ZAHID K. KHAN, P.E.
ENERGY SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Key Qualifications
Mr. Khan has over 25 years of infrastructure
project development, strategic planning, privatization, technical and economic
evaluations, due diligence work for banks and project financing experience. He
has managed power sector
projects in Eastern Europe, South East Asia, South Asia, and Africa.
Mr. Khan’s experience includes regional management, energy policy
assessment, privatization, project management and development of large fossil as
well as hydro and renewable energy co-generation plants.
For a variety of governments
managed privatization projects, technical training programs, conducted facility
siting analysis, technology evaluations, energy assessments, pricing & rate
analysis, vendor procurement, and environmental impact statements. Under
contract with US Trade and Development Agency conducted electrical generation
facility inspections in several countries to assess need for rehabilitation or
mothballing of assets. Prepared detailed privatization request for proposals for
power generation and environmental infrastructure procurements. Procurement
activity and responsibility has included preparation of request for
qualifications, short-listing of firms, contractor selection and contract
negotiations. Worked as a consultant to The World Bank, Washington D.C., on
international countrywide energy assessment assignments. Selected for several
contracts to conduct worldwide energy missions for the US Trade & Development
Agency.
International energy missions
included countrywide assessment of privatization opportunities in thermal and
hydro power generation, co-generation, and district heating and transmission
lines in Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Poland in
Eastern Europe, Indonesia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Asia, and
Cote d’Ivoire, Mauritius, Algeria, and Mozambique in
Africa. Recently Mr. Khan completed an assignment as a team leader for
privatization of a USAID funded environmental project in Egypt. Presently
he is the Chief of Party for generation sector privatization in Romania.
Based on his extensive power sector
design and engineering experience Mr. Khan is well versed in valuation of power
generation mechanical and electrical equipment. With Bechtel Corporation he was
involved with design and engineering of power plants. He was World Bank funded
team member for international energy sector assignments to Fiji,
Vanuatu, Samoa, and Tonga that included valuation of
existing diesel-fired generation assets, small hydro projects, as well as
identification of technically and economically viable renewable energy projects.
Mr. Khan’s experience base includes valuation of photovoltaic, biomass, hydro,
and wind energy projects.
Relevant Experience
Selected Power Sector Projects
Sri Lanka Deputy Project Manager,
Development and Transmission Analysis of a new 300 MW Power Plant in Sri Lanka.
2004 – Funded by USTDA The Government of Sri Lanka has requested a
detailed feasibility study for development of a new 300 MW coal fired power
plant in Sri Lanka. The feasibility study will address issues related to
analysis of the transmission system, mid-term and long-term load forecast,
demand management, siting issues, environmental considerations, transmission and
other power plant technical and economic issues. The macroeconomic load
management module will contain a database with information on the level and
structure of economic growth in the country. It will also addresses growth in
industry and commercial services. This analysis may include projections on
population growth, housing patterns and employment. The project includes
drafting a request for proposals for procurement and selection of a BOT
contractor. The RFP will address pertinent legal and institutional issues. USTDA
has funded this project and will be initiated in December 2004.
Romania Task Manager, Energy Efficiency Training and Financing. USAID project to
assist the Government of Romania in Privatizing its Energy Sector. 2004
Romania has an economy that is still dependent upon inefficient, polluting,
state owned and operated energy companies. Major imbalances in the economy are
generated by energy prices that are, for the most part, regulated and
subsidized. At the same time, large state-owned, industrial consumers have not
paid their energy bills and the electricity, gas, water and heat utility
companies have not paid their own fuel bills. This has resulted in the build up
of huge debts and arrears throughout the economy.
Inefficient
state owned energy companies, lacking modern technologies and good financial
management, are not able to attract the investments needed to replace their old,
obsolete equipment. Substantial amounts of energy are lost during transmission
because of the decaying equipment. The cost of these losses is added to the
bills of poor consumers. Also energy is not priced efficiently because there is
very limited competition among suppliers in the market.
