Directorate of Science and Technology (DoST), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Military Engineering Services (MES), Peshawar signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Transfer and Implementation of Electro-Cure Project to monitor electricity transformers and low voltage lines against theft and faults.
The project is designed and produced by Centre for Intelligent Systems and Network Research (CISNR), University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Peshawar. Zahoor-ul-Haq, Director DoST and Additional Chief Engineer, MES Col. Imran Ali signed the MoU. The signing ceremony was held at Conference Hall of UET Peshawar.
Prof. Dr. Iftikhar Hussain, Vice Chancellor UET Peshawar, Prof. Dr. Noor Muhammad, Dean UET Peshawar, Naik Muhammad, Treasurer UET Peshawar, Dr. Gul Muhammad Khan, Director CISNR and Deputy Director DOST Ms Shaista were also present. Prof. Dr. Iftikhar welcomed the participants. He said that finding solution to the energy problems was not only to benefit the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa but the whole country. He said that at CISNR, the team of UET Peshawar was working hard to find the solutions to energy problems especially controlling power theft and other technical losses.
He also thanked Directorate of Science and Technology, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for funding the R&D at UET Peshawar. He thanked MES for facilitating the research on their infrastructure. Briefing the participants about the working of CISNR, Dr. Gul Muhammad Khan said his department has already implemented a pilot scale at Bannu MES to cater for the losses and fluctuation control.
Additional Chief Engineer Col. Imran Ali shared a success story that with 0.7 Million worth implementation resulted in 14 Million in the form of benefits and reduction in bills during the last six months only. The project is running successfully at Bannu MES. This Electrocure Project is going to be implemented on MES-1 feeder on Mall road Peshawar Cantt.
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