Upgradation and Skill Development Company) is planning to set up a Common Facility Centre (CFC) to encourage local manufacturing of energy efficient Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) with an an ultimate objective to help bridge gap between energy generation and consumption in Pakistan.
This was told at a meeting on ' Energy Conservation and Load Management' held at TUSDEC Head Office here with Federal Secretary for Industries, Production and Special Initiatives, Shahab Khawaja.
Giving presentation on ' Impact of Energy Management on Power Planning, Arshad Chughtai said that replacement of one incandescent bulb by a Compact Fluorescent Lamp (Energy Saver) by each of 17 million users of our electric utilities, WAPDA and KESC can help save over 1300 megawatts of electricity during peak hours.He said that power consumption in Pakistan was presently growing at a rate of 10 percent per annum, predicting that it would get double by the year 2015. He billed the consumers' indifference towards saving electricity as one of the major reasons for the steep growth in power consumption.
unlike other developed and developing nations of the world, most of the energy i.e. 43 percent of total generation, was consumed in Pakistan by domestic consumers while industry's share in power consumption was just 28% against 63% in China and 43% in India.
He said that Pakistan with an installed power generation capacity of almost 20,000 Megawatt (including that of recently installed two rental power plants) was presently facing a shortfall of 2500 Megawatt.
He also suggested the use of low-pressure sodium vapour lamps for street light and proper adjustment of thermostats for energy conservation.●
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