Mohsin Annual Report-Final 1-91:Layout 1.qxd - Siemens Pakistan

44Power Transmission and DistributionPTD ServicesGuaranteeing environmental protection is necessary in the face ofglobal mega trends of urbanization and demographic change.Siemens Pakistan is committed to energy efficiency and environmentfriendly alternative energy resources.Metering servicesTo arrest the increasing non-technical utility losses PTD Services has offered turnkey solutions of AMR and Pre-paidmetering systems/services to various DISCO's based on best practice sharing with Siemens Energy Services UK.Metering services is a growing field requiring innovative solutions which can only be provided by Siemens on thebasis of its vast experience in this field world-wide.Grid access solutions for wind energyGuaranteeing environmental protection is necessary in the face of global mega trends of urbanization and demographicchange. Siemens Pakistan is committed to energy efficiency and environment friendly alternative energyresources. In this regard PTD Services has signed a Contract recently with one of the leading investors in the field ofwind energy to provide grid access for a 50MW wind power project near Gharo about 40km from Karachi. Most ofthe electrical equipment to be supplied under this Contract will be manufactured locally by Siemens. Government ofPakistan following the worldwide mega trend of switching to alternative sources of energy has declared its intentionsto set up wind power projects of at least 700MW within the next 3 years. With Siemens extensive experiencein this field, a number of Grid Access Contracts are expected in the next few years.Energy efficiency andenvironmental friendlyalternative energy.Answers to growingconcerns about theenvironment.