Mr. Khan is assisting Deloitte/IRG in
analyzing areas for increasing the efficiency of energy assets and reducing
pollution. Task also involves local Bank partnership in conjunction with USAID’s
Development Credit Authority (DCA) instrument. Conducted interviews and reviewed
several energy efficiency related investment opportunities presented by UNDP,
Romanian Energy Efficiency Agencies, FREE, APER, ESCO’s, and several local
commercial banks. Set up models for calculating net present worth, financial and
cash flow analysis for recommended projects.
Romania Chief of Party. As part of Hunton &
William’s team providing support to the Government of Romania on Generation
Sector Privatization. USAID’s task-specific objective is to accelerate the
restructuring of Romania’s energy sector and to promote a competitive market for
energy. Its strategic objective is to assist Romania in achieving an
economically sustainable and environmentally sound energy sector. Mr. Khan is
the resident manager and Chief of Party in Bucharest and is responsible for
directing all team efforts in identifying legal impediments, evaluating
thermal and hydro facilities for privatization, evaluating technical plans,
rehabilitation costs, financing options, and planning for social impact
mitigation.
Poland.
Mission Leader. Conducted an energy sector Mission for U. S. Trade and
Development Agency. Assessed privatization opportunities and determined the
preliminary financing, technical, and economic feasibility of two projects. One
project involved rehabilitation of the existing coal fired 250 MW power
generation facility in Stalowa Wola. This facility required extensive boiler,
turbine and other plant rehabilitation work. Rehabilitation costs were estimated
at $100 million. Prepared privatization plans, and Request for Proposal for
selection of a contractor for the Stalowa Wola rehabilitation work. This effort
resulted in an award to Westinghouse, Inc. for plant rehabilitation.
Russia Under contract with USAID/ EcoLinks program to
assist the City of Vladivostok with upgrading its biomass fired cogeneration
facility. The cogeneration facility has inadequate air pollution control
and ash disposal system. Advised the City on pertinent USEPA regulations and
necessary air pollution control equipment for control of acid gases, as well as
particulates. The City has already taken steps to rehabilitate its pollution
control equipment. In 2001 USAID included this project on its Best Practice list
and designated it as a very successful project and a model for rehabilitation of
pollution control equipment for other cogeneration facilities in Eastern
European countries.
Bulgaria/Macedonia. Mission Leader. Reviewed and
evaluated several privatization opportunities for electrical transmission and
hydro projects in Bulgaria and Macedonia.
The regional $85 million electrical
transmission project included construction of two separate high voltage
electric transmission lines to provide important interconnections between the
existing electric power transmission systems of Albania, Bulgaria, and
Macedonia. The proposed transmission line between Bulgaria and Macedonia will be
the first major interconnection between both electricity systems, and will
enable delivery of approximately 600 MMe of surplus hydro power from Bulgaria to
Macedonia and the wider region. The principal motivation for this project is to
improve overall system stability and reliability, and also to wheel short-term
surplus electricity from Bulgaria to both Macedonia and Albania. The
transmission line project is comprised of four discreet construction segments,
one each in Albania and Bulgaria and two in Macedonia. Key to success of this
project is regional cooperation.
The proposed $70 million 45 MWe hydro
power plant known as the Boskov Most plant is planned to be situated near
the town of Debar, in Western Macedonia. Development of this project will result
in improving overall system reliability and stability, as well as meeting
Macedonia’s desire to increase its mix of hydro generating capacity to balance
against what it feels is an unacceptably high reliance on expensive thermal
power plants that utilize imported fuels.
Based on our recommendations TDA
proceeded with financing detailed feasibility studies for privatization of both
transmission and hydro generation projects.
Indonesia. Mission Leader. Conducted an energy and
environmental sector Mission for U.S. Trade and Development Agency. Determined
the preliminary financing, technical, and economic feasibility of a new gas
pipeline to be located in Northern Sumatra. Prepared an implementation
strategy, Terms of Reference and Request for Proposal for procurement of a
developer for the project. A detailed analysis was presented to TDA for
supporting the Government of Indonesia in several energy sector projects that
included a geothermal IPP and a gas fired power generation facility. Energy
sector projects worth over $100 million were identified for financial support.
Poland. Mission Leader. Conducted an energy sector
Mission for U. S. Trade and Development Agency. Performed a due diligence review
of a proposed gas-fired combined cycle cogeneration plant on a BOO basis,
along with town heating network, which intended to utilize associated gas being
flared at an offshore oil production platform in the Baltic Sea.
EnergoBaltic the plant owner negotiated
a draft Power Purchase Agreement with Energa Gdansk Kompania Energetyczna Spolka
Akcyjna, the local electrical utility in Gdansk. Prepared a detailed terms of
reference designed to complete all outstanding development tasks and activities
for achieving financial closure as expeditiously as possible. This project
subsequently achieved financial close, and is considered one of EKOFUND’s most
successful private power projects.
Algeria. Mission Leader. Conducted an energy
sector Mission for U. S. Trade and Development Agency. Determined the
preliminary financing, technical, and economic feasibility of a $900 million
1200 MW gas- fired IPP near Algiers. The combined gas cycle project involves
supply of gas from southern Algeria, via a pipeline and the potential for export
of electricity to Tunisia, Morocco and Spain. The Algerian national grid is
connected to Europe via Morocco and via a 220 kV line. A submerged utility line
connects the Moroccan grid to Spain. On the east, the Algerian grid is connected
to Tunisia, and a plan is to have a continuous grid to Egypt.
The objective of the Government of
Algeria is to utilize its indigenous gas reserves to generate energy for export
to a regional market. Based on our mission’s recommendation TDA funded a $0.5
million feasibility study to conduct and finalize a bankable report. The BOOT
project is anticipated to include new fuel supply gas lines, new high voltage
transmission lines, a new 1200 MW gas-fired combined cycle generation facility,
as well as a rehabilitated SCADA system.
Egypt. USAID funded
Project Manager and a team leader providing
privatization management assistance and technical training to several
provincial governments in Egypt. Managing the privatization process to procure
private vendors for solid waste management. The private sector BOT contract for
privatization of waste management services for the three governments is
estimated at $220 million per year. Scope of work includes assistance in policy
decisions, planning for services required by the private contractor, detailing
design, engineering and operations specifications, contractual issues related to
performance, preparation of procurement documentation, evaluation of proposals,
and contract negotiations. Managing training program for monitors selected for
contract compliance monitoring. The privatization process included preparation
of a request for Qualifications (RFQ) for short-listing qualified international
bidders. Then the RFP’s were finalized and released to the pre-selected
qualified bidders.
Mozambique. Mission Leader. Conducted a Mission
for U.S. Trade and Development Agency to assess the feasibility of a privatized
1000 MW coal fired facility in Mozambique as well as a 1000 MW hydro
facility. Determined the preliminary financing, technical, and economic
feasibility of proposed facilities. Recommendation was to not to support these
projects for several reasons, including financing limitations and competition
from ESKOM, the South African utility.
Mauritius. Mission Leader. Performed Definitional
Mission, for a new BOT 100 MW IPP in Mauritius. Ran preliminary economics
and developed technical description and prepared terms of reference for a
detailed feasibility study. Project included evaluation of a wind energy farm
and small hydro projects. Based on the results of this mission TDA funded a
detailed feasibility study for a privately owned and new $100 million 100 MW
power generation facility. K&M recently completed a detailed bankable report for
the Government of Mauritius.
Cote d' Ivoire. Mission Leader. Mission Leader for
US Trade and Development Agency to assess the pre-feasibility and potential
funding support for pre-identified privatization projects. TDA requested the
mission to evaluate opportunities for US firms to participate in the Cote
d’Ivoire gas-fired 400 MW Azito BOOT project. US firms that were members
of pre-qualified consortiums included Destec, AES, CMS, and Enron. ABB Energy
Ventures ultimately won the bid in consortium with a local partner. Cote
d’Ivoire was also planning to construct a 515 km 225 Kv transmission line
from Abidjan to Mali. However, due to political and funding limitations the
project is on hold.
