Karachi’s

Water, Garbage,
Sewage
Crisis
PTI’s Plan of Action
‫رکایچ ےک اسملئ اور ااکن لح‬
1. Garbage

2. Sewage

3. De-Sal 1 Major Comprehensive Solution

4. Urgent small plant for desalination De-Sal 2

5. Uplifting of infrastructure
 How to Estimate Water Need

World Health Organization (WHO)

standard is a minimum of 55 gallons
per capita per day.
Karachi’s demand for water
translates to 1,150 MIGD based on
the current population of over 20
million people
KARACHI WATER SITUATION
Current Supply Demand
 Karachi Water Source

Indus River 550 MGD (Actually < 450)

1. Keenjhar
2. Dhabeji `

3. Pipri

Hub Dam (100MGD)

Karachi has become a
Garbage dump
 Garbage to Water

Killing two birds

with one stone
 Daily Garbage Creation

Recycled Jam Chakro

3,310 TPD (20%) 7,000 TPD (42%)

Total Waste Dump Sites

16,550 TPD 10,250 TPD (62%)

Not Recycled Gond Pass

3,250 TPD (20%)
13,240 TPD (80%)

Undisposed
Waste
2,990 TPD (18%)
 Undisposed Garbage
Burning of Garbage contributes to severe air pollution
with increase in suspended particulate matter

Methane released from decomposing waste has 20 times

greater effect on global warming than Carbon Dioxide
 Potable
Water

Electricity
RO Plant for
Steam Generator Water
Turbine Production

Sea
Water
Solid Flue Flue Flue
Waste Gases Gases Gases
Emission
Release in
Incinerator Steam Drum Control
the air
Equip
Pilot Plant Garbage to Water
Garbage to Energy to Water (1)

10 MGD Pilot using 700 TPD or 50 MGD using

7000 TPD

Can be scalable to 200 MGD

Public Private Partnership Framework is yet

to be developed (Sindh Solid Waste
Management Board)

PTI would set up task team within 100 days

Garbage to Energy to Water (2)

Environmental grants
available from Development
Finance Institutions (DFIs like
IFC)
Cost of delivery may be Rs
0.50
Time line is 2 years after
Letter of comfort from SSWMB
Garbage to Energy to Water (3)

Upfront tariff offered by NEPRA in Jan

2018

Presently NEPRA has fixed a quota of

50MW per province and Islamabad
(What is the rationale)

Karachi’s Garbage is 16,500 tons and

therefore our capacity for G-E-W is
220MW = 220 MGD

PTI will ensure that the ceiling is lifted

for Karachi
SEWAGE
 Sewage is being
Dumped into the sea
Karachi produces 470 MGD of Sewage
water that goes directly into the sea
We have 3 Sewage treatment plants
total capacity 150 MGD being
rehabilitated under S-3 under court
orders
Recycling Waste Water costs half as
much as desalination
Priminary Primary Secondary Tertiary
RO
Treatment Treatment Treatment Treatment

S-III Project P T I ’s P r o p o s a l
 Sewage to Water
Industry already buys water
Horticulture needs
Separate delivery
mechanism may be required
Can be scaled up as water
needs for industry rise
Time Line 2-3 years
 De-Salination 1
Hubco produces 1200 MW of
Electricity
Furnace oil base, now
becoming relatively
expensive
Total energy production can
be diverted to desalination
De-Salination 1
It is a ‘Brownfield’ Project
Power Plant and Intake
channel exist
First project of 300 MGD
Scalable to 1200 MGD
 Pricing Mechanism
DeSalination I
Following items are to be treated as
pass-through
Fuel cost fluctuation (Which Fuel?)
Any change in Taxes (GST etc.)
Indexation to CPI but PTI insists ‘only’
as much as it effects the plant
Pricing Mechanism De-Salination I

Issue is of Land
Guarantee ‘Take or Pay’
325 mw 300 mw 1st unit 2-3 years
Project life 25 years
Water issue in CBC/DHA NA247

Total water demand is 14 MGD out

of which 6-7 MGD is being supplied
by KWSB and there is a gap of 7-8
MGD
A 0.4 MGD Ground Water RO plant
exists that supplies water through
tankers
 PTI proposal
URGENT and Doable

DeSal-2
Setting up of
5 MGD desalination plant
that may be scalable to 10 MGD
Timeline 1 year
Land: Our proposal to CBC/DHA
for Desalination Plant
Effect of Fuel

Natural Gas Rs 0.44

RLNG Rs 0.60
Furnace Oil Rs 0.70
Karachi Electric Rs 0.77
 Cost DeSal-2
Initial estimates suggest that
water may be supplied in the
range of PKR 0.60 – 0.65 per
gallon into the piping
infrastructure that has to be
improved. No tankers
 Infra Structure
Water losses in municipal supply range from 4 to 20%
Karachi has no estimate, but Delhi has water losses of
40% to 45% (CM Arvind Kejriwal)
Existing infrastructure may not be able to sustain the
additional 260 MGD coming from K-IV
All agencies must budget & implement a major
overhaul
Existing
Additional
Industrial and Horticulture piping
Households
 Water Pricing
PTI recommends that every household gets 6000 gallons
of free water per month

Over and above may be metered

Categorized tariff
Purely Domestic
Commercial
Industrial

Neighboring countries
Solutions & Innovations from
Pakistan & other countries
Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party Adarsh Shastri & Ajay
Dutt Delhi MPs on water metering and pricing

5200 Gallons per month free for every household

Nano filtration of water through graphene layers.

Our discussion with entrepreneurs. This may be
revolutionary

Increasing Arsenic in the drinking waters of

Pakistan is a problem
 Summary of PTI Proposals
Desalination using
Existing Power
(2-3 years)

Garbage to Water
Desalination
(2-3 yrs)

5 MGD (>10 MGD)

Water
PTI Solution CBC/DHA
Landscape
(1 year)

Sewage to Industrial
Recycling Water
(2-3 yrs)
Electricity Desalination

Water to
Energy Plant

Waste to Tertiary
Energy Plant Treatment

Sewerage Treatment Plant

Thank You