MR MUNAWAR BASEER AHMAD
ABSTRACT:
Energy is the life line of a Nation. The Economic Engine and the wheels of industry, agriculture and business need energy to move forward. On the social aspect, energy consumption per capita is a key indicator of the quality of life of the citizens and community. Unfortunately in Pakistan, inspite of tall claims and rhetoric by all governments, real solutions to meet the energy requirements of the Nation have never been formulated or achieved. As a consequence, Pakistan’s economic, industrial and social growth has been greatly constrained.
Pakistan’s Energy Sector clearly has not been able to deliver on providing the Nation with Sufficient and Sustainable supply of Energy, be it oil, gas, coal, electric power or transport fuels, for industry, business or the citizens. The Energy Sector is fragmented into multiple ministries and several organizations, each pulling in different directions and trying to impose its own agenda. The lack of a focused entity with overall responsibility of Master Planning for meeting the Nation’s Energy requirements is one of the key factors for failure of the sector.
In order to get a clear perspective on the Energy Crisis, a situation analysis will be presented and key aspects will be discussed. Crucial matters of Energy Mix, Supply-Demand mismatch, inadequacy of infrastructure, and lack of utilization of indigenous and renewable resources will be reviewed, in the background of flawed policy and planning and essential mismanagement of the Energy Sector.
With a clear view of the issues, a Way Forward for meeting the Nation’s energy requirements in the short, medium and long term perspective will be presented under a “Solution Framework”. It is to be seen if the government as well as the Public and Private Sector Companies can meet the immense challenge for providing Energy Sufficiency, Sustainability and Sovereignty for the Nation.
BIO OF THE SPEAKER:
Munawar Baseer Ahmad is a recognized high profile Energy, Management and Technology expert. He has held the position of Managing Director Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) from September 2007 to May 2008, and Chief Executive & Managing Director, SSGC from October 2002 to September 2007 and Chairman and CEO, State Petroleum Refining & Petrochemical Corporation (Pvt.) Limited (PERAC) from July 2005 to June 2008
Before joining PEPCO, he was Managing Director Sui Southern Gas Company Ltd from October 2002 to September 2007, a public gas utility with revenues of US$ 1.5 billion and over 6000 employees. At SSGC he effectively spearheaded a corporate transformation, Business Process Reengineering (BPR) and change management process based on technology empowered change with focus on corporate governance and industry best practices.
Before joining SSGC he successfully undertook Pakistan Power Sector restructuring under a World Bank programme as CEO of PEPCO from 2000-2002.
Mr. Munawar Baseer Ahmad has 35 years of diversified experience and has held senior management and engineering positions with leading multinationals in the USA, Middle East and Pakistan in the oil, gas, technology and engineering industries such as Fluor Engineers, Shell Engineering, General Signal, Westinghouse Electric, SIP Parsons etc.
He has held positions as CEO / Managing Director / Country Manager from 1984 onwards. As an entrepreneur from 1987 to 2000 he set-up PMEI and EMBA Corp in the USA and CGS (Pvt.) Ltd, EMBA Corporation and PME (Pvt.) Ltd in Pakistan. All the companies achieved notable success and were recognized as market leaders in the Engineering Services and Technology Sectors.
A registered Professional Engineer (PE) in USA (Texas) and Pakistan, he is a member of PIP, MAP, CSP, IEEE and IEEEP. He holds a B.Sc. Engg. degree from UET, Lahore and M.Sc. Engg. and MBA from University of Houston, Texas, USA. He was elected to several engineering and business honor societies in the USA and was appointed as a Member Senate of University of Balochistan in 2007. He is the recipient of the Management Excellence Award 2004-2005 by the 21st Century Business and Economics club.
He is a leading proponent for setting-up an Energy and Trade Corridor in Asia and for implementing technology empowered change and best business practices in the corporate sector. He has received numerous awards and honors at the local and global level. He is a sought after Speaker at National and International conferences and has presented more than 30 papers in the last 10 years on the Power, Gas and Energy Sector, Change Management and Technology Implementation.