INTERVIEW FOR THE POST OF PROJECT DIRECTOR

PRESENTATION
TO
THE WORTHY SELECTION COMMITTEE
BY
ENGR. SYED AZIZ AHMAD
BSc. Civil Engineering
MSc Water Resources Engineering

PAKHTUNKHWA ENERGY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION (PEDO)

 Introduction

Project:
An assignment having specified Scope of Work which is to be
completed within the allocated Budget / Cost, allotted Time and in
the ambit of specified Quality.

Hydropower Project:
Water Potential Energy Mechanical Energy Electrical Energy
 Project Management

Project Management:

The process of leading the work of a team to achieve goals and meet
success criteria at a specified time.

The primary challenge of Project Management is to achieve all of the

project’s goals within the given constraints.

Functions of Management:
 Hydropower Project Management, Functions (1/4)

 Planning
Planning is the process of thinking about the activities required to achieve a
desired goal.
It is the first and foremost activity to achieve desired results.
 Hydropower Project Management, Functions (2/4)

 Organizing
A project organization is a structure
that facilitates the coordination
and implementation
of Project’s activities.

Its objective is to create an

environment that fosters
interactions among the team
members with a minimum amount
of disruptions, overlaps and
conflict.
 Hydropower Project Management , Functions (3/4)

 Leading
 Project leadership, most simply, is the act of leading a team towards
the successful completion of a Project.

 In fact, project leadership requires skills in both management and

leadership.
 Hydropower Project Management , Functions (4/4)

 Controlling

 Project Controlling is a core task

in Project Management.

 It includes all activities that are

necessary to implement
the Project according to plan.

 The goal of Project Controlling is to

ensure that the Project’s goals are
achieved in the desired quality, while
adhering to the planned deadlines and
costs.
 Hydropower Project Implementation (1/5)

 Project Implementation

Project Implementation (or Project Execution) is the phase where visions

and plans become reality. This is the logical conclusion after visioning,
evaluating, deciding, planning, applying for funds and finding the
financial resources of a Project.

Steps involved in Implementation of Hydropower Project:

•Hiring of Consultant for conducting Feasibility Study under PC-II.

•Detailed Feasibility Study with or without Detailed Design.

• Award of Project through ICB under approved PC-I.

• Construction of Project.
 Hydropower Project Implementation (2/5)
 Procurement Mode
 Hydropower Project Implementation (3/5)

 Hiring Procedure for Management Consultant

 Hydropower Project Implementation (4/5)

 Pre-Construction Phase:
 Hydropower Project Implementation (5/5)

 Execution Activities
Power Evacuation, Transmission and Sale
 Problems / Challenges Encountered at Lawi HPP (1/3)

Sr.
Problems /Challenges Dealing with Problems / Resolution
No.
The works were
completely suspended at Motivated the Contractor using my problem solving
1.
all components of the skills and succeeded in the resumption of works.
Project.
Encouraged the Contractor and succeeded in the
Lack of Adequate enhancement of resources as well as regular supply
2.
Resources of construction materials etc. due to which pace of
works was expedited.
Achieved overall monthly progress of 0.91% and
Enhancement in Monthly 1.70% during March & April 2021 respectively,
3.
Progress which was at an average of 0.55% during the period
from Sep 2020 to Feb 2021.

Achieved 386 m in HRT during April 2021, which

Enhancement in Tunnel’s
4. was at an average of 205 m per month for the
Rate of Progress
period from October 2020 to March 2021.

Re-mobilization of Succeeded in getting Chinese Tunneling Crew

5.
Chinese Experts. remobilized to the site from China.
 Problems / Challenges Encountered at Lawi HPP (2/3)

Sr.
Problems /Challenges Dealing with Problems / Resolution
No.

Contractor’s lack of interest Have supported technically and convinced the

6. in executing the Project due Contractor for doing the work under the same
to his Financial Problems. Contract Agreement.

Contractor’s reluctance to Succeeded in getting the validity period of

7. extend the validity period of Performance Security extended by the
Performance Security. Contractor by continuous follow-up.

Pending approval for change Have got the approval for change of E&M
8.
of E&M Manufacturer. Manufacturer.

Ensured a healthy cash flow to the Project due to

9. Cash Flow to the Contractor which the regular supply of construction
materials was ensured.

Taken the Consultant for Transmission Line on

Hiring of Consultant for
10. board and initiated the GIS Study which was
Transmission Line.
pending for the last one year.
 Problems / Challenges Encountered at Lawi HPP (3/3)

Sr.
Problems /Challenges Dealing with Problems / Resolution
No.

Obtained the Generation License from NEPRA

11. Grant of Generation License
which was pending since long.

Succeeded in obtaining EPC Stage Tariff from

12. EPC Stage Tariff Petition
NEPRA.

In time coordination with the District

Management and Law Enforcement Agencies
13. Local Issues for resolving various local and security issues
which could have affected the progress, if not
dealt timely.

Coordination with other Departments like Ministry

Coordination with other
14. of Energy (Power Division), IRSA, NTDCL ,
Departments
PESCO etc. for obtaining the required NOC’s.

Have created a professional/friendly environment

Lack of Coordination among
15. among all the stakeholders for the betterment of
the stakeholders.
the Project’s implementation.
Physical Progress of Lawi HPP as of 22.05.2021 (1/2)
Physical Progress of Lawi HPP as of 22.05.2021 (2/2)
 Financial Progress of Lawi HPP

As per EPC Contract Payments up to IPC No. 29

Financial
Description (up to April 2021)
Progress
(%)
US$ PKR US$ PKR

Schedule No.1
(Supply of Plant from 43,382,200 - 960,000 - 2.21%
Abroad)

Schedule No.3
- 1,090,692,740 - 593,694,134 54.43%
(Design Services)

Schedule No.4
- 9,719,775,650 - 3,700,489,181 38.07%
(Civil Works)

Advance Payment 10% of Contract Price Rs. 1,408,696,194

TOTAL Rs. 15,177,654,685 - Rs. 5,851,126,549 38.55%

THANK YOU!