Detail Power to the Pakistanis   Oleh:  Bahree, Megha Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: Forbes Asia vol. 5 no. 12 (Jul. 2009), page 36-37. Topik: Pakistan; Power Plants; Economy Crisis Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: FF5.1 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel In a shaky economy, the electric supply is unreliable. Some entrepreneurs aim to solve the problem. One big contributor to the chaos in Pakistan is power outages. They can last for 14 hours. They crimp an already troubled economy, playing into the hands of the Taliban and al Qaeda. As recently as May citizens of the financial and port city of Karachi thronged the streets and attacked a government electricity office because of long and frequent outages. In summer 2006 Karachi was out of power for 36 hours and gripped by rioting. Despite a history of crash projects and billions of dollars in handouts from the U.S. and Europe for power production, Pakistan was still gasping for juice. Solution: small power plants built quickly and rented out to federal power authorities. Cities globally have, on occasion, used short-term equipment rentals to fill a special need, such as hosting the Olympics. Ahmed's plants are larger (at 50 to 205 megawatts) and longer lasting. They can be put up in six months, as opposed to the minimum three years required for a larger permanent power plant. A typical Associated contract lasts from three to five years, at the end of which Associated can dismantle and move the equipment or renew the pact. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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