Message from Chairman PEC Engr. Dr. Muhammad Akram Sheikh

ENGINEER PEC September 2007ChinaGuangzhou, (2000), 2,400 MWTienhuangping (2001), 1,800 MWGermanyGoldisthal (2002)1,060 MWMarkersbach (1981), 1,050 MWIrelandTurlough Hill 292 MWItalyPiastra Edolo (1982), 1,020 MWChiotas (1981), 1,184 MWPresenzano (1992), 1,000 MWLago Delio (1971), 1,040 MWFranceGrand Maison (1997), 1,070 MWLa Coche, 285 MWLe Cheylas, 485 MWMortézic, 920 MWRevin, 800 Mwe. Construction of future thermal plants be avoided or Super Bissorte, 720 MWdiscouraged and taken up only under specialcircumstances.JapanReferencesa. Hydro-Electric and Pumped Storage Plants by MG.Jog, Published by WILEY EASTERN LIMITED ISBN81-224-0074-4 Dehli.b. ICOLD proceedings May 2005.c. Generation data of financial year 2003-2004, 2004-2005 and that of load curves load factors of Jan10, 2004, July 10, 2004, August 20, 2004 andDecember 10, 2004 from National Power ControlCentre letter No. 133/ LO-38 dated 06.12.2005.d. VOITH SIEMIENS HYDRO POWER GENERATIONGermany.e. TOSHIBA Power systems & Services Australia.f. Colenco Power Engineering Ltd. Switzerland.Annexure 1Worldwide List of Pumped Storage PlantsAustraliaBendeela, 80 MWJindabyne Pumping StationKangaroo Valley, 160 MWTumut Three, (973, 1,500 MWWivenhoe Power Station, 500 MWImaichi (1991), 1,050 MWKannagawa (2005), 2,700 MW is under construction.When completed in 2005, it will be the world'slargest pumped storage plant.Kazunogawa (2001), 1,600 MWKisenyama, 466 MWMatanoagawa (1999), 1,200 MWMidono, 122 MWNiikappu, 200 MWOkawachi (1995), 1,280 MWOkutataragi (1998), 1,932 MWOkuyoshino, 1,206 MWShin-Takasegawa, 1,280 MWShiobara, 900 MWTakami, 200 MWTamahara (1986), 1,200 MWYagisawa, 240 MWYanbaru (1999), 30 MW is the first seawater pumpedhydro plant.PolandŻarnowiec, 716 MWPorąbka-Żar, 500 MWSolina, 200 MWŻydowo, 150 MWNiedzica, 92.6 MW33