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	Biogas Supplemented Tubewells
	In view of prevailing energy crisis in Pakistan, the Chief Minister constituted a Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCE) under the chairmanship of Minister for Energy to make recommendations and prepare viable plans to mitigate the energy crisis. The Committee held series of meetings with experts, private sector and other stakeholders and deliberated on exploiting indigenous potential energy resources. The Committee also recommended for utilizing biogas energy for diesel tube-wells while focusing on small and medium farmers, in addition to other projects identified.

	Mango Hot Water Treatment
	Pakistan is one of the largest producers of mangoes which are known world over for their quality, aroma and taste. Reportedly about 100,000 ton of mangoes are exported from Pakistan annually. Due to presence of certain post harvest diseases and insects like anthracnose, stem-end rot and fruit fly, export of mango is limited.

	Biomass Power Generation
	The crop residue and wooden plants (having no timber value) are the largest sources of biomass energy and can be used as fuel as well as for producing gas. By burning crop residue & wooden plants, steam is generated which is used for producing steam through with boilers and electricity in steam turbines. Biomass energy resources include crop residue left in the field after harvesting such as wheat and rice straw, cotton sticks and corn stovers, and crop waste generated by processing industries (such as rice husk and bagasse) etc. The energy crops for production of biofuels are out of scope of this study.

	Phosphoric Acid Application
	After nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) is the second plant nutrient most widely deficient both in normal (82 - 90 %) and salt-affected soils (93 %) of Punjab. Therefore, the plant demand is replenished through fertilization but efficiency (recovery by the plant) of none of the existing fertilizers applied through broadcast, exceeds 20 % owing to the unavoidable chemical reactions in alkaline calcareous soil condition that convert a lion share (80 %) of applied P into forms unavailable to plant. The lower efficiency of existing P fertilizers demands their increased use which is becoming practically difficult due to the present price hike in P fertilizers and withdrawal of subsidies.

Highlights

Contract for Biomass Consultant to conduct feasibility study for biomass power generation in the Punjab Province has been awarded to M/S Full Advantage COo Limited (Lead Partner), Room 201, INC 1 Building, 131 Moo 9, Thailand Science Park, Klong 1, Klonguang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand in Joint Venture with M/S Omar Mohyudin Malik, PITCO (Pvt) Ltd.

Technical evaluation of bids was carried out by the Consultant Selection Committee and M/s Bio Energy Berlin,GMBH Street No. 325, House No. 12555, Berlin, Germany (Lead Partner), in Joint Venture with M/s Green Circle Organization 141-EDEN Cottages, Lahore Cantt. was technically cleared. The evaluation of financial bid is under process.

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