Pakistan's 1980 Policy Failure is Today's Energy Crisis|Chairman WAPDA

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Pakistan's 1980 Policy Failure is Today's Energy Crisis|Chairman WAPDA

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Chairman WAPDA, Gen (r ) Muzammil Hussain explains how Pakistan’s policy failures of the 1980s created the energy challenges the country faces today. He explains why governments jumped into oil and thermal producing power plants as the fastest way to address the power issue. Why the failure to build the Kalabagh dam led to an energy crisis and why the unthinking breakup of WAPDA into three parts is a key factor in Pakistan’s circular debt not under control. He describes how China’s role in the water and power sector has been manifold from finance to human knowledge transfer.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
3:35 - Lack of vision on power development
5:37 - Why Pakistan went for the IPP’s
7:31 - Why didn't we build large dams after Tarbela?
8:28 - What was WAPDA doing at that time?
9:01 - Were DISCO’s not created to improve distribution?
9:58 - Where were these ideas coming from of creating PEPCO, DISCO’s etc?
10:28 - Any foriegn interference?
11:00 - What took so long for Pakistan to build new dams?
12:44 - Why are international institutions no longer interested in funding our dams?
13:16 - Why did we fail to build dams in areas apart from the disputed territory?
14:29 - The drawback of not having enough water storage?
15:00 - Storage capacity of WAPDA?
15:27 - Significance of Chinese cooperation?
16:40 - Chinese help in capacity building?
17:31 - Major Chinese companies working for power development?
18:16 - When will all these projects show results?
18:30 - Pakistan power production
20:38 - How soon can we diversify the sources of power production?
21:46 - Significance of more storage?
22:32 - Significance of planned water release in power production?
23:00 - Lessons we can learn from China in power development?
25:38 - The realistic capacity of water storage that we can build in a decade?
27:40 - Percentage of water that we will be able to store?
27:55 - Percentage of water storage in China?
28:36 - The lessons we can learn from the Chinese in the agricultural usage of water?
29:13 - Why haven't we moved away from flood irrigation?
29:51 - Expectations from PM Imran Khan’s visit to China?
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Najma Minhas is Managing Editor, Global Village Space. She has worked with National Economic Research Associates (NERA) in New York, Lehman Brothers in London and Standard Chartered Bank in Pakistan. Before launching GVS, she worked as a consultant with World Bank, USAID, and FES and is a regular participant of Salzburg Forum. Najma studied economics at London School of Economics and International Relations at Columbia University, NewYork. she tweets at @MinhasNajma.

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@junaidarif9932 2 жыл бұрын

Thoroughly enjoyed the interview. Mr. Muzammal seems like a genuine gentleman.

@rafiquekhankhan2427 2 жыл бұрын

Learned and after long time enjoyed listening to Gen Muzammal

@mujtabashah3667 2 жыл бұрын

An extremely informed discussion. It was gratifying listening to Muzammil Hussain giving succinct details of the energy needs and it's development in Pakistan today. Pakistan is getting somewhere mashAllah. And better late than never.

@zahurmalik9447 2 жыл бұрын

General Muzammil speaks with knowledge in depth on water and energy needs of Pakistan. With clarity of mind and working for the good of Pakistan. May Allah Almighty help the people who have the interests and future of Pakistan in their sight. Aameen

@nadeemmalik8754 2 жыл бұрын

Very encouraging to hear what he has to say.

@aftabiqbal980 2 жыл бұрын

Dr Sahib , you are doing great job to educate common people , your feelings and concerns about future of Pakistan is commendable , God bless you .

@muhammadmajid8658 2 жыл бұрын

Sir I'm also from Mirpur AJK, ❤ Mirpur is one of the best city to live in Azad kashmir.

@asadshirkuh8426 2 жыл бұрын

Because of UK

@asimshahzad1681 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative program. The chairman seems to have an excellent grip over his job. His seriousness towards the job will be helpful in ending water & power shortage problems in Pakistan inshAllah.

@Vivek.101 2 жыл бұрын

Our one private company TCS is 3 times bigger than Pakistan's all listed stock exchange in market cap. Here Pakistan is going... Disaster

@engr.tahirmasood9834 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent, Dr.

