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Wire & Cable ASIA – March/April 2013
Rebar
move
AMEinfo reports
that Conares
Metal Supply has
extended its
facility in Jebel Ali
free zone area
(Jafza) to
manufacture
40mm reinforcing
steel bars.
Bharat Bhatia,
CEO and MD,
said: “We are
pleased to
announce the
production of
40mm rebar at
our facility in
Jafza.”
Conares operates
a pipe plant and
galvanising line,
producing black
and galvanised
pipes.
AN on-grid solar power
generation system of 178kW,
installed at Pakistan
Engineering Council (PEC), is
said to have set a precedent as
a role model for defining
procedures and strategy at
national level for on-grid solar
power generation.
The project is the first of its
kind in the country, with
excess electricity delivered to
the national grid under a
Feed-In-Tariff regime.
PEC’s spokesperson,
Mahmood Rehmani, said: “We
took many initiatives in terms of
energy efficiency within PEC.
“An energy audit was made of
the main building of PEC;
heavy lighting fixtures were
replaced and LEDs and energy
efficient lights were installed to
achieve lighting efficiency. Full
use is being made of daylight
by fitting clear glass partitions
and windows.The lighting load
was reduced from 46kW to
only 5kW through this initiative,
which saved enough electricity
to light 50 houses.”
Under the project, PEC is
installing 500w to 5kW
standalone solar power systems
at various engineering
universities, commercial areas
and religious places. The aim of
the project is to spread
awareness and popularise
renewable sources of energy.
For the purpose, an exhibition
and awareness campaign will
also be launched throughout
the country during the
implementation phase.
Pakistan Engineering Council
– Pakistan
Website: pec.org.pk
Savings and energy initiative in Pakistan
Hydroelectricity for Cameroon
The renewable energy developer Joule Africa has signed a
project development agreement (PDA) with the Government of
Cameroon for the construction of a hydroelectric project on
the Katsina Ala river, in northwest Cameroon.
The plant will have a potential installed capacity to generate
850MW, with the first stage having 450MW. The Cameroon
government, Joule Africa and technical hydro-engineering
consultancy Lahmeyer International are to conduct a full
feasibility study on the project.
Joule Africa – Sierra Leone Website: