Construction of black top road from Sui to Uch Field.

ISLAMABAD, 30 March , 2009 (Balochistan Times) -- Adviser to PM on Finance and Economic Affairs, Mr. Shaukat Tarin chaired meeting of Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) here at PM Secretariat today. ECNEC considered 32 agenda items in various development sectors like energy, higher education, health, IT, physical planning and housing, transport and communication and water resources. ECNEC approved 07 summary proposals of Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) relating to Power Distribution and Enhancement Projects Phase-I falling under the jurisdictional purview of various DISCOs as under:FESCOs Power Distribution Enhancement Project Phase-I designed to provide adequate facilities for reliable and sustainable supply of electrical power to meet growing domestic, commercial, industrial and agricultural demands of FESCO area at a total cost of Rs.1828.82 million. It envisages saving of 20 MW electricity after completion (36 months) of project which technically involves extension of existing grid stations, augmentation of transformers capacity, installation of capacitors, rehabilitation of outdated equipment and system modernization. The project involves Foreign Exchange Component (FEC). MEPCO Power Distribution Enhancement Project Phase-I with similar specification (1-above) with certain technical modifications like energy loss reduction (ELR) programme and alike at a total cost of Rs.1076 million involving FEC. It envisages saving of 16.25 MW of electricity after completion in 36 months. IESCO Power Distribution Enhancement Project Phase-I with similar specification (1 above) with certain technical modifications like ELR at a total cost of Rs.3429.81 million involving FEC. It envisages saving of 32.33 MW of electricity after completion of the project in 36 months. HESCO Power Distribution Enhancement Project Phase-I with similar specification (1-above) with certain technical modification like ELR at a total cost of Rs.4171.87 million involving FEC. It envisages saving of 16.6 MW of electricity after completion of the project in 36 months. QESCO Power Distribution Enhancement Project Phase-I with similar specification (1-above) with certain technical modifications like ELR at a total cost of Rs.2283.46 million involving FEC. It envisages saving of 14.3 MW of electricity after completion of the project in 36 months. LESCO Power Distribution Enhancement Project Phase-I with similar specifications (1-abaove) with certain technical modifications like ELR at a total cost of Rs.4130.81 million involving FEC. It envisages saving of 15.36 MW of electricity after completion of the project in 36 months. PESCO Power Distribution Enhancement Project Phase-I with similar specifications (1-above) with certain technical modifications like ELR, distribution of power (DOP) which includes laying of new feeders and installation of distribution transformers including system modernization at a total cost of Rs.3948.25 million involving FEC. It envisages saving of 4.19 MW of electricity after completion of the project in 36 months. The ECNEC approved Ministry of Water and Powers Project for Interconnection of 06 IPPs with national grid for power dispersal (Phase-III) at a total cost of Rs.1680 million involving FEC. The project scope envisages construction of transmission lines for six new IPPs and its interconnection with national grid to meet power shortage and strengthen the existing system of NTDC. ECNEC approved electrification of 86 villages in Dera Bugti by QESCO at a total cost of Rs.717.71 million to be executed in 12 months through installation of transmission lines, transformer and other allied equipments and necessary civil work, stipulating that Government of Balochistan would form a Committee comprising local MNAs,. MPAs and District Nazim who would identify the villages needing electrification - a list of which would be provided to ECNEC. ECNEC approved establishment of 43.5 MW Jagran-II Hydropower Project in District Muzaffarabad sponsored by Government of AJK at a total cost of Rs.4631.02 million involving FEC. The project envisages construction of 43.5 MW Jagran-II Hydropower Station on River Neelum, and is designed to provide additional installed capacity in the system. ECNEC also approved establishment of 14.4 MW Jhing Hydropower Project in District Muzaffarabad sponsored by Government of AJK at a total cost of Rs.1813.85 million. It also envisages construction of 14.4 MW of hydropower station planned at Jhing Nullah which is right bank tributary of Neelum River. It would provide additional installed capacity in the system and will take 40 months completion time in both the cases. ECNEC further directed Planning and Development Division to explore possibility of clubbing public-private sector partnership programme for execution of similar projects in future, focusing reduction in GOP, GOAJK and Provincial Governments financial burden. It further advised Ministry of Water and Power and Planning Commission to formulate recommendations for developing public-private sector partnership model/ratio and make consensus based rules for hydro power projects below 50 MW, advising that necessary detailed framework for such an agreement be modified. ECNEC approved Higher Education Commissions Project titled Faculty Development Programme of Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan for provision of 100 PhD foreign scholarships. ECNEC advised HEC to circulate list of scholarships allocated to other universities of the country which must address no discrimination component, adding that list explaining training disciplines be obtained and circulated. ECNEC held that projects falling under education and health development sectors may be presented before FOPs for support. ECNEC approved Northern Area Health Development Project Phase-II at a total cost of Rs.796.050 million that would provide basic health services to under-served population and strengthen primary health care services besides improving secondary and tertiary health care services. ECNEC approved SUPARCO/Ministry of Defence Pakistan Communication Satellite System Project (PAKSAT-IR) which is designed to develop/manufacture and launch a Geo-Synchronous Orbit Communication Satellite replacing the existing Leased Satellite PAKSAT-I. It constituted an independent project management committee comprising representatives from SUPARCO, MOD (SPD), Ministry of IT and other stakeholders to oversee implementation of defence as well as civil benefit related components. ECNEC approved Government of Punjabs Sewerage and Water Supply Project at Multan City (Part-I) at a total cost of Rs.2817,208 million which is designed to provide basic facilities of sewerage and water supply in un-served areas of Multan City., ECNEC approved Ministry of Housing and Works Project for construction of new Secretariat Block at Constitution Avenue Islamabad at a total cost of Rs.3476.363 million, advising Ministry of Housing and Works and Planning Commission to incorporate a financial statement mentioning total saving accruing to GOP in terms of rentals saved. ECNEC conditionally approved Ministry of Railways Project for Procurement/Manufacturing of 530 new Design Bogies/Wagons including break vans at a total cost of Rs.4134.732 million, directing that a Committee comprising Ministers for Privatisation, Communication, Finance and representatives of Planning Commission and Provincial Governments be set up to finalize and recommend Pakistan Railways Strategic and Credible Business Plan that meets business criteria laid down by ECNEC within one month where after ECNECs approval shall stand formalized. ECNEC advised Ministry of Defence and Planning and Development Division to submit a background report on Aviation Divisions Project titled New Gwadar International Airport - Acquisition of Land Project, explaining as to how an earlier budgetary outlay was released during FY-2005-06. The project was deferred for further consideration till report. ECNEC approved withdrawal of Government of Punjabs Project on Widening and Improvement of Gujranwala Bypass on technical reasons. ECNEC approved Government of Punjab Project for Construction of Multan Southern Bypass (Dual Carriage Way) to Bahawalpur Chowk