@armughanahmed2782 2 жыл бұрын

I hope and pray it goes according to what General Sb has laid down. A pleasant news in current ambiance of economic gloom.

@inamullahkhan9045 2 жыл бұрын

Chairman WAPDA was on top of his subject and did an admirable job. I wish he was allowed to speak at will for just when he would be making an important point the interviewer would interject unceremoniously. Thus a good interview was demoted for no fault of Chairman WAPDA.Perhaps the frequent interjections was a cunning ruse by the interviewer to camouflage his shallowness on the subject.

@ghosthunter0981 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant u need to do more sittings with Gen sahib

@umairhassan3887 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice information thank you Moeed. You always bring Very important topics which are important to Pakistan. Please do a program on food security

@aamirsultanvlogs8039 2 жыл бұрын

7big like great vlog i fully support new youtubers ............

@GVSNEWS 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 🙂

@gmajal 2 жыл бұрын

Why Tarbela extension projects were not initiated earlier. The tunnels were there but extension work was taken at snails pace.

@mohammadsyedhusain9280 2 жыл бұрын

1976-1994 was the period of severe political crisis and the Afghan war which started in 1979. The discussion has to be viewed with what’s happening in the country. We have a political set up where the incoming government doesn’t follow through as successor.

@n2201 2 жыл бұрын

Just because US wants to use Pakistan in Afghanistan it doesn't excuse government of its responsibility. That was the time when lots of money was also coming in. The class in power used the money to send their children to US

@gmajal 2 жыл бұрын

Energy is a too complicated subject to be left to Generals and Bureaucrats. Now judges and journalists are muddying the water even more.

@AbdulRauf-bo2pg 2 ай бұрын

His appointment as wapda chairman that we are still suffering from poor policy decisions

@s_intisar 2 жыл бұрын

Thoroughly enjoyed the discussion 👏

@gmajal 2 жыл бұрын

Energy crisis has a history in the 60s. I recall the term Brownout in my boyhiod.

@imdadmalik8668 2 жыл бұрын

ایک سوال یہ بھی ہونا چاہئے تھا کہ یہ واپڈا ہاؤس لاہور مہینے میں کتنی بار جاتے ہیں، انہوں نے انتظامی اخراجات کتنے کم کئے،کرپشن پریکٹسز کو کتنا کنٹرول کیا اور ادارے کے اندر اور باہر کے مافیاز کو کس حد تک تلاش کیا اور پھر کہاں کیسے روکا،،اور ان کا تو 8118 بھی ابھی تک ایکٹو کیوں نہیں ہوسکا، قوم کو پوچھنے کا حق ہے

@Tajmalik327 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic analysis , Pakistan ought to need likewise programs.

@gmajal 2 жыл бұрын

Two generals were heading General Safdar Butt and Zahid Ali Akbar. Did Genral Zia ever try to convince Generel Fazl e Haq to not oppose Kalabagh Dam.

@muhammadnuman1381 2 жыл бұрын

Assalamoalaikum plz conduct interview on recent development related to CPEC, how much pregress has been made yet so far. Because my interview is schedule, so if the panel ask question related to CPEC, I'll be able to explain. Pzzzzzzzzzzz

@ameerhamza655 2 жыл бұрын

Right man at right place

@gmajal 2 жыл бұрын

WAPDA needs to be unbundled more. Giving reference of TVA is misleading. USA has 52 states and TVA is based on Tennessee. The inherent tendency of government servants to hide behind the slogan of National Interest, serve their tenure, enjoy the perks and treasury continues to bleed.

@armughanahmed2782 2 жыл бұрын

Human Resource Development is of essence which will help us in long term

@basitshuja141 2 жыл бұрын

For wider understanding it should have been in Urdu. Very informative.

@asadshirkuh8426 2 жыл бұрын

Not at all

@maykhanam8667 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent interview. Very informative. Sad that we had such appalling rulers

@ziaulislam87 2 жыл бұрын

Dont worry we will have our great leader will be back in 2023

@TennisFedable 2 жыл бұрын

The government which he blames - was the Pakistan Army in the 80s under Zia. Let’s be fair and identify who and which organization were responsible for the lack of planning and governance during that time.

@usmanumer1481 2 жыл бұрын

If we do not price the water, farmers have no incentive to go for capital-intensive modern irrigation systems. Secondly, on the government's part, canals should have a concrete lining. BTW, did the work resume on the Dasu project since there was an attack on the bus of Chinese workers?

@gmajal 2 жыл бұрын

The stupid general is using the word Security umpteen times. Why not use economic prosperity as the key idea. The words used reflect the state of mind of the person.

@dlldilpakistan3390 2 жыл бұрын

This Nation is only Becoming Dam Fools since last 50 yrs. Personal Interest was Always 1st b4 National Interest. These Dams would have Easily Resolved the Water n Electricity Issues of this Nation n Help our Economy if they would have Build in a Timely Manner GOD BLESS THIS NATION

@sohailafridi66 2 жыл бұрын

Is WAPDA really active and professional...?

@abdulqayyum3152 2 жыл бұрын

I think Akhori Dam near attock on soan river should be built first than kalabagh dam but chairman is not projecting it . It has equal capacity to kalabagh. Moreover chiniot dam and murunj dam can also be built in Punjab so go with it.

@muniruddin8962 2 жыл бұрын

Kindly help me....how can i shift my existing k electric connection from existing PMT to another nearest PMT in Karachi....due to a lot of haraam khor kunda mafia....who are continuously sucking the blood of my childs through over billing.....

@umairhassan3887 2 жыл бұрын

Please build kalabagh dam

@sohailkhan7687 2 жыл бұрын

An important and of national interest should have been conducting in Urdu for the benefit of a common man

@asadshirkuh8426 2 жыл бұрын

Not at all. Common man only think about his roti. This discussion is above his level.

@arn9657 2 жыл бұрын

Misplaced priorities.

@AhmedAhmed-vt2yw 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry to say this personailty is most corrupt in the history of Pakistan... This man earns money by both hands. I have my personal experience that I cleared my written test and got 64 marks but due to this man those candidates being selected who's marks 40 and 46..becuse this man just offering money and take jobs.. If any doubt I will provide the prove

@usmanumer1481 2 жыл бұрын

please work on your writing skills first, maybe that will help next time.

@truthful4877 2 жыл бұрын

Will Nota Patwari understand this interview? I don't think so😭

@irfanbalouch3034 2 жыл бұрын

Uncle how come you don't know that we are using dams for irrigation purpose and electricity is by product. Also world bank didn't help us out to build this dams for irrigation or electricity . There purpose was keep those river alive which we gave to India

@ehtashamulhaq1992 2 жыл бұрын

Very poor subtitles

@abdurrehmaniqbal4408 2 жыл бұрын

Are you promoting PTI by showing PTI's Sehat Card on the right corner?

@AbdulMalik-gj6br 2 жыл бұрын

Spot on

@ZeeshanMahmood 2 жыл бұрын

GVS is online news platform, and they need advertisements to run it. I think they are advertisers of GVS.

@usmanumer1481 2 жыл бұрын

@@ZeeshanMahmood Why do they need to spend money to advertise the sehat card? Does the card have any competitors in the market? And the audience which can watch this English program qualifies for subsidized healthcare from a near-bankrupt government?

@ZeeshanMahmood 2 жыл бұрын

@@usmanumer1481 You have a Point, to advertise a sehat card, they are actually advertising PTI.

@iltafhussainiltaf8065 2 жыл бұрын

why in English??

@asadshirkuh8426 2 жыл бұрын

Because this discussion is not for common people and rehri chaap. This was above their level as well as your's. Don't watch this channel if you only know urdu.

@NabeelAhmed-od4mo 2 жыл бұрын

Firm grip on his domain.

@engr.waqassaleem6750 2 жыл бұрын

Sir ye urdu me kiyun Nahi hy interview... Ta k zayada log is ko smajh skain..... Language barrier exists in pakistan

@GVSNEWS 2 жыл бұрын

This. Interview was conducted for Global Village Space Magazine, its transcript will be published in the print Magazine and will soon be available online...