According to a survey report of Federal Bureau of Statistics (Energy & Mining Statistics Section), which was released recently, the industrial cost incurred during fiscal 2003-04 was Rs 108,601 million as compared to Rs 69,548 million during the fiscal 1999-2000. It worked out to be 12 percent per annum average increase.
The total value-added during 2003-04 stood at Rs 135,005 million as against Rs 95,347 million in 1999-2000, showing an average per annum increase of 9 percent.
The installed capacity of all electricity establishments during the census year 2003-04 stood at 20,360 mw as compared to 17,564 mw in 1999-2000, showing an average per annum increase of 3.75 percent.
The power generation increased sharply in the financial year 2003-04 which is likely to lift the gross domestic product (GDP) to a higher level. The generation of electricity during 2003-04 stood at 83,607 GWH as against 66,562 GWH in 1999-2000. It was 5.9 percent per annum average increase in 1999-00.
During the year under report, the energy generated from all sources was 83,607 GWH. This includes generation from Wapda, KESC, IPPs and Captive units. The power generation from hydel and thermal during 2003-04 remained at 81847 GWH as average per annum increase of 5.5 percent over 1999-2000.
The number of consumers during 2003-04 was recorded as 15,841,000 as compared to 13,192,000 in 1999-2000, showing an average increase of 4.7 percent per annum.
Asad Elahi, Secretary Ministry of Economic Affairs & Statistics (Statistics Division), said this update survey report is the 26th in the series compiled by the Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS). The first census report was brought out for the year 1962-63.
This report presents data for 2003-04 (July-June) at national and provincial levels, he said, adding the census covered all public and private sector electricity establishments engaged in generation, transmission and distribution of electricity whether hydel, thermal or nuclear during 2003-04.
He said the main objective of the census is to derive value-addition of electricity sub-sector in the national economy. The census aims at collecting information on fixed assets, installed capacity by type of plants, electricity generated, electricity consumption and number of consumers by sectors, industrial cost, gross value of production, value-added, electricity consumed in auxiliaries, he added.
He mentioned that the census of electricity establishments is conducted through mail. Census questionnaires were dispatched to all the 50 electricity establishments (public & private). The frame of electricity establishments was obtained from the Ministry of Water & Power. As a result of hectic efforts and vigorous follow-up, response from all the 41 functioning electricity establishments was obtained.
IPPs:
1. AES Lalpir,
2. AES Pak Gen,
3. Alternate Energy,
4. Fauji Kabirwala,
5. Gul Ahmad,
6. Habibullah Coastal,
7. Hubco,
8. Japan Power,
9. Kapco,
10. Kohinoor Energy,
11. Rousch Power,
12. Saba Power,
13. Southern Electric,
14. Tapal Energy,
15. Liberty Energy,
16. Uch Power
Captive Units:
1. Crescent Energy,
2. Crescent Bahuman,
3. Century Power,
4. DG Khan Cement,
5. Genertech Pakistan,
6. Gatron Power,
7. Ibrahim Fibers,
8. ICI Pakistan,
9. Ideal Energy,
10. Maple Leaf Cement,
11. Mahmood Power,
12. Mari Gas Co,
13. Nishat Mills,
14. Pakistan Steel,
15. Quetta Textile Mills,
16. Quetta Sarena,
17. Sitara Power,
18. Sapphire Power,
19. Sui Southern Gas Co, and
20. Zeeshan Energy.
According to Federal Bureau of Statistics (Energy & Mining Statistics Section), the efforts were made to gather the quarterly information on Power Sector in pursuance to one of the recommendations to put Pakistan on International Standards. However, the establishments declined to provide quarterly data on Gross Fixed Capital Formation.