Senegal. Under a TDA contract, evaluated Senegal’s
transmission and SCADA system. Senegal needed to upgrade its SCADA system,
transmission lines and electrical distribution system. Recommended that TDA
support an orientation visit of select SENELEC managers to the U.S. to acquaint
them with U.S. SCADA equipment manufacturers and U.S. power plant operations.
Indonesia. Project Developer.
Responsible for development and
implementation of a 50 MW renewable
energy (peat) fired power plant in
Kalimantan, Indonesia. Contracted with a private Indonesian investment group to
implement this $100 million project. Project on hold due to in-country problems.
United States. Project Manager. Montgomery County,
Maryland. Project manager responsible for conducting a detailed feasibility
study and implementation plan for a $150 million 25 MW waste-to - energy
facility in Dickerson, Maryland. Project included a detailed siting analysis,
preparation of environmental documentation including air modeling and a health
risk assessment. Project was financed, developed as a private facility, and has
been operational since 1988.
United States. Glendon, Pennsylvania Waste-to-Energy
Project. Assisted a private developer in implementation and permitting of a
500 tons per day waste to energy facility. Responsibilities included preparation
of permitting documentation, coordination with DER and the permitting agencies,
evaluation of an ash landfill, determination of the energy market, and
evaluation of waste supply issues.
South Pacific Islands. Consultant, under contract
with The World Bank to evaluate the feasibility of several hydro and
renewable energy projects in Tonga, Vanuatu, and Fiji. Evaluated the
technical and economic feasibility of several solar, hydro, and biomass fired
power generation projects. Report to the World Bank included a technology
evaluation, economic evaluation, and recommendations for supporting renewable
projects.
Education
M.Sc Chemical Engineering,
Technical University, Aalen , Germany
B.Sc Chemistry, The Punjab
University, Government College Lahore, Pakistan
Registration
Registered Professional
Mechanical Engineer in the State of California
Registered Professional
Engineer in states of Maryland, and Pennsylvania
Member American Society of
Civil Engineers
Registered Environmental
Assessor in California.
Languages
English, German, Urdu
Selected Publications
Written numerous reports and documents over the
last two decades and presented papers to national audiences. A listing of a few
papers and reports is provided as follows.
Energy Sector DM report
for Aceh, Indonesia, July, 2000, U.S. Trade and Development Agency, Washington,
D.C.
“An Evaluation of
Selected Project Opportunities in the Polish Power, Combined Heat and Power, and
Industrial Cogeneration Sectors”,
June 2000, U.S. Trade and Development Agency, Washington, D.C.
“An Evaluation of
Selected Project Opportunities in the Energy Sectors of Bulgaria and Macedonia”,
March 2000, U.S. Trade and Development Agency, Washington, D.C.
“The Polish
Environmental Sector: A Major Opportunity for U.S. Developers and Vendors”,
June 1999, U.S. Trade and Development Agency, Washington, D.C.
“An Evaluation of
Selected Polish Environmental Protection Projects in the Waste Water Treatment
and Solid Waste Management Sectors”,
May 1999, U.S. Trade and Development Agency, Washington, D.C.
Presented paper on how to
effectively develop infrastructure projects at the ASME waste processing
conference in Los Angeles, December 9, 1998
Finalized a Definitional
Mission report on status of African power generation projects, March, 1998
Finalized a
waste-to-energy feasibility report for the Big Bear Area Regional Wastewater
Agency May, 1996
Prepared Materials
Recovery Facility (MRF) Request for Proposals for the City of Fullerton. October
1992. Finalized vendor evaluation report March 1993
Current issues in
Permitting of Waste-to-Energy Facilities. Presented paper at the Energy
Technology Conference, March 2,1989, Washington D.C.
“Planning a Program to
Determine the Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Municipal Solid Waste”,
Resource Recovery, October, 1987
“Co-Incineration of
Municipal Wastewater Sludge”,
Resource Recovery, November, 1987
“Technical and Economic
Feasibility of a Refuse Pelletizing Facility”,
for Delmarva Power, July 1